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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.

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has announced the postponement of the elections in some parts of Lagos, Rivers and Anambra States following disruption of the exercise due to violence. Specifically, INEC said elections in Akuku Toru and Bonny local government areas of Rivers state as well as some parts of Anambra and Lagos would be conducted on a later …

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, on Friday warned politicians against sponsoring underage persons to participate in the 2019 general elections starting on Saturday (today). He said such underage persons and their sponsors would be arrested. Speaking at the 5th press briefing held at the National Collation Centre in Abuja, which was also attended by …

The federal government has condemned the deportation of 723 Nigerians from Ghana on allegations of cybercrime, prostitution and illegal stay. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement by its Spokesperson, George Edokpa on Friday in Abuja, expressed concern over the development. The ministry stated that the federal government also frowned at the reports which included the maltreatment and inhuman …

Lawyers and associates of activist Deji Adeyanju on Friday alleged serious ethical misconduct against the registrar of Kano State High Court. Balarabe Adamu was said to have absconded from the court on Thursday afternoon when documents clearing Mr Adeyanju as having met his bail conditions were brought in, thereby stalling the release of the political activist. Mr Adeyanju was granted …

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has finally included the candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Zamfara on the ballot. In a statement on Friday by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, INEC said the party’s candidates can now participate in tomorrow’s general election. Recall that both the Federal High Court, Abuja and the …