Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has opposed the declaration of Enyinnaya Abaribe as the winner of the Abia South senatorial election. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Tuesday announced that the incumbent lawmaker won with 49,693 votes. Chinedu Onyeizu, the candidate of the ...

The police in Kaduna State have announced a ban on celebrations or rallies by supporters of political parties in the just concluded presidential and National Assembly elections. The ban was contained in a statement on Wednesday, in Kaduna, by DSP Mohammed Jalige, the Police Public Relations ...

The Son of MC Oluomo, has reacted to the victory of Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2023 presidential election. Taking to his Instagram page, MC Oluomo’s son bragged that they own Lagos and Nigeria, insisting that Lagos APC guber candidate Babajide Sanwo-Olu would be re-elected for another term. ...

President-elect, Bola Tinubu on Wednesday assured Nigerians of good governance and dividend of democracy under his administration. The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate delivered an acceptance speech after he was declared winner. Chairman of the Independent National ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the winner of this year’s Presidential Election, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Reacting to the presidential election results announced this morning by Chairman of the Independent National ...

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Emeka Ozoani (SAN) has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, should not have declared the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu winner of the 2023 presidential election. According to him, a ...

  STATES All Progressives Congress (APC) Labour Party (LP) New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Abuja(FCT)  90,902  281,717  4,517  74,194 Abia  8,914  327,095  1,239  22,676 Adamawa  182,881  105,648  8006  417,611 Akwa ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the 2023 presidential election. The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu declared Tinubu the winner at exactly 4:10 a.m on Wednesday in Abuja. ...

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said the call for his resignation by the Labour Party (LP) and the People’s Democratic Democratic Party (PDP) is misplaced. Daily Trust had reported how some parties said they had lost confidence in the ...

The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has demanded the arrest of the head of the Lagos State Parks Management Committee, Musiliu Akinsanya also known as MC Oluomo for allegedly intimidating voters during the Saturday election. The coalition alleged that MC Oluomo and his boys forced ...

Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja Scores of protesters from different political parties Tuesday stormed the Presidential Collation Centre at the International Conference Centre in Abuja, to demand for electronic transmission of results from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The ...

There have been speculations across Nigeria that the 2023 presidential election may end up in a constitutional crisis. With most of the results of last Saturday’s presidential election announced, it is looking likely that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola ...

The state collation officer for the presidential election in Rivers State, Prof Charles Adias, has adjourned the collation of Saturday’s election results. Adias adjourned the collation of results in the state over alleged threat to his life by unnamed party supporters. The Vice Chancellor of ...

By  Gbenga Oloniniran The Peoples Democratic Party, the Labour Party and the African Democratic Party have asked the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, to step aside. The three parties in a joint press conference on Tuesday, alleged that the February 2023 ...

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu is in the lead after Saturday’s general election. As of Monday night, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared collated results in 20 states. Tinubu is ahead with 5,862,453 votes, while Atiku ...

A spokesman of the Bola Tinubu-Shettima All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign, Femi Fani-Kayode has mocked former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye for walking out of the national collation centre in Abuja. Fani-Kayode said Melaye and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential ...

By Clifford Ndujihe, Omeiza Ajayi & Favour Ulebor, LAGOS The Presidential candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress; main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP; and Labour Party, were locked in a tight race, last night as results of the February 25 elections trickled in ...

The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of aiding and abetting the rigging and manipulation of election results and demanded that the electoral umpire should stop the announcement of the alleged manipulated results across ...

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has urged the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to accept defeat amid the ongoing collation of Saturday’s presidential election. While appealing to Atiku to exhibit maturity in accepting defeat, ...

Over 100 supporters of the Labour Party, LP, especially in Abakaliki/Izzi and Ohaukwu/Ebonyi federal constituencies on Monday protested the alleged rigging, mutilation of election results and connivance of INEC officials with politicians to award figures to the candidates of the All Progressives ...

Popular Nollywood actress, Eniola Badmus has begun the distribution of the asoebi selected for the celebration and swearing-in ceremony of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate Bola Tinubu whom she believes will be the next President of Nigeria. Showing off the Kampala ...

The International Republican Institute (IRI) and National Democratic Institute (NDI) Joint Election Observation Mission (IEOM) have presented their preliminary statement on the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Nigeria. On Monday in Abuja, the leader, Dr Joyce Banda, former ...

The Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has defeated the APC Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in Lagos, his home state. Though Tinubu won more local government areas, Obi defeated him with most of the votes. All the results of the 20 local governments have ...

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday said its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar is confident of victory. Director of Strategic Communications, Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, Dele Momodu, addressed reporters in Abuja. Momodu announced that Atiku had surpassed 25 percent of ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prince Odi Okojie, as the winner of the Esan North East/South East Federal Constituency election in Edo State. Dr Victor Imade, the Returning Officer from the University of Jos, ...

