Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo was not present to vote at his polling unit 22, Ward 11, Olusomi compound,Totoro, area of Abeokuta-North local government area of the state, Ogun State in Saturday’s governorship and state houses of assembly elections.

The Mayor of Urhoboland and an ex-militant leader in the Niger Delta region, South-South Nigeria, His Excellency Eshanekpe Israel a.k.a Akpodoro has delivered his ward to his preferred political party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the ongoing gubernatorial election in Delta State.

“The team monitoring the voting exercise around LEA Kabala Doki, Kaduna led by CSE Wakilu Omokide also arrested two individuals suspected of vote buying. Upon their arrest, a total sum of N67, 500, a list containing names of voters with their PVC numbers and their bank account details amongst others, were recovered from them.”

Operatives of the Nigerian Army have arrested four hoodlums with a pistol and knife on their way to polling units in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital.

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, has debunked a social media report that a thug was shot dead in a polling unit, saying the police have recovered arms, ammunition and sensitive materials.

Governor Samuel Ortom has lost the two polling units in Benue State Government House in Makurdi to the All Progressives Congress. APC governorship candidate, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia polled 130 votes to defeat PDP’s candidate, Engr. Titus Uba, who scored 43 votes at the Arts theatre polling unit 011. At the Protocol polling unit 022, […]

“Congratulatory Message to His Excellency, Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu. I am filled with a sense of gratitude as I use this opportunity to express my appreciation to God Almighty for the privilege to be part of the electioneering process from start to finish.”

By Nwabueze Okonkwo ONITSHA – Presiding Officers for Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in various wards are now returning the ballot materials assigned to them for use in the conduct of the state assembly election in Anambra state. As at 6 p.m., all roads led to the INEC local government headquarters, Ogidi in Idemili North […]

….as the exercise witness pocket of violence in some areas By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The governorship and State Assembly elections in Ogun State began on a peaceful note, with electoral officials and materials arriving at various polling units across the state. There was heavy presence of security operatives in all polling units and around towns […]

The Bauchi Consolidated Youth Association, a Peoples Democratic Party support group has said the man shown in a viral video purportedly buying votes at an undisclosed election is not known in Bauchi State nor has anyone that resembles him ever been a commissioner in the state.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Orsu State House of Assembly seat in the just-concluded State Assembly elections. The APC candidate, Hon. Francis Uche Agabige, emerged victorious with a total of 222 votes, while the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) polled 114 votes.

The Bauchi Consolidated Youth Association, a Peoples Democratic Party support group has said the man shown in a viral video purportedly buying votes at an undisclosed election is not known in Bauchi State nor has anyone that resembles him ever been a commissioner in the state. 

The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu has failed to deliver his polling unit in the ongoing governorship election. At his polling unit in Agwan Rrimi Ward, Ec 20, Governor Abdullahi Sule, seeking reelection polled 129 votes, while Dr. Davematics Ombugadu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secured 159 […]

Vote buying : EFCC arrests 10 suspects in Gombe

ABUJA– The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, on Saturday, commended the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over its early deployment of materials for the conduct of Governorship and State Assembly elections across the federation.