Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
JUST IN: Umar Namadi of APC wins Jigawa governorship election
Namadi, who is the incumbent deputy governor of Jigawa, scored 618,449 votes to beat his closest rival, Mr Mustapha Sule…
APC wins 23 out of 26 Ekiti Assembly seats
Ekiti has 26 Constituencies across its 16 Local Government Areas
17 arrested for electoral offences in Lagos
Lagos Police Commissioner, CP Idowu Owohunwa, had on Saturday told journalists that the list of persons arrested for various offences…
Gunmen attack buses conveying INEC officials in Kogi, 6 missing
Officials of INEC, police officers and drivers sustained gunshot injuries in the attack on the six buses which reportedly occurred…
Gov. Yahaya leads as INEC announces results of 6 Gombe LGAs
Details of the results showed that in Shongom LGA, Governor Yahaya of APC polled 13,609 votes, PDP scored 13,412 votes,…
‘How Ebonyi PDP chieftain Peter Nweke was beaten to death by thugs’
A member of PDP who is resident in the area, Innocent Nomeh, confirmed that the deceased was killed after being…
Armed hoodlums disrupt collation of results in Cross River
The hoodlums attacked the Ogoja Local Government office being used by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as collation center…
Desmond Elliot re-elected into Lagos House of Assembly
Elliot emerged winner with 17,837 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Bode Adebayo, the candidate of Labour Party (LP) who…
Rivers APC chieftain Chisom Lenard shot dead
Lenard, a chartered Surveyor, was reportedly shot dead by hired political thugs in police camouflage while he was resisting their…
INEC ad-hoc staff shot dead in Rivers
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt An ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC was shot dead by political…
Sen. Adeola delivers polling unit, ward to Gov. Abiodun
Speaking earlier to journalists after voting, Senator Adeola expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the governorship and state assembly election.
Yiaga Africa exposes how politicians induced voters
Yiaga Africa WTV Data Center received 54 verified critical incident reports, primarily concerning the intimidation and harassment of voters, disruption…
Lai Mohammed delivers polling unit for Gov. AbdulRazaq
In the results announced by INEC Returning Officer for the Polling Unit 006 Oro Ward 2, Irepodun Local Government Area,…
Gov. Abiodun narrowly defeats PDP’s Adebutu at polling unit
Governor Abiodun defeated the PDP candidate by five votes in his polling unit scoring 147 votes to Adebutu's 142 votes.
Gov. El-Rufai wins polling unit for Uba Sani
Candidates of APC also won the house of assembly election conducted alongside the governorship election in Governor El-Rufai's polling unit.
EFCC nabs 19 vote buyers in Kwara, recovers PoS machine, cash
Some of the suspected vote buyers were arrested in Omu-Aran, Ilorin South and Ilorin West areas of Kwara state with…
INEC’s security director ‘breached security of election’ in Rivers, Wike says
Wike said the INEC's security official he identified as Leebari, carried out that act in favour of Magnus Abe, the…
Ogun: Gunshots as hoodlums snatch ballot boxes in Gov. Abiodun’s hometown
The hoodlums, whose number could not be ascertained, had invaded the polling unit on motorcycles and started shooting into the…
Nollywood actress Chioma Akpotha attacked by thugs in Lagos
Chioma Akpotha, however, escaped unhurt in her vehicle which was damaged by the thugs. She said the side-mirror and other…
‘Why Obasanjo did not vote for first time since 1999’
It was the first time that Obasanjo, a two time Nigerian leader will not vote in an election since Nigeria…
Election: Rivers records low turnout of voters
However, some of the early voters were top government officials of Rivers and candidates in the election.
Low turnout of voters mars State Assembly election in Edo
Although election in Edo State began much earlier in most polling centers, unlike during the presidential and national assembly elections,…
Obaseki votes, blames ‘extreme security’ measure for low turnout
Governor Obaseki who was accompanied by his wife, Betsy, noted that the entire Benin City is under total lock down.
Controversies trail arrest of Edo APC vice chair over ‘invasion’ of INEC office
Jarret Tenebi was arrested with one Akeem Zibiri, a retired officer of the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency) NDLEA, over…
2023 Elections, Politics, Top Stories
JUST IN: Buhari casts last vote as president, advises electorate
President Buhari, who cast his vote at about 9.55a.m, refused to ‘openly’ display his ballot paper as he did during…
Nweke: I’m still in Enugu governorship race
Nweke made the denial in a statement by his Media Manager, Mr Uchenna Igboeme, on Saturday in Enugu.
Heavy security in Ibadan as voters troop to polling centres
Officials of INEC, corps members and unarmed policemen were also seen moving in various chartered buses to various polling units…
Elections: Poor transportation delays movement of materials in Niger LG
By Obinna Unaeze Polling officials and security personnel at Chanchaga Primary School Collation Centre in Bosso Local Government Area of…
Celebrations banned for 21 days to mourn passage of oldest Delta monarch
His passage was officially announced on Friday at a meeting of the traditional council at the Ohworode palace in Ogoni…
PHOTOS: INEC officials waiting for voters in Kwara
The governorship and house of assembly elections are being conducted around Nigeria today