Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted the outcome of last Saturday’s elections in Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi states, saying it is worse than the general election held in February/March this year. PDP national chairman, Ambassador Umar Illiya Damagum, who expressed this concern during a press conference on the results of the last off-cycle elections yesterday said, “I am afraid of …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated the Kogi State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Usman Ododo, on his victory at Saturday’s gubernatorial election in the state. Sanwo-Olu, who was a member of the APC National Campaign Council for the governorship election, described Ododo’s landslide victory as a testament to the good work the Yahaha …

A frustrated Nigerian graduate of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, identified as Olutimain Alvin has burnt all his academic certificates. Alvin set all his certificates from primary school to university ablaze following his inability to secure a job after 13 years of graduation. In a viral video on social media, Alvin said: “I graduated in 2010, did my NYSC in 2011. …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would continue the collation of governorship election results from the local government areas in Bayelsa State from Noon on Monday. The Head of Department, Voter Education and Publicity INEC office, Yenagoa, the state capital, Mr. Wilfred Ifogah announced this to party agents, election observers and journalists at the state’s collation centre on …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated his Imo State counterpart and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Governor Hope Uzodimma, on his victory at Saturday’s governorship election in the state, saying his re-election is well deserved. In a congratulatory message by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, on Sunday in London, the governor said that Uzodinma’s success …

Some officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been held hostage in the Brass Local Government Area (LGA) of Bayelsa State. Earlier on Sunday, supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state staged a protest in Yenagoa, the state capital, and marched towards the INEC office on Swali Road. It was gathered that they demanded that governorship …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has slated next Saturday for the conduct of fresh elections in polling units where the exercise was earlier suspended in Kogi State. In a statement on Sunday night in Abuja, National Commissioner and member of INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna said: “Further to our statement yesterday, we have received an …

Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma has won re-election scoring majority votes in all the 27 Local Government Areas of the state. According to the state Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Abayomi Fasina, who made the declaration early on Sunday, said the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) scored 540,308 votes to defeat his …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended election in some parts of Kogi State. Off-cycle governorship elections were conducted in two other states – Bayelsa and Imo. Midway into commencement of the exercise, a civil society group, Yiaga Africa raised an alarm over some doctored result sheets. INEC responded by saying that it was investigating the issue. In a …

The National Working Committee(NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has charged the party leaders in Kogi State to show character in Saturday’s election. This call was made by the party’s Deputy National Chairman (North), Hon. (Dr.) Ali Dalori at a  briefing, which the NWC had with the APC leaders in Lokoja on Thursday. An eight-man NWC team arrived Lokoja, …