Otunba T.J Abass Senatorial candidate of the ruling APC in the state, Abiola Ajimobi, has lost in all four Local Governments that constitute his senatorial district Official senatorial results from seven of the nine local governments in Oyo South Senatorial District have been announced.
Senegalese voters headed to the polls on Sunday for an election President Macky Sall is expected to win after strong economic growth in his first term, although rights groups criticize him for squeezing out rivals. Senegal’s small fish-exporting economy expanded more than 6 percent last year, one of the highest rates in Africa, driven by … Read more
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said that with the results collated so far, he is sure of winning the presidential election. Mr Abubakar stated this on Sunday morning in a statement by his campaign spokesperson, Phrank Shaibu. “With strong shares of vote in SS, SE as well as an … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has won in his unit in Daura, Katsina State, in the presidential and National Assembly elections held throughout the country on Saturday. Though the elections were marred by violence in some states including Lagos, Rivers, and Anambra , they witnessed a massive voter turnout in most polling units where voting took place. … Read more
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari floored his Peoples Democratic Party opponent, Atiku Abubakar at the Benue State Government House, polling unit in Makurdi. Buhari polled 125 to narrowly defeat Abubakar who scored 124. This appears to be a surprise as the Benue State Governor, Mr. Samuel Ortom is currently a … Read more
The results of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections have started coming in from some polling units in parts of Kaduna North. In Unguwar Liman ward in PU 03, the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, scored 115 votes and People Democratic Party scored 73. In the Senate, Shehu Sani of PRP got 28, … Read more
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday defeated President Muhammadu Buhari in one of the two polling units located inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. There are two polling units in the seat power. For PU 022 Atiku polled 525 against Buhari’s 465. For the senatorial election, PDP won with 546 … Read more
Governor Abiola Ajimobi,of Oyo state has won his polling unit for himself and the presidential candidate of his party, President Muhammadu Buhari. The governor is vying for a return to the Senate in Oyo South senatorial district, under the All Progressives Congress. Earlier, after voting, Mr Ajimobi had expressed optimism in his party winning the … Read more
The Director of Field Operations of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Nuhu Ribadu, has delivered his polling unit and ward to the APC. The pioneer chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), joined other Nigerians to cast his vote at his Bako ward of Yola South Local Government Area of … Read more
Senate President Bukola Saraki has won Saturday’s senatorial election in his polling unit in Ilorin, capital of Kwara state. In the same vein, the presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar, also won in Mr Saraki’s polling unit. The unit is PU005, Agbaji ward of Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State. The Senate … Read more
Eko Hot Blog has a projected winner in Epe House of Representative Federal Constituency election. The projected winner is Honorable Wale Raji (omo Iya Ise). We are awaiting the official INEC result but we are projecting Hon.Wale Raji as the winner of this election given the results obtained by Eko Hot Blog from the wards. … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed elections in two communities in Rivers State “till further notice”. Edwin Enabor, spokesman of INEC in Rivers State, stated that elections were postponed in Akuku-Toru and Bonny communities. Speaking on the development, Enabor said: “We will inform the public when it will take place, because measures … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed pleasure with its smart card readers, saying they successfully authenticated all presidential candidates. Despite INEC’s claims, there were multiple card reader rejection problems, particularly in Sokoto State, and in Kaduna and Bauchi states, where Governor Nasir el-Rufai and House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara were rejected by … Read more
Mr Thywill Dobtubo reportedly shot dead by Nigerian Army. While some say this was because of his attempt to snatch ballot boxes in Rivers State, others said no.
Three Card readers have broken down at the polling unit of Governor Nasir El-Rufai in Kaduna. According to our reporter on the ground, the incident took place at Unit 024 Ungwar Sariki ward where the governor is expected to vote. The three card readers developed a technical fault midway into accreditation and voting. But INEC … Read more
There is a huge presence of soldiers in the ancient city of Sokoto, as Sokoto State residents troop out in large numbers to the various polling centres. The soldiers manned the major roads and roundabout in the city, passing only that on election duty and with their permanent voter cards.
