Nigeria: Breaking - All Eyes On Kano as INEC Declares Kebbi Governorship Election Inconclusive

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Kebbi State governorship election inconclusive. Read more »

Nigeria: PDP Leads Edo Assembly With 12 Seats

The PDP has won 12 out of the 24 constituency seats in the Edo State House of Assembly elections. Read more »

Nigeria: Niger Communities Chase Away INEC Officials Over Bandits' Attacks

Wards in Paiko, Munya LGAs affected  Read more »

Nigeria: Breaking - Tension in Kano as INEC Concludes Announcement of LG Results but Asks for More Hours

There is tension in Kano over the final collation of Saturday's governorship election results. Read more »

Nigeria: Breaking - NNPP Leading APC With Over 30,000 Votes in Kano

The New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) currently has over 30,000 votes above its All Progressives Congress (APC) rival in the ongoing collation of Kano governorship election… Read more »

Nigeria: Ogun - 26-Year-Old Kashamu's Son, Amosun's Nephew, Others Win Seats

A 26-year-old man, Rasheed Buruji Kashamu, of PDP has emerged winner of Ijebu North 1 Constituency in the Ogun State House of Assembly. Read more »

Nigeria: 26-Year-Old Woman Wins Assembly Seat in Kwara

The candidate of the APC for the House of Assembly election in Owode/Onire Constituency, Asa LGA of Kwara State, Rukayat Motunrayo Shittu, has been declared winner of the poll. Read more »

Nigeria: How 34-Year-Old Defeated Yobe Speaker

The Speaker of the Yobe State House of Assembly, Ahmed Mirwa Lawan, has lost his seat in the assembly to Lawan Musa, a 34-year-old candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),… Read more »

Nigeria: Ruling Party Wins Jigawa, Katsina, Sokoto States; Opposition Takes Akwa Ibom

NNPP leads in Kano; Binani, Fintiri neck and neck Gombe, Kwara, Yobe, Lagos, Oyo, Ogun govs re-elected Alia, Zulum, Bala Mohammed, in early lead Collation continues in Kaduna,… Read more »

Nigeria: First Women Lawmakers Since 1999 Elected in Kogi State

Two female candidates of APC, Mrs Comfort Nwuchola and Mrs Omotayo Adeleye-Ishaya, have won Ibaji and Ijumu seats respectively in the Kogi State House of Assembly. Read more »

Nigeria: 10th Senate Presidency - Who Succeeds Ahmad Lawan?

With elections of the 109 Senators of the 10th Senate almost concluded, public attention, in the polity, has gradually shifted towards the battle for the senate presidency and… Read more »

Nigeria: 10th National Assembly Records Highest Casualties of Experienced Lawmakers

Many experienced lawmakers will not be returning to the federal parliament when the 10th National Assembly would be inaugurated in June, having lost re-election, retired or sought… Read more »

Nigeria: Peter Obi Reaches Out to Attacked Supporters

Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, has reached out to his supporters attacked during Saturday's governorship and house of assembly elections. Read more »

Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides2023 - Five Issues That Will Put INEC in the Spotlight

Tongues are still wagging over the outcome of the February 25 presidential and National House of Assembly elections. Read more »

Nigeria: 24.8m Nigerians At Risk of Food, Nutrition Crisis in 26 States, FCT - FAO

About 24.8 million Nigerians in 26 states and the FCT could experience acute nutrition and food crisis between June and August following the lingering fuel and cash scarcity in the… Read more »

Nigeria: Shopping for Biden's Endorsement, an Act of Desperation - Atiku to Tinubu

Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has accused the Presidential Campaign Organisation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for shopping for… Read more »

Nigeria: Obi's Lawyers Begin Inspection of Election Materials

Lawyers of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, on Monday, commenced the inspection of election materials used for the February 25 presidential election… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Military, Police Lauded Over Outcome of 2023 Presidential Polls

A coalition of 23 Civil Society Organisations has commended the Armed Forces and Police for the peaceful conduct of the February 25th presidential and National Assembly elections. Read more »

Nigeria: Floods - Govt to Relocate 10,000 People in Kogi

The federal government is to relocate 10,000 persons in Mosun Community in Bassa Local Government Area of Kogi following the rampaging activities of the River Benue in the rainy… Read more »

Nigeria: Despite Setbacks, Nigerians Should Be Proud of 2023 Elections - British Envoy

The outgoing British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, yesterday said Nigerians should be proud of the 2023 presidential and National Assembly elections despite some… Read more »

Nigeria: Inside the Courts and Challenging Election Outcomes

Litigating election disputes is contentious, complex and excessively technical. The technicality of electoral dispute litigation is fueled by the strict requirements of the… Read more »

Nigeria: 48 Days After, Buhari's Committee Fails to End Petrol Scarcity

Forty-eight days after, a 14-man steering committee constituted to tackle petrol supply hurdles and regulate the price of the product, under the chairmanship of President Muhammadu… Read more »

Nigeria: Presidential Poll - Why Pollsters Got Outcome Wrong

In the buildup to the 2023 general elections, many opinion polls were conducted, projecting the likely outcome of the presidential election. But the results indicated that the… Read more »

Nigeria: Labour Party to Embark on Nationwide Protest Against Electoral Body

The Labour Party has said it will embark on a nationwide protest over the alleged refusal of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to obey the order of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Elections - FG to Shift 2023 Census to May

The National Population Commission (NPC) has stated that the postponement of the 2023 gubernatorial and state assembly elections would affect the conduct of the 2023 housing and… Read more »