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, of mounting pressure to have 25 percent votes in the country. Dele Momodu, the spokesman of PDP Presidential Campaign Council, said APC was trying to manipulate election results in Lagos and the Southeast. ...

Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party is leading by votes in the results of the Presidential election held in Lagos on Saturday. INEC had declared 17 local governments as of 3:30 am before the results’ collation was adjourned to 10: 00 am. But, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is leading in the ...

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has won the presidential election held in Ondo State on Saturday. The result of the election was announced on Monday morning by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, at its state headquarters in Alagbaka, Akure, the state capital. The ...

Results from 38 Local Government Areas in Kano State show that the Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso is leading with 748,362 votes. Bola Ahmad Tinubu of the APC is giving him a close mark with 464,133 votes, while Atiku Abubakar of the PDP got ...

The Senator representing Nothern Senatorial District of Cross River in the National Assembly , Sen Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe of the Peoples Democratic party,PDP, has defeated Governor Ben Ayade to clinch the Senate seat. Senator Jarigbe garnered 76,145 to defeat governor Ben Ayade who polled 56, 595 ...

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has won in all the 11 local government areas of Gombe State, In the results declared early Monday by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),, returning Officer for the election, Professor Maimuna ...

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has been declared the winner of the presidential election in Ekiti state. This is as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the collation of results would continue 11 a.m Monday ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun emerged the party with the highest number of votes in the state in the presidential election. The presidential election was held on Saturday, February 25, 2023 throughout the country. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Collation ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission in Ekiti State has announced the result of the presidential election in the state. INEC Collation Officer and vice Chancellor of the federal University of Health Sciences, Ila Orangun, Osun State, Professor Akeem Lasisi announced the result at ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has postponed the collation of the result of the 2023 presidential election till 6pm on Sunday. The 2023 presidential election has been a tight battle between the candidates of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ...

The Labour Party (LP) has faulted the process of collating the result of last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly Elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),saying it will challenge the outcome in court. LP alleged that most of its members were deliberately ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed why he openly showed his ballot paper after voting in Daura, Katsina State. Buhari said he displayed his ballot paper openly to show that he voted for the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. He said the display of his ballot ...

Director of Strategic Communications, Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Council, Chief Dele Momodu, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to call the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to order over a “recklessly dangerous publication unilaterally ...

Early results from several polling units in most parts of Cross River State indicated that the Labour Party, LP, is winning the state. DAILY POST reports that the LP won by a larger margin in polling units declared. Closely followed was the APC in some of the units. Early results ...

A lecturer with the Sarwuan Tarka University (formerly known as the University of Agriculture), Makurdi, Benue State, Dr. Cletus Tyokyaa was yesterday arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged vote-buying.He was arrested at the RCM Polling Unit in Daudu, Guma Local ...

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Saturday announced the extension period of voting for the Presidential and National Assembly elections. The Presidential and National Assembly election was conducted on Saturday but due to the late arrival ...

The presidential election is keenly being contested between the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the Labour Party, LP. Candidates of the leading political parties are, Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar and Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Here are some of the ...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has arrested nine persons for vote buying in Osun, Ondo, Borno, Akwa Ibom and Sokoto States during the Presidential and National Assembly Elections on Saturday. According to a statement by the Commission’s ...

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Saturday won in one of the polling units inside the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The polling unit, PU 131, is located opposite Pilot Gate, State House, Abuja. After the voting process, Obi garnered 17 votes while Bola Tinubu of the All ...

In a rare show of loyalty, President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Daura, Katsina State, displayed his ballot paper, with a thumbprint for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. DAILY POST reports this in a statement by Garba Shehu, Senior ...

Voting in Unit 1 ward 10, Ikot Ebom primary school, Itu LGA in Akwa Ibom State has been halted following a fracas that erupted among party agents. Voters were seen scampering for safety amid the fight as the corp members parked the election materials and stood in a corner waiting for the next ...

The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has disclosed what he would do if he loses the polls. Obi said he will not work with the opposition if he loses the presidential election. Speaking with newsmen at his polling unit in Agulu, in Anambra State, he was asked if he would be ...

Some election officers are protesting non-payment of their training allowances in Kano State. DAILY POST reports that they blocked voters from accessing the polling units. The INEC ad-hoc staff, in their numbers, said they were not paid their training allowances of N4000. They vowed that ...

There are indications that anti-graft agencies, including the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, may have raided some areas in Kaduna State in an attempt to curb vote buying. This was disclosed on ...

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chairman in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja, Sunday Zaka has been reported dead. DAILY POST learnt that Zaka, who is popularly known as HIV, died at about 3 am on Saturday after a fatal accident while on his way to his residence in Kuje. He died ...