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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), and president-elect, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, asked the Peoples Democratic Party and Labour Party not to resort to violence but approach the court to seek redress over their claims that Saturday’s presidential election was marred by rigging. Buhari and Tinubu The opposition parties had during the collation of results called for the cancellation …

“THE ERA OF RENEWED HOPE“By The President-Electof the Federal Republic of Nigeria,Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, My fellow Nigerians, I am profoundly humbled that you have elected me to serve as the 16th president of our beloved republic. This is a shining moment in the life of any man and affirmation of our democratic existence. From my heart, I say thank …

The hopes of Nigerians and all lovers of democracy around the world for credible, hitch-free elections in Nigeria were dashed on Saturday when the odious fractures that have persistently marred voting in the country resurfaced. Logistics glitches, violence, intimidation of voters, corruption and incompetence, ballot box-snatching, and impunity conflated with security failures to prevent a smooth exercise nationwide. Despite some …

Prof Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu as winner of the 2023 presidential election. The INEC chair made the declaration today, (Wednesday Nigerian time) at the National Collation Centre, Abuja. Tinubu defeated 17 other candidates who took part in the election. He scored …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has on Tuesday announced the results from 28 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Saturday’s presidential election conducted across the country. Based on the results announced so far, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu is coasting to victory. Already, Tinubu has won in 10 states, while Atiku …

All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have sought court’s intervention to restrain opposition parties from their action to stop the collation and announcement of the results of the February 25 presidential election. The main defendants named in the suit are the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP). According to Daily Trust, …

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC)  Bola Tinubu has won the election in Rivers State. Tinubu polled a total of 231,591 votes to clinch the position in the state, while the Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi polled 175,071 votes and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar polled 88468 votes.The result was declared at about 6.42pm on Tuesday, by …

The Barr. Neda Imasuen For Senate Campaign Organisation, yesterday, raised the alarm that it has uncovered plans by some groups to truncate the election of the Labour Party Senator-elect and those of the House of Representatives in the just concluded election in Edo state.   In a “thank you” message from its Directorate of Media and Publicity, the campaign organisation commended …

The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday evening, was announced the winner of the February 25 presidential election in Borno State, having polled the highest number of votes amongst 17 other candidates. Tinubu who polled 252,282 votes across the 27 local government areas was declared the winner by the Borno State Presidential Election Collation Officer, Prof. Jude …

Nigeria’s opposition Peoples Democratic Party, the Labour Party and the African Democratic Congress have asked the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, to step aside. The three parties in a joint press conference on Tuesday, in Abuja, alleged that the February 2023 presidential and National Assembly elections were marred with violence, rigging and intimidation of voters. The parties …