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: …

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 …

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 …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi has won the presidential election in Lagos State. Obi defeated the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu after the votes were calculated from all the 20 Local Government Areas in the state. Tinubu is a former Lagos State governor and the state is his stronghold. Former …

Against popular projections, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is having a big fight not to lose his home state – Lagos. With results of 17 out of 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Labour Party candidate, Mr Peter Obi is leading in the former capital of …

A female National Youth Service Corps member and a presiding officer in Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections in Enugu State have been caught manipulating and changing the votes of the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, to the advantage of the New Nigeria Peoples Party candidate, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso. The said corps member is alleged to have come …

Eight out of 20 local government results have been announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission IINEC) in Lagos State with the All Progressives Congress (APC) winning in seven, while the Labour Party won the state capital, Ikeja. As at 9:30 pm, results were announced at the state collation centre in Yaba for Lagos Mainland, Ikorodu, Epe, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos Island, …

The Labour Party has cried foul citing manipulation and manufacturing of results by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in states across the country particularly Lagos, Edo, Rivers and Imo State. At a press briefing at the party headquarters in Abuja, the National Chairman, Barrister Julius Abure also decried the violence meted out on Labour Party supporters. The …