Labour Party’s governorship candidate in Lagos state, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has condemned what he called “the massive violence” unleashed on the party’s supporters in many parts of the state. He said supporters of the party were attacked…
From Molly Kilete, Abuja The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has embarked on a visit to some polling units in the Federal Capital Territory(FCT), to asses the security situation in the electoral process. His first visit was…
From Scholastica Onyeka Makurdi The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, (LP), Mr Peter Obi, has won at the two polling units in Benue State Government House in Makurdi. Similarly, the Benue state Governor, Samuel Ortom also won at…
From Aloysius Attah, Onitsha Following the late arrival of materials and INEC officials in most polling units in Onitsha and environs, voting is still ongoing in Awada, Nkpor, Obosi among others. But some communities with lesser number of…
Laide Raheem, Abeokuta Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has failed to deliver his polling unit for his preferred presidential candidate, Peter Obi of Labour Party. After counting the valid votes in the ward 11, zone 6, unit 22, Abeokuta…
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja The Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi has cleared five polling units Aso Rock, Presidential Villa. Obi won at the polling unit 123, one of the several wards where election held with a wide…
From TONY JOHN, Port Harcourt Staunch supporters of the presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Tony Okocha and Austin Opara, respectively, have complained about…
By Billy Graham Abel Yola The presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has record a landslide win in his l Ajia ward 012 polling unit amassing about 282 votes beating Bola Ahmed Tinubu who scored 12 votes and Labour Party scored…
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye Labour Party has one at the polling unit 021, Presidential Villa.While Labour Party won with 58, Peoples Democratic Party got 32 votes while ruling All Progressives Congress got 31 votes. Details later…
The Sokoto State PDP Governorship Candidate, Mallam Saidu Umar FCNA (Mallam Ubandoman Sokoto) has cast his vote at Polling Unit 022 Sabon-titi opposite Borehole, in Kofar Atiku area. Addressing Journalists immediately after exercising his…
The peaceful voting process at Akinyele Street Aguda Surulere Lagos was disrupted by some thugs who stormed the venue in a mini bus popularly known as korope and snatched the ballot boxes. The men came when some people were waiting to be…
….soldiers, police abandon crowd control, say not their job …Process recorded high turn out Fom Idu Jude, Mararaba Nasarawa State As the 2023 general election in Nasarawa state recorded high turn out of enthusiastic voters, it was a case…
From Molly Kilete, Abuja The Federal Capital Territory(FCT), commissioner of police, Sadik Abubakar, has toured Bwari Area Council to monitor the security situation in ongoing presidential elections in the area. The commissioners…
From Molly Kilete, Abuja The Inspector General of Police(IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, is right now at the national collation center of Independent National Election Commission(INEC), at the international conference center in Abuja. The IGP,…
By Chinelo Obogo Former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olabode George, has said that the will of Nigerians must be allowed to prevail. George who cast his vote at polling unit 002, Ikoyi 1, Eti Osa, LGA,…
From Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo One person is reportedly killed by soldiers at a check point along CBN Bye Pass in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital. Police Public Relations Officer for the Taraba State Police Command Abdulahi Usman said…
Two people were injured as shooting stalled voting at Ofoni community. Two boys with guns were said to have fired shots over an altercation with a lady which caused pandemonium. Two youths who masterminded the uproar, were apprehended by a…
From Emmanuel Adeyemi Lokoja Parts of Dekina local government area of Kogi state is currently boiling as thugs invade Anyigba, Dekina town and Abocho carting away and destroying INEC materials after shooting sporadically to disperse voters…
From Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure There was low turnout of voters in many polling centres in Ondo State during the presidential and National Assembly elections held on Saturday, just as a minor technical hitch was experienced in some…
Says Bvas made process easier, than expected. From Abel Leonard, Lafia Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state has expressed delight on the conduct of the presidential and Federal House of Assembly election, commending INEC on the…
From Molly Kilete, Abuja Soldiers have taken over the patrol of all the satellite towns and Area Councils in Abuja the Federal Capital Territory(FCT). The soldiers drawn from the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Air Force(NAF)…
From Desmond Mgboh,Kano The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has expressed confidence of victory at the end of the polls. He spoke shortly after casting his vote, alongside his wife…
By Christopher Oji Scores of thugs invaded some polling units at Mafolokwu Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos and setting electoral materials on fire It was gathered that some masked thugs arrived the area around 11.30 am on…
From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has admitted that it is facing multiple challenges of logistics, perennial insecurity across the country and complaints from political parties over insufficient…
From Molly Kilete, Abuja There is pandemonium at the collation center at Karshi in the Federal Capital territory over shortage of ballot papers for the presidential elections. A visit to the collation center located at the FCT satellite…
From Molly Kilete, Abuja There are reports that bandits have attacked a polling unit at Kuje, in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory(FCT). The attack was said to have happened at one of the polling units at Gidan Mangoro…
• voting finally ongoing at Asokoro polling unit 013 From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja Voting finally commenced 11:15 at Polling Unit 013 Asokoro, Abuja over two hours after the scheduled time of 8:30am. Some of the over 300 eligible…
From Paul Orude Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has expressed optimism that the Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) win the 2023 Presidential election. election. Atiku, along with Ahmed Bola Tinubu…
From Paul Osuyi, Asaba Late arrival of materials, insufficient ballot papers and non-availability of result sheets has stalled the on going elections in parts of Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State. At Kadinma Primary School…
By Steve Agbota As voting commenced in other part of Lagos state, voters at Polling Unit 083, Igala Estate, along Isolo-Ejigbo road are still waiting for INEC officials and election materials to arrive as at 12:30pm. Voters are wondering…