Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has said the parliament will pass the Electoral Offences Commission Bill before the end of the ninth assembly.

Former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 8th National Assembly, Shehu Sani has said the declared result of the just concluded governorship election in

A civil society organisation, Connected Development, CODE, on Tuesday, said it recorded 30 incidents of ballot box hijacking and 50 cases of vote-buying during the just concluded governorship polls across the country

BENIN CITY – THREE days after the election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the results into the Edo State House of Assembly which showed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leading the pack with 12 seats out of the 24-member house followed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) with eight seats while the Labour Party (LP) has won one seat and election into three seats inconclusive.

APC’s Bwacha congratulate Taraba Governor-elect

Congratulates returning, new APC governors-elect By Dayo Johnson, Akure Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, of Ondo state, has said that political progressivism as espoused by the All Progressives Congress (APC) is taking firm root in Nigeria, and the tenets have come to stay. Akeredolu, said this in a congratulatory message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard […]

Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to quickly declare the results of Abia State governorship election held on Saturday to avoid bloodbath in the state.

Similarly, Abia State human rights and pro- democracy groups have called on the INEC to save the state from avoidable crisis by resolving the logjam over the March 18 governorship election.

Gawuna who was in the company of party leaders, said it was astoninishing that with the same election, 16 of the House of Assembly elections held same day and same conditions were declared inconclusive by INEC.

The Presidential Candidate Of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has responded to allegations of ethno-religious bigotry against him by Senator Chimaroke Nnamani.

“Nigerian Women have worked hard and waited patiently for this victory and woe betide that person that will be used against the wishes and aspirations of Adamawa people and Nigerian women.”

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has denounced an online report accusing its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu of attempts to violate its guidelines and consequently distort the Governorship election result in Abia State.

Prof. Sani Yahya, the governorship candidate of New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) in Taraba, has rejected the outcome of the gubernatorial election in the state.

DELTA State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, Tuesday, said said there is a victor but no vanquished in the March 18th gubernatorial election and urged those who contested the election with the gubernatorial candidate of the PDP, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori to put behind the bitter experiences that characterised the campaign.

Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has congratulated Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), for his victory as Governor-elect in Sokoto State.

Ashiru noted that the dedication, commitment, and confidence shown on him by all, including political colleagues, truly humbled him.