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Tinubu leads in 10 Ogun local govts.Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has won in 10 local governments announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) so far. Also, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar is coming second in the 10 local …

Over 100 persons, including voters, party agents, politicians and supporters are at the secretariat of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State over the non conduct of elections in major parts of the council in early this morning. The council boss, Dr. …

A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has warned politicians not to incite violence over the outcome of Saturday’s presidential election.A spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP presidential campaign, Dino Melaye had raised the alarm alleging a move by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to rig the poll. …

Some lawyers on Saturday faulted the open display of ballot papers by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) and the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, after casting their votes for their preferred candidates. They stated that though it was wrong for the President and the governor to openly engage …

The Labour Party (LP) has faulted the process of collating the result of last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly Elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), saying it will challenge the outcome in court. LP alleged that most of its members were deliberately disenfranchised through varied means across the country, …

More than 30 migrants, including a months-old baby, were killed and another 50 were rescued after their boat broke and sank in the rough seas off the coast of southern Italy. The wooden boat allegedly ran into trouble at dawn in the Ionian Sea on Sunday near the southern coast …

EFCC Arrests Woman With 18 Voter Cards In Kaduna; Arrests Vote Buyers In Abuja And Kano (Photos) While the Nigeria 2023 presidential elections was ongoing, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, announced it’s operatives on Saturday morning,February 25 arrested a woman with 18 voter cards in the Badarwa area of …

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) agents are said to have clashed during the voting process at polling unit 019, Ita Aro square, ga/Ijimu ward in Ikorodu, Lagos State. The polling unit is where Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deputy governorship candidate Funke Akindele voted at around 12.16 …

Chioma Akpotha, has alleged that she was attacked at her polling unit in Eti-Osa LGA, Lagos.The presidential election commenced on Saturday morning with a total of 18 candidates contesting for Nigeria’s highest office. Millions of Nigerians also took to their polling units to vote in favour of their preferred candidates …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cancelled the voting process in seven polling units in the Kogi East Senatorial District of the state following the disruption of voting by thugs in the affected areas. According to INEC, two polling units were cancelled in Anyigba while five others were annulled …