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Edo State Traffic Management Agency (EDSTMA) has given owners of vehicles impounded for traffic offenses by the agency a 30-day ultimatum to come and reclaim their vehicles in its offices across the state. In a statement, the agency said 46 vehicles have been abandoned in its premises, urging the owners to come forward to reclaim them with valid vehicle particulars. …

The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, won the presidential election in Edo state with 7,849 votes more than his main rival, President Muhammadu Buhari. The State Collation Officer for the Presidential election, Ndowa Lale, announced at the Independent National Electoral Commission headquarters in Benin that Mr Atiku scored 275,691 votes, while Mr Buhari of the All Progressives Congress …

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has stated that in spite of the reported inadequacies that attended last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections in Kwara State, he is wishing the candidates who emerged from the election the best of luck. Dr. Saraki in a statement signed by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Yusuph Olaniyonu stated that while the …

The Senate resumed plenary on Tuesday but adjourned over its inability to form a quorum. This is its first meeting since the presidential and National Assembly elections. The lawmakers were scheduled to resume on February 19 but the resumption was postponed to 26th as a result of the change of date of the elections. Upon resumption, the Senate Leader, Ahmed …

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday declared the senatorial election in Imo North inconclusive. This came two days after the INEC office in the Isiala Mbano Local Government Area in the senatorial district was set ablaze by persosns suspected to be political thugs. Allegations of snatching of ballot boxes,kidnapping of electoral officers and manipulation of the process had trailed …

Inec in Edo state has declared some results of both the senate and house of representative election in the state. The results were annouced at various constituent and local govt area collation centre and declared by the returning officers assigned. The results released so far are; SENATE : EDO NORTH SENATORIAL RESULT. APC – 117,783 FRANCIS ALIMIEKHENA (WINNER) PDP – …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called for calm over an attack on members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Owina Primary School, in Ward 3, Oredo Local Government Area, while participating in the Saturday, February 23, Presidential and National Assembly elections. Obaseki who visited the victims of the attack at the Central Hospital in Benin City, on Sunday, …

About 48 hours after Nigerians voted in the presidential election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commence the final announcement the results. Millions of Nigerians on Saturday went to the polls to elect a president who will lead Africa’s most populous country for the next four years. The voters also elected federal lawmakers who will represent them at the …

The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room has expressed concern over what it described as the poor management of the Presidential and National Assembly elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission. While demanding an independent inquiry into the poor performance of INEC, it said “The election has been a step back from the 2015 general elections.” The organisation also called on …

Northern Nigeria’s only female senator, Binta Garba, has lost the Adamawa North senatorial election to a new entrant in politics, Ishaku Abbo of the Peoples Democratic Party. While Abbo polled 79, 337 votes, Garba garnered 63, 219 votes. Garba, who is 52, was a first-term senator. Earlier, she had served the Federal House of Representatives three times, from 1999 to …