The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has said that he is open to an alliance with the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi. At a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, a day after Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared as the winner of Saturday’s exercise, Atiku, …

The Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (PCC-APC)  has said that it welcomed the decision of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi to seek legal redress over the result of the election. The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has however pledged to hit the ground running from his first day in office in order to …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that supplementary elections would be fixed after the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections scheduled for 11 March. In a statement on Thursday by INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Barrister Festus Okoye said: “The commission is aware that in some senatorial districts and federal constituencies, declarations …

Ahead of next Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has pledged their support toward the re-election of the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, saying Igbo people living in the state would ensure that the governor is re-elected for another term. The leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Lagos State said Igbo people in the state would gladly …

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has congratulated Nigerians for conducting what it described as “peaceful and successful presidential and national assembly elections”. It also hailed the All Progressives Congress candidate, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu for winning “the keenly contested presidential election”. In a statement on Thursday by its National Chairman, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam, the party also congratulated all the …

The Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi has said that he won the poll in the just-concluded presidential election and would explore all legal options to reclaim his mandate. Obi faulted the inability of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct free and fair elections, 63 years after independence, saying he would challenge the “electoral rascality” in court. …

The Executive Director of foremost election observer, Yiaga Africa, Mr Samson Itodo has said that about 200 million ballot papers were wasted in the just concluded presidential and National Assembly elections because a lot of people did not show up to cast their votes. Itodo said on Channels Television’s The 2023 Verdict on Wednesday: “If 72 million ballot papers were issued …

A civil rights organisation, Yiaga Africa has added a new twist to last Saturday’s general election, saying that the results from Imo and Rivers States were inconsistent with its projections for the states. The organisation raised the observation in its post-election statement signed by the Chair, Watching The Vote, and Executive Director, Samson Itodo, obtained on Wednesday night and titled, …

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has appealed to the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure he did not disappoint Nigerians and the people of Africa after being declared winner of Saturday’s election. In a congratulatory message to Tinubu released on Wednesday by his Director of Media and Public Affairs, Otunba Moses Olafare, the foremost Yoruba monarch described …

The Police Chaplains Electoral Observation Mission in Nigeria, and eight Domestic Observers that monitored Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections have described the poll as a sign of the country’s political maturity. The mission, which is the arm of the International Police Chaplain Sustainable Development and Law Enforcement (IPCSL) Inc., United States said this while presenting their preliminary report on …