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The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, winner of the governorship election held in the state on Saturday, March 18. Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress cleared 19 out of the 20 local government areas of the state in the election. The declaration was made in the early hours of Monday, March 20, …

Yola, the Adamawa state capital is in turmoil as political thugs and miss grants unleash terror, attacks and all sorts of criminal tendencies on the citizens following the inability of INEC to declare the governorship election results. Trouble began at the Collation Center in INEC headquarters a moment after the Returning Officer of the poll, Professor Mohammed Mele announced the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the State House of Assembly election in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State inconclusive. INEC said a new date for election in the affected areas will be announced in due course. Details later… NIGERIAN OBSERVER

The governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Hon. Ladi Adebutu has rejected the overall results of the 2023 governorship election in the state and called for the cancellation of the results. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had earlier declared Governor Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Ogun governorship election conducted …

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has pledged to thoroughly review the results of Saturday’s Governorship and States Assembly Elections, following allegations of voter harassment, inducement and manipulation of results in several places. INEC also explained why it has not uploaded all the results of the February 25 Presidential election to its results viewing portal IReV. As of Sunday night, …

Edo State ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won majority seats in the March 18, 2023 House of Assembly election. According to report by the Nigerian Observer, pundits say the election result is a testimonial of trust and confidence of the people of the state in the sitting Governor Godwin Obaseki and his sterling accomplishments for their good. The Peoples’ …

Gunmen have shot to death the All Progressives Congress Campaign Coordinator in Ahoada-West Local Government Area of Rivers State, Chisom Lennard, hours after he was abducted. Lennard was reportedly kidnapped by the gunmen dressed in police uniform while voting for the governorship and state House of Assembly elections was going on at Ibagwa polling unit 2 ward 10 in Ahoada …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared incumbent Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun winner of the just concluded governorship election in the state. Abiodun who is standing for a second and final term defeated his closest rival, Ladi Adebutu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Abiodun polled 276,298 votes while Adebutu scored a total of 262,383 votes. The …

Nigeria’s anti-graft Agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it arrested 65 persons in 28 states on Saturday over alleged voter inducement at the governorship and Houses of Assembly elections. This was contained in a statement issued by its spokesman, Mr Wilson Uwujaren. Uwujaren stated that 20 of the suspects were arrested in Kwara, while 13 suspects were …

Six persons are allegedly feared missing as unknown gunmen attacked six Hummer Buses carrying INEC officials in Kogi in the early hours of Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports on Sunday that the incident, which occurred around 2 a.m of March 19 at Abajana, left several officials with gunshot wounds including policemen and drivers. The six missing persons …