A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, has been declared winner of the 2023 Kano Central Senatorial District election under the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP). Shekarau, a sitting Senator was in NNPP and was nominated to vie for the senatorial position under its platform. However, before the election, he announced…
Nigeria elections below expectations, INEC lacked transparency – NDI/IRI observersPublished on February 27, 2023By Wale Odunsi The International Republican Institute (IRI) and National Democratic Institute (NDI) Joint Election Observation Mission (IEOM) have presented their preliminary statement on the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Nigeria. On Monday in Abuja, the leader, Dr Joyce Banda, former President…
BREAKDOWN OF RESULTS FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION FOR BAYELSA STATE: KOLOKUMA/OPUKUMA LGA. Registered Voters : 65,365Accredited Voters: 17, 476Votes Cast: 16, 797Invalid Votes: 626Total Votes Cast: 17,. 423 APC: 4137LP: 3395NNPP: 34PDP: 8972 OGBIA LGA Registered voters 114377 Accredited voters 23989Valid votes -22417Rejected Votes -1475Total Votes Cast -23892 APC -8444LP -6721NNPP-47PDP -6362 SAGBAMA LGA Registered voters…
The National Elections held in Ekiti State remains one of the best in Nigeria, obervers said on Monday. The group said the election was not however without challenges. In a preliminary report released in Ado-Ekiti, the Nigerian Human Rights Community, (NHRC) a coalition of several civil society groups said the transparency, effectiveness and promptness of the…
Total vote from INEC PRESIDENTIAL COLLATION CENTER CROSS RIVER STATE. APC:130,520PDP:95425LP : 179,917NNPP: 1644 REGISTERED VOTERS: 1691642VALID VOTES: 416968 ACCREDITED VOTES: 416968 REJECTED VOTES: 24608 TOTAL VOTES:441576 Peter Obi Wins Presidential Election In Cross River State – Politics – Nigeria (nairaland.com)
The Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, has denied allegations that he moved around with soldiers to intimidate and cause disruption during last Saturday, February 25, Presidential and National Assembly elections in the state, IGBERETV reports. In a statement released by the State Commissioner for Information, Chris Finebone, Governor Wike said the allegations that he was involved in electoral…
Mr Onyekachi Nwebonyi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged victorious in Saturday’s election to represent Ebonyi North Senatorial District in the Senate.The Returning Officer, Mr Nwogo Obasi announced the result at the INEC office in Abakaliki Local Government Area on Sunday. Obasi said Nwebonyi defeated Senator Sam Egwu, the first civilian Governor of Ebonyi State,…
The African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Observation Missions deployed to the Nigerian general elections have urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on credible conclusions of the electoral process. Former president, Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, leader of the AU delegation and former president, Ernest Koroma of Sierra Leone,…
The candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi has been declared winner of the presidential election in Plateau State. Obi won in eleven out of the 17 Local Government Areas of the State, while Tinubu and Atiku won three LGAs respectively. The Labour Party candidate won in Barkin Ladi, Riyom, Jos East, Langtang North,…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has emerged as the winner in Zamfara State.The collation officer for Zamfara State presidential election, Professor Kashim Shehu of Federal University of Birnin Kebbi, announced the results in Gusau, the state capital, in the early hours of Tuesda[/b]y. Shehu noted that the APC’s [b]Tinubu won…