The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu has urged security agencies to investigate violent incidents that sought to mar the elections on Saturday. Professor Mahmood made this call in his address on Sunday, February 24. Mahmood said that the Commission has taken an in-depth analysis of the situation of things … Read more
Eko Hot Blog has a projected winner in the Presidential Election. The winner is President Muhammad Buhari (Baba Daura) The APC Presidential Candidate is in clear lead in 22 of the 36 States in Nigeria, according to reliable sources and results obtained from several local governments across the Country. While we are awaiting the official … Read more
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has said that no cancellation of elections in any part of the country. He also revealed that Ekiti state is the first to conclude collation of election result. The country went to polls on Saturday to vote in the presidential and National Assembly elections. Meanwhile, … Read more
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
An INEC office at Oriade Local Government Area in Osun state was attacked at about 3 AM on Sunday, officials say. Suspected hoodlums are said to have besieged the office, shooting at the Commission’s office and destroying parts of its property. Some of the items destroyed include ballot papers and boxes which were burnt and 2 generator sets. … 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
Vice president Yemi Osinbajo lost his polling unit in Victoria Garden City to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the PDP. In the result announced minutes 00.20 am on Sunday, the PDP won in the two voting points of the Polling Unit 033. For the presidential election, the PDP polled 425 votes while the … 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 All Progressives Congress (APC) has continued to spring surprises in Saturday’s general elections, winning the Senatorial and Presidential polls in unit 004 Hinderea Road, Liverpool area, Apapa Lagos. The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos, Mr Jimi Agbaje voted at the polling unit. Announcing the results after delays in sorting … 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 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 … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has defeated the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party at his polling unit. Wild jubilation broke out following the announcement that Mr Buhari scored 186 votes to defeat Atiku Abubakar, who got 167 votes. Atiku’s loyalists were quick to play up the figure as a remarkable showing for their candidate, despite its closeness, … Read more
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday voted and won his polling unit in Epe for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari. Governor Ambode had voted at his polling unit with his wife around 10:01am at Ward A5, polling unit 033, Ogunmodede College in Ajaganabe Area, Papa Epe. After the … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has won his polling unit, PU003 at Sarkin Yara ward A, in Daura, Katsina. The president scored 523 votes while the Presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar got only three votes. However, the president’s party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), candidate for Katsina North senatorial district, incumbent Kaita Baba-Ahmad, lost the … Read more
Armed hoodlums stormed several polling units in Ward J, Ifelodun local council, and destroyed electoral materials and chased away officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission as the presidential elections held Saturday. Dominic Opara, a resident, said he was disenfranchised because he had to take to his heels. “The boys were armed with machetes, broken … 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
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the voting time in polling units that commenced late. This was disclosed on Saturday at a press briefing by the Commission on the ongoing elections and challenges faced at various polling units.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo casting his vote in his polling unit in Ogun State Obasanjo spotted casting his vote