Category: Election

Destroy property, set vehicles ablaze An unidentified number of political thugs celebrating the victory of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) in the just-concluded governorship election, yesterday, attacked and ransacked the headquarters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano. The thugs launched the attack on the APC secretariat along Maiduguri Road in the […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate, Dauda Lawal, as the winner of the governorship election in Zamfara State. He was declared the winner in Gusau, Zamfara state capital in the early hours of Tuesday after defeating the incumbent governor, Bello Matawalle in what may be described […]

Supporters of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) asking Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare PDP winner at the INEC office in Enugu…yesterday. Photo:NAN 2023 election lacked transparency, damaged public confidence in INEC, says EU Sani, Sule, Oborevwori, Fubara, Yusuf, others declared winners Following the dissatisfaction of some electorate in the management of the governorship and […]

Wife of Oyo State Governor, Tamunominini Makinde (left); Governor Seyi Makinde; Senator Monsurat Sunmonu and others, during the declaration of the governor as winner of the governorship election for a second term by the Independent National Electoral Commission in Ibadan… yesterday. • Sanwo-Olu leading in Lagos • 70 CSOs demand inquiry into INEC’s poor conduct […]

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has been re-elected for a second term of four years. The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday declared him winner of the governorship election held on Saturday after polling 276,298 votes. He defeated the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in the state, Oladipupo Adebutu, who polled 262,383 votes and 12 […]

Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei / AFP Six persons are allegedly feared missing when unknown gunmen attacked six Hummer Buses carrying INEC officials in Kogi in the early hours of Sunday. The incident, which occurred around 2 a.m of March 19 at Abajana, left several officials with gun shot wounds including policemen and drivers. The […]

I’ve fulfilled promise of ensuring credible elections to Nigerians — Buhari Osinbajo, Shettima, Okowa commend INEC, express satisfaction despite low turnout CSOs decry violence, destruction of election materials, BVAS machines YPP governorship candidate seeks investigation of alleged killings in Akwa Ibom Army, NSCDC arrest scores of suspected thugs in Enugu EFCC arrests over 65 for […]

Governorship candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party in Ogun State, Olufemi Ajadi, has vowed that the party will initiate legal actions against the Independent National Electoral Commission for omitting the party’s name on the ballot papers. Ajadi who spoke shortly after he cast his votes at Ofada, in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of […]

Arise Television crew was attacked while covering the ongoing governorship and House of Assembly elections in the Elegushi Palace area of Lagos State. According to broadcast journalist, Oseni Rufai, via his verified Twitter handle on Saturday, the cameras and drone used for coverage were seized and a correspondent brutalised. “Arise crew attacked in Elegushi. People […]