Upset: Senate President Saraki loses Senatorial seat to APC candidate
Nigeria’s senate president Bukola Saraki has lost his re-election bid to the Red Chamber to the ruling All Progressives Congress’s candidate Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe. The acclaimed strong man of Kwara…
APC Clears All Senate and 6 House Seats in Ekiti
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates as winners of the three senatorial and six House of Representatives seats in Ekiti State in Saturday’s…
Nigerians await winner of presidential vote after polling problems
Votes were being counted in presidential elections, even as many people had yet to even cast their ballot because of delays in the opening of polling units and problems with…
INEC pledges speedy collation of results, declaration of winners
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it was doing everything possible to ensure the speedy collation of results and declaration of winners for the February 23 Presidential and…
House Speaker Dogara wins to return to House of Reps
The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara was declared the winner of the Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa Balewa Federal Constituency election by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Dogara, representing the People’s…
2019 Polls: Election Roundup
Buhari wins Ekiti, first result by INEC President Muhammadu Buhari won Ekiti state, the first officially declared presidential election result by Independent National Electoral Commission. In the result announced by…
Nigeria Decides: 2019 Election Updates Atiku Defeats Buhari in Aso Rock
The PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, defeated President Buhari in the overall Presidential Villa polling units’ presidential election results. Atiku polled a total of 1,030 votes to defeat Buhari who…
Nigeria Decides: At least 16 killed in Bloody 2019 Election Violence
As Nigerians began voting for a new president on February 23, after a week-long delay that raised political tempers, sparked conspiracy theories and stoked fears of violence, no fewer than…
APC Alleges Plot by PDP to Attack Collation Centres Nationwide
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has alleged a sinister plot by the Peoples Democratic Party to attack ward and local government collation centres across the country. In a…
Police officer fleeing ballot-box snatchers takes refuge in journalist’s car
Unprecedented violence; the best way to describe yesterday’s national elections! Many Nigerians, including President Muhammadu Buhari, might not be disappointed, given the level of tantrums thrown around by politicians in…