archiveFebruary 23, 2019

Shocking results have been witnessed in some parts of the country as the snippet of results for today’s Presidential and National Assembly elections are coming in. Buhari defeats Atiku in Obasanjo polling unit The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won both the Presidential and National Assembly elections in the polling...

The presidential candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) Kingsley Moghalu, has expressed disappointment over the failure of card readers in his ward, Akabueze in Nnewi, Anambra state. According to a report monitored on Channels Television, Mr Moghalu explained that there were three polling units in his area and that...

  Islamic State on Saturday said it carried out a morning attack on the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri as the country holds elections, although the army has denied an attack took place and says sounds of fighting were drills. In a statement on its news agency Amaq, the militant...

  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...

A series of explosions was heard in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Saturday, just hours before the opening of polls in presidential and parliamentary elections. Multiple blasts were heard at about 6:00 am (0500 GMT), locals told AFP. There was no immediate indication of the cause but the...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has directed its Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Cross River to remove the names of all candidates of All Progressives Congress (APC) from the ballot for the general elections. The REC, Dr Frankland Briyai disclosed this to newsmen on Friday in Calabar. According to...

Head of the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (EOM) and former president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has assured Nigeria of the support of the entire nations of Africa, as the country goes to polls today to elect a new leader for the next four years. The elections of the President and...