The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned the declaration of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Adamawa State, Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani as winner. A statement on Sunday by INEC’s National Commissioner, Information and Voter Education, Barrister Festus Okoye said that the purported declaration came when the “process has clearly not been concluded”. The statement, …

Confusion prevails in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, on Sunday morning as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the state governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani the winner of the election. The Resident Electoral Commissioner for the state, Barrister Hudu Yunusa made the declaration following the supplementary election held Saturday. As at last …

There has been a large turnout of eligible voters in the ongoing supplementary elections at the affected polling units in two Federal Constituencies in Oyo State. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) fixed 15th April for the conduct of fresh election in two polling units in Oluyole federal constituency, and three each in both Ibadan North East and Ibadan South …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Yobe State has declared Ibrahim Bomai of the All Progressives Congress the winner of Yobe South senatorial election. Announcing the result on Saturday at the Federal College of Education (Technical) Potiskum, the Returning Officer of the election, Abatcha Melemi disclosed that Bomai garnered 69,596 votes to defeat his closest opponent of the Peoples …

Former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva will be the standard-bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Bayelsa State governorship election holding on 11th November. Sylva, who recently resigned as Minister to contest for the party ticket, won the governorship primary by polling 52,061 out of the 58, 141 votes from the 105 wards in the …

The forthcoming 2023 governorship election in Imo State is creating suspense and anxiety in the political firmament of the state as gladiators jostle for the tickets of the various political parties. Already, two candidates – incumbent Governor Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Senator Samuel Anyanwu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – have emerged. Uzodimma is …

An advocacy group has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to use the supplementary elections slated for Saturday, April 15 to redeem its image. Executive Director, Peering Advocacy and Advocacy Centre in Africa (PAACA), Ezenwa Nwagwu also tasked stakeholders such as security agencies and political parties to view the supplementary election as another test of the integrity and commitment …

Ahead of Saturday’s supplementary elections in some parts of the country, President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged the electorate to conduct themselves peacefully, eschew violence and any act prejudicial to orderly electoral processes. Supplementary governorship elections will hold in Adamawa and Kebbi States, while five senatorial districts, 31 federal and 58 state assembly constituencies will have their winners decided. …

In the strong move to put forward their best hands for the forthcoming governorship contest in Edo State, the Esan ethnic nationality, located in the Central Senatorial zone, has listed criteria that aspirants from the zone must meet to enjoy overwhelming support. This, the people, argue is to ensure that only viable and capable aspirants who will also elicit the …

Ahead of the Kogi State’s primary election for the governorship of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Yahaya Bello has declared Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, the state’s Auditor-General, as his preferred candidate. As a result, the governor’s Chief of Staff, Alhaji Mohammed Abdulkareem Asuku, a pharmacist; and Deputy Governor Edward Onoja withdrew from the race. This was announced at the …