March 19, 2023
Nigeria: Guber Polls - IREV Portal Functioned Optimally - Yiaga Africa
He said that Yiaga Africa condemned acts of voter suppression fuelled by ethnic profiling, political thuggery and desperation to secure electoral victory at all costs. Read more »
Nigeria: Fintiri Vs Binani - Adamawa's Tough Contest Continues As Incumbent Sustains Lead After 18 LGs
Mr Fintri won in 11 out of the 18 local government areas' results announced so far. Read more »
Nigeria: Governorship Poll - APC Has No Candidate On INEC's Result Sheet in Akwa Ibom
INEC could have printed the result sheet before it was ordered by the court to publish Mr Udofia's name as APC's candidate. Read more »
Nigeria: APGA, APC Enugu Gov Candidates Lose Their LGA to PDP
The APGA and APC governorship candidates in Enugu State, who hail from different towns in the Nkanu West Local Government Area of the state, lost to the PDP in the council area. Read more »
Nigeria: NigeriaDecides2023 - Human Rights Commission to Invite Kogi Gov, MC Oluomo to Face Panel
NHRC says both Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State and MC Oluomo will be invited to face an investigative panel over their alleged inciting comments during the elections. Read more »
Nigeria: PDP in Early Lead in Zamfara Governorship Election Results
PDP's governorship candidate in Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, is in early lead having won the three Local Government Areas in the results of Saturday's election declared so far. Read more »
Nigeria: Losing Presidential Candidate Accuses Electoral Body Chairman of Undermining Democracy
Atiku was reacting to an allegation by the immediate past Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who said Mr Yakubu was recommended for re-appointment by a member of Bola… Read more »
Nigeria: State Assembly Elections - Parties Share Assembly Seats in Ebonyi
The PDP candidate of Onicha West, Charles Onu scored 4,506 votes to defeat his closest opponent and candidate of the APC, Chima Ude-Umanta who scored 3,596 votes. Read more »
Nigeria: Kaduna Speaker Re-Elected to House of Assembly
The speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly was reelected to represent his Igabi state constituency in the assembly. Read more »
Nigeria: Adamawa 2023 - Binani Wins Her Local Government Area
Binani defeated her closest rival and incumbent governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, of the PDP in Yola South Local Government Area with a voting gap of about 11,000. Read more »
Nigeria: It's Official - APC's Dapo Abiodun Wins Ogun Governorship Election
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ladi Adebutu, polled 262,383 votes to come second in the election. Read more »
Nigeria: Ekiti 2023 - APC Gets 23 Seats, SDP 2, One Seat Declared Inconclusive
Election in the affected constituency was said to have been disrupted by suspected hoodlums. Read more »
Nigeria: Adamawa 2023 - Governor Fintiri Wins
He polled 27,351 while Mrs Dahiru polled a distant 9,650 to come second place. Read more »
Nigeria: Gombe Governor Wins Second Term in Office
The Gombe State governor, Yahaya, won the governorship election for a second term on Sunday. Read more »
Nigeria: Suppression, Harassment of Observers Characterised Gubernatorial Election - CJID
In the course of undertaking their duty, some were victims of abuse from various actors. Among other forms of assault, some of them were detained, beaten, threatened or had their… Read more »
Nigeria: Governorship Elections - ActionAid Lauds INEC's Performance
"Regrettably, the voter turnout for the election was low, it is obvious that voter apathy has set in given what happened during the last election." Read more »
Nigeria: It's Official - INEC Declares PDP's Makinde Winner of Oyo Governorship Election
Mr Makinde was declared the winner by the electoral commission, INEC, on Sunday in Ibadan, the state capital. Read more »
Nