Politics

Senator Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party, has been declared winner of the Kogi West Senatorial election held on Feb. 23. The Returning Officer, Prof. Emmanuel Bala announced in the early hours of Monday in Lokoja that Melaye polled 85, 395 votes to defeat Sen. Smart Adeyemi of the APC who scored 66, 901 […]

Incumbent Governor of Oyo State and Oyo South Senatorial District candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Abiola Ajimobi has lost his bid to return to the senate after his exit as governor. Gov Ajimobi In the results of the National Assembly elections for the Senatorial seat as announced by INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Wole

President Muhammadu Buhari has won Ekiti state, the first officially declared presidential election result by Independent National Electoral Commission. In the result announced by the returning officer, Professor Idowu Olayinka, vice chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Buhari of the All Progressives Congress polled 219,231 votes, while Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party got

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced the postponement of the elections in some parts of Lagos, Rivers and Anambra States following disruption of the exercise due to violence. Specifically, INEC said elections in Akuku Toru and Bonny local government areas of Rivers state as well as some parts of Anambra and Lagos would

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended voting time by number of lost hours at polling units that experienced delay in the commencement of polls across the country. Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner, and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, said this while addressing a press conference on the commission’s monitoring of the

President Muhammadu Buhari defeated Atiku Abaubakar, his main challenger, at the polling unit of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital, on Saturday. While the All Progressives Congress (APC) secured 87 votes in the presidential election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) got just 18 votes. ICYMI: Atiku wins at Sanwo-Olu’s polling unit Obasanjo had

The Peoples Democratic Party defeated the ruling All Progressives Congress at the Femi Okunnu polling unit, Lateef Jakande, Ikoyi where the APC governorship candidate in Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, voted in the presidential poll. The PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, polled 52 votes to defeat President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, who got

On Saturday, Nigerians will be going to the polls for the presidential and national assembly elections. Seventy-three political parties filled candidates for the presidential election, though a number of candidates have pulled out of the race. There are also many parties contesting the 109 senate seats and 360 positions at the house of representatives. Below

The presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday, alleged that the federal government is planning to postpone elections in Borno, Adamawa and Kaduna states. Atiku further alleged that the move was aimed at rigging the poll in favour of President Muhammadu Buhari. Atiku, in a statement by his Special Assistant