Dr Peter Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, has taken a jab at Ibikunle Amosun, the incumbent governor of Ogun, over the yet to be declared election result. Although, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is yet to declare a winner, there are clear reports indicating that Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives … Read more
Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has emerged winner of the Saturday’s Governorship election in the state, beating Jimi Agbaje of the Peoples Democratic Party with 533,304 votes. In his acceptance speech Sanwo-Olu said: “Today, you did not just vote for Babajide Sanwo-Olu. You voted for that … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has kicked against the decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) suspending the Governorship and Assembly elections in Rivers State. Rather, the PDP has called on the electoral body to announce the results of the polls, which it said had already been won and lost. The main opposition party … Read more
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo state, yesterday, condemned the pockets of violence that characterized Saturday’s election, which led to the death of a member of the house of representatives, Mr. Temitope Olatoye, and others, as highly depressing and regrettable. Olatoye, who died at the intensive care unit of the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan, on … Read more
THE Allied Peoples Movement, Sunday, kicked against the governorship election results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Ogun State. The APM Campaign Director General, Sarafa Ishola alleged that the election, which began peacefully on Saturday, was allegedly hijacked by hoodlums and “unidentified uniform men” during the collation stage. Ishola said this … Read more
An election observer group, the Centre for Transparency Advocacy, CTA, said it saw a new dimension in vote-buying that characterized last Saturday’s governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections outside the already known money inducement. It also attributed the low turnout of voters during the election to the frustration of voters because according to … Read more
DAKAR—The Parliament of Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has called on parties in the February 23 presidential election in Nigeria to respect the outcome of the polls in line with its protocol on democracy and good governance. President of ECOWAS Parliament, Mustapha Cisse Lo, made the call at the opening of the … Read more
The United Kingdom has expressed concern over reports of military interference in the governorship and state assembly elections in Rivers State. In a tweet on @UKinNigeria, its verified handle, the High Commission said officials of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, must be allowed to do their job, as it was monitoring the situation closely. … Read more
LAGOS—GOVERNOR Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, yesterday, congratulated the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and his running mate, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, for their victory on March 9 poll in the state. Ambode described the victory of the APC candidate as an affirmation that residents of the state wanted continue growth and … Read more
THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Peoples Democratic Party, PDP candidate, Adekunle Obasa, winner of the House of Representatives election in Ojo Federal Constituency, Lagos State. Ojo Federal Constituency election was one of the six federal constituencies earlier announced by INEC, where House of Representatives supplementary elections was held across the country. The … Read more
Lagos state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has expressed his excitement over the victory of the APC flag bearer at the just concluded gubernatorial elections in the state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu who was declared the Governor-Elect after defeating his PDP counterpart, Jimi Agbaje in a landslide victory. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode who lost the party ticket to Sanwo-Olu … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all House of Assembly seats in the 30 constituencies of Jigawa State. The results were announced on Sunday morning by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state. Below are the details: 1. Gagarawa LGA Ibrahim Husaini Kadeta of APC – 15,405. Mutari Ibrahim … Read more
Babajide Sanwoolu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos state, is leading Jimi Agbaje of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), his closest rival in 15 local government areas of the state announced so far. While the APC candidate polled a total of 481,946 votes, his PDP rival is trailing with 128,659 votes. Sanwo-Olu … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended electoral processes in Rivers state as a result of violence. The commission announced this in a statement issued on Sunday afternoon.
The Kwara State All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Mr Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has won the governorship election held on Saturday. He polled 331,546 votes to emerge as the winner of the highly anticipated election. His Peoples Democratic Party counterpart, Mr Abdulrazaq Atunwa, polled 114,754 votes to emerge as the runner-up in the election. From the official … Read more
The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room has condemned the widespread violence in Saturday’s election, saying seven persons were killed in less than 24 hours. In a statement, Clement Nwakwo, the convener, said this is very worrisome despite the high deployment of security personnel across the country. “We are concerned that we are still having pockets … Read more
Ekohotblog has projected the Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Seyi Makinde as the winner of the Oyo State Gubernatorial election. While we are awaiting the official results and affirmation from INEC, Ekohotblog has projected Mr. Seyi Makinde and his Deputy as the winner of the said election. Makinde won his polling Unit … Read more
Results of Saturday’s governorship election from 10 out of the 20 local government areas of Lagos have arrived at the state collation centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Yaba as at 10:15 a.m. on Sunday. Prof. Eyintope Ogunbodede, Vice Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University and State Returning Officer for Lagos governorship election, said … Read more
Razak Atunwa, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara, lost the governorship election in his Asa local government to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Liman Sanusi, chief collation officer for the governorship election, announced the result for the local government area at the collation center in INEC office, Ilorin on Sunday. Sanusi, … Read more
The vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Peter Obi, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission of disenfranchising over eight million eligible voters in the South-East during the February 23, presidential election. He said the election was deliberately programmed to ensure that the zone did not participate fully. Obi made the allegation on … Read more