The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is the winner of last Saturday’s election after polling 8,794,726 votes. He was declared president-elect by the Returning Officer, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who is also the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at about 4:10 am on Wednesday. The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Labour Party (LP) and African Democratic Congress (ADC) have demanded a fresh election, saying the presidential election has been irretrievably compromised. LP National Chairman, Barrister Julius Abure; PDP National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu; and their ADC counterpart, Chief Ralph Nwosu alleged at a joint press conference in Abuja on Tuesday that Saturday’s presidential and …

The Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF) has expressed reservations with the conduct of the 2023 elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). It queried the commission over what it alleged to be rampant cases of result manipulation across the country, a bid, it said, meant to subvert the will of the people of Nigeria who trooped out to vote …

The Kaduna State Government has warned against any form of protests over Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly election results in the state. According to the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, the announcement of results remained the exclusive preserve of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), reminding residents that declaring unofficial results had its implications. He said: …

Senator Godswill Akpabio has been declared winner of the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial election by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Akpabio of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 115,401 votes to defeat Barrister Emmanuel Enoidem of the Peoples Democtatic Party (PDP), who scored 69,838 votes. Singer Bankole Wellington (aka Banky W) lost a seat in the House of Representatives …

Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade has lost his bid to return to the Senate to Senator Jarigbe Agom-Jarigbe. Ayade’s counterpart in Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi also failed to make it in the senatorial election. The returning officer for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for Cross River North senatorial district, Dr Emmanuel Emanghe announced that Ayade of the …

Police on Sunday has arrested a middle-aged man named Gabriel Agabi, over alleged impersonation and being in possession of 17 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) devices not programmed for the ward where he was apprehended. Agabi, who wore an INEC reflective jacket, was arrested at the collation centre in Okpoma, Yala Local Government Area of Cross River by the security …

Malam Saliu Mustapha, a senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara Central, has defeated former Minister of Youth, Malam Bolaji Abdullahi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Early on Monday, the Returning Officer, Prof. Abdullahi Abubakar said that Mustapha polled 109,823 votes as against 69,202 by his close rival, Abdullahi. He said Mustapha satisfied the requirements of …

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Oyo South Senatorial District, Barrister Sarafadeen Alli has been declared the winner of last Saturday’s election in the district. As declared by the returning officer, Prof. Wole Olatokun of the University of Ibadan, at Ikolaba Grammar School, Ibadan, at 8.15 am on Monday, the APC polled 111,513 votes which were the …

The Labour Party (LP) candidate, Mr Donatus Mathew, an okada rider, has been declared the winner of the Kaura federal constituency of Kaduna State. The returning officer, Prof. Elijah Ella, declared the result on Sunday and said Mathew polled 10,508 to defeat the incumbent member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon Gideon Lucas Gwani, who came second with 10,297 …