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However, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has been declared the winner of Dass/Tafawa Balewa/Bogoro Federal Constituency election held on Saturday. Dogara, who contested the seat for the fourth term was declared winner by the Collation Officer for Dass/Tafawa Balewa/Bogoro Constituency by the Prof. Mahmoud Abdulhamid. The result was declared at the Zwall Collation Centre, in Tafawa …

The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Sunday became one of the major casualties of the 2019 general elections as he lost his bid to return to the Senate. Apart from Saraki, the other two senatorial candidates of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, lost to the All Progressives Congress. Saraki lost to the Kwara Central Senatorial District candidate of …

Meanwhile, INEC on Sunday performed the last step in the conduct of the 2019 presidential election by opening the National Collation Centre for the collation and announcement of results. The Chairman of INEC and Chief Returning Officer, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who performed the brief ceremony held at the International Conference Centre in Abuja, however, adjourned sitting for the collation and …

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday morning declared Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, the winner of the Imo West senatorial election. The Returning officer, Prof Francis Ibeawuchi, who announced the results at the collation center in Orlu Local Government Area, said that Okorocha of the All Progressives Congress polled a total of 97762 votes to defeat his two …

INEC has declared Mr Dennis Idahosa, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Ovia Federal Constituency, as the winner of the election into the House of Representatives seat. Idahosa, a former Commissioner in Edo, polled 28,509 to defeat the incumbent Ms Omosede Igbinedion, daughter of Chief Gabriel Igbinedion and younger sister to the former Governor of the state, Chief …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Johnson Oghuma as the winner of Etsako Federal Constituency of Edo. INEC returning officer, Dr Francis Ogbemudia of the University of Benin, who announced the result, said Oghuma polled 57,751 votes to defeat his closest rival, Blessing Agbomere of Peoples Democratic Party …

Sen. Francis Alimikhena of All Progressives Congress has been declared winner and re-elected for a second term at the Edo-North Senatorial District election. Announcing the result on Monday in Auchi, the Returning Officer, Prof. Moses Osawaru of the University of Benin, said Alimikhena scored of 117, 783 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Abubakar Momoh of the PDP, who scored …

Hours after voting commenced across Nigeria, results have started coming in from polling units. The results from the polling units across the country were announced by the INEC presiding officials and are valid results. Nigerians on Saturday trooped out to exercise their civic duty to elect a president who will lead Africa’s most populous country for the next four years. A total …

A lieutenant in the Nigerian Army was killed in election violence in Rivers State, the army announced on Saturday evening. PREMIUM TIMES reported how at least four other people were earlier killed in violence in the state. The latest killings were contained in a statement by Sagir Musa, a colonel and current army spokesperson. Mr Musa said the seven people …

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, garnered more votes than President Muhammadu Buhari at one of the polling units inside the presidential villa. While the PDP candidate garnered 84 votes, Buhari who ran under the platform of the All Progressives Congress , APC, trailed with 73.