POLITICS

The collation officer appointed by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the Presidential election in Rivers State, Prof Charles Adias, has suspended the collation of results over alleged threats to life. Prof Adias who is also the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Otuoke in Bayelsa State, said this at …

The International Republican Institute (IRI) and National Democratic Institute (NDI) Joint Election Observation Mission (IEOM) have presented their preliminary statement on the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Nigeria. On Monday in Abuja, the leader, Dr Joyce Banda, former President of Malawi, congratulated the people for “their resilience and enthusiasm”. “Despite …

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Observation Mission deployed to the Nigerian general elections on Saturday has said the exercise was generally peaceful and transparent. Former President Ernest Koroma of Sierra Leone, Leader of the ECOWAS delegation, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during a preliminary briefing on …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to take urgent steps to address the concerns raised over the disruptions recorded at some polling units across the country. Presidential and national assembly election results are currently being announced, but some areas have recorded disruptions, with polls rescheduled in some …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the results of the presidential election released so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) saying the PDP candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has garnered more votes than his All Progressive Congress (APC) counterpart, Bola Tinubu, going by the results at the disposal of …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has been declared the winner of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections conducted in Enugu State. Obi polled a total of 428,640 votes to defeat other contenders, with the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and his counterpart, Bola …

 The collation agent of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dino Melaye, has challenged the method of collation and result announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission at the National Collation Centre in Abuja, on Monday. During his protest at the NCC, he called for the results presentation at the polling units …

All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has appealed to the people of Lagos State to be calm and eschew any act that can lead to breakdown of law and order. Tinubu said the outcome of the election in Lagos where Labour Party won the presidential election should …

It was further discovered that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa paid a total of N150, 000,000 ( One hundred and fifty million Naira) from the Directorate of Government House and Protocol account to NDUKA OBAIGBENA, the founding Chairman of Arise Global Media Limited. It was discovered that the payment was described as …

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has won the presidential election in Lagos state. He defeated Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) standard bearer, after the votes were calculated from all the 20 LGAs in the state. Tinubu is a former Lagos governor and the …