Author: Isa Isawade
APC wins Kaiama constituency in Kwara
Mallam Abdullahi Halidu-Danbaba, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared the winner of the March 9…
March 9 polls: APC candidate wins Ife Central Seat in Osun
Mr Adebusola Hezekiah, the candidate of All Progressively Congress (APC), has been declared winner of Ife Central State Constituency by…
Polls: Plateau will not vote opposition -Tallen
Former Plateau Deputy Governor Pauline Tallen has said that the North-Central state would not vote an opposition party. “Plateau electorate…
March 9: Council boss in A’Ibom denies electoral violence in Eket
Mr Frank Archibong, the Chairman of Eket Local Government Area (LGA) has denied alleged violence in the area during the…
March 9: Abia voters laud INEC, security agencies for peaceful polls
A cross-section of voters in Umuahia, the Abia capital, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies…
Photos: More scenes of March 9 polls
Following are more photo stories of Saturday’s general elections in Lagos. (Photos by Isa Isawade and Oluwole Adeboye)
APC wins House of Assembly elections in Ijumu, Yagba East LGAs, Kogi
The candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have been declared winners of the House of Assembly elections conducted on…
Why we voted – Arepo community
Some voters in Arepo town of Ogun State on Saturday said that they voted in the Governorship and Houses of…
PDP wins Kaduna deputy governor’s ward
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has defeated the All Progressives Party (APC) at Manchok Registration Area (RA), the electoral ward…
Polls: Lagos and Ogun residents defy rumours of violence to cast votes
Some vote rs in Ogun and Lagos states said they did their part by coming out to vote on Saturday…
Polls: 2 killed, 47 arrested in Anambra
Police in Anambra have confirmed the killing of two persons in Obosi area of Anambra during Saturday’s, State House of…
Nigeria must adopt technology in improving elections – Lawmaker
The federal lawmaker representing Ikorodu Constituency 1, Mr Babajimi Benson, says Nigeria must look toward technology to overcome challenges posed…
FCT: PDP takes early lead in Gwarinpa polling units
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken lead in some polling units in Gwarinpa Estate in the Local Council elections…
Voters’ apathy hurt food, beverages vendors in Jos
Food and beverages vendors in Jos, who enjoyed mass sales during the Presidential and National Assembly elections on Feb. 23,…
PDP wins polling units in Karu, Nyanya, Jikwoyi, Orozo, others
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the Councillorship and chairmanship elections in polling units across Karu, Nyanya, Jikwoyi, Orozo…
Deputy Governor of Plateau optimistic APC will not lose the state
Prof. Soni Tyoden, Plateau Deputy Governor, has said that the APC was sure of retaining the governorship seat being contested…
Osinbajo an erudite legal luminary, worthy ally – Tnubu
All Progressives Congress National Leader Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, says that Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is not only an…
CAF Cup: Rangers need early goals to beat Salitas FC at home
Norbert Okolie, the Media Officer for Rangers International FC of Enugu has said that the club will need early goals…
313 candidates contest for governorship, House of Assembly seats in Adamawa
No fewer than 313 candidates from 29 political parties will be contesting for Saturday Governorship and House of Assembly elections…
UNICEF urges FG to implement Child Protection recommendations
Mohamed Fall, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Nigeria, has called on the Federal Government to implement recommendations…
Oil prices slide as economic outlook darkens
Oil prices dropped on Friday as clouds gathered over the global economy after the European Central Bank (ECB) warned overnight…
Rivers: INEC will only allow party agents with verifiable means of identification
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will only allow and accept party agents with verifiable means of identification whose names…
Suspicious package found in Edinburgh posed no threat – Police
A Scottish bomb disposal team investigating a suspicious package in central Edinburgh on Thursday found it contained clothes and posed…
Syria rejects OPCW report on ‘toxic chemical’
Syria’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday said it “categorically rejects” the finding of the global chemical weapons agency that a “toxic…
Eggon group did not endorse Labran Maku – PDP Nasarawa candidate
Mr David Ombugadu, PDP governorship candidate in Nasarawa State, has dismissed the purported endorsement of Mr Labaran Maku, his APGA…
Kano State Govt. empowers 8,760 food vendors
The Kano State Government has empowered 8,760 women food vendors and people with special needs, the state Governor, Dr Abdullahi…
March 9: INEC concludes distribution of voting materials in Adamawa
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Adamawa had concluded the distribution all voting materials across the 21 Local Government…
Groups endorse Nasarawa APC guber candidate
A coalition of six political groups, including the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) have unanimously endorsed the candidature of…
Aisha Buhari hosts victory dinner in Daura
Hajia Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday commended Nigerians for re-electing her husband for a second tenure…
Gruop urges judiciary to decongest prisons through plea bargain
The Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Programme (RoLAC) has called on the judiciary and other relevant institutions to decongest prisons…