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Nigeria’s Labour Party has sounded a strong warning to election riggers in Nigeria, and seems to be saying that the time of gentlemanliness is gone as it has resolved to confront and resist the perpetrators of such evil from always having a field day henceforth directly and physically. “We will henceforth directly and physically confront and resist the election riggers …

A civil society group, Connected Development (CODE), has said security personnel performed below expectation in the governorship and state houses of assembly polls. CODE Executive Director, Hamzat Lawal, during the organisation’s preliminary statement on the polls yesterday in Abuja claimed that security personnel were responsible for the spate of violence and voter suppression that characterised the election. Lawal said: “First, …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has  suspended the further collation of governorship election results in some parts of Abia and Enugu States. The commission, however, assured that a review would be undertaken immediately before the process is concluded. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, in a statement issued Monday said the Commission took …

Seasoned Nollywood actress cum producer, Funke Akindele has deleted all posts relating to politics from her verified Instagram page. After losing the just-concluded gubernatorial elections, the actress-turned-politician took down all political posts concerning herself and, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, better known as Jandor, after they contested under the People’s Democratic Party for governor and deputy governor positions in Lagos state respectively. …

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has declared the Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, as the winner of Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Delta State. The State Returning Officer, Prof Georgewill Owuneri Abraham, who made the declaration at the INEC headquarters in Asaba, said PDP’s Sheriff Oborevwori polled 360,234 votes. According to him, APC’s …

The Presidential standard bearer of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has condemned the delay in the declaration of results of the governorship election in Adamawa State. Atiku warned that the delay threatens the peace of the State as the uncertainty has continued to raise undue tension among the people. Atiku, who addressed newsmen in his Yola home on Monday afternoon, said …

Adamawa State governor and governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmadu Fintiri, maintains his lead in the governorship election after the announcement of results from 20 of the state’s 21 local governments. But Aishatu ‘Binani’ Dahiru, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), remains hopeful of becoming the first woman to be elected a state governor in Nigeria. Her …

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has denied the allegation of spending N3.5 billion on vote buying during the March 18 State Assembly polls. The governor, through his Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, described the allegation as “untrue” and “illogical,” according to the PUNCH. Prior to the March 18 polls, a civil society group, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule …

The governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP) in Kano State, Abba Kabir, has been declared the winner of the governorship election in the state. The NNPP candidate won with 1,019,602 votes to defeat the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Nasiru Gawuna, who scored 890,705 votes. The NNPP candidate thus won with a margin of 128,897 votes. …

By Eben Enasco Chief Patrick Eholor, a chieftain of the Labour Party (LP) in Edo State, is alleging that he was molested by a group of suspected hoodlums during the collation of the State House of Assembly results at Urhokpota Hall, Ring Road Benin City. Eholor told the press on Sunday that the suspected hoodlums allegedly acted on the order …