archiveFebruary 25, 2019

Following the conclusion of the general election, sentiments in the Nigerian equities market turned positive as the benchmark index of The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) notched higher by 0.57 per cent to 32,568.65 points, driven by interest across major counters. Accordingly, the Month-to-Date and Year-to-Date gains increased slightly to 7.01...

The European Union Election Observation Mission to Nigeria says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had many operational shortcomings on last Saturday’s elections. The observers also lamented the killing of almost 35 persons on election day as well as the late arrival of election materials at many polling units. The...

  There is tension in Jos, the capital of Plateau State over the cancellation of about 92,000 presidential election results in Tudun-Wada/Kabong federal ward, in Jos North Local Government Area of the State. Youths in the affected areas protested when they received the news of the cancellation by INEC which...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the presidential and parliamentary election results being announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The National Chairman of the PDP, Uche Secondus, in a press briefing currently ongoing said the results being announced by INEC are inflated in favour of the ruling...

Here are the official results of the presidential election in some of  the states as presented by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday. Buhari wins Kwara President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the presidential election in Kwara State defeating his main challenger, Atiku...

President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo has raised the alarm over situations in Lagos state and the threat to lives of Ndigbo residing in Lagos. He also expressed worry over alleged hostage taking of electoral officers in Imo state by Governor Rochas Okorocha, noting the Residents Electoral Commissioner...

The Oyo State Governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo South Senatorial District in last Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has expressed appreciation to the people of the state for their peaceful conduct and large turnout during the elections. The Peoples Democratic...

Nigeria’s largest non-partisan and independent movement of citizen observers, YIAGA AFRICA’ Watching The Vote (WTV) has  said the conduct of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections fell short of expectations. Presenting its preliminary findings on the conduct of the election at a press conference in Abuja, on Sunday, the organisation...

    Madam Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the ECOWAS Head of Election Observation Mission to Nigeria, has called on all candidates in the Presidential and National Assembly elections to accept the results “in good faith”. The former Liberian President said this during a briefing on the mission’s preliminary declaration on the elections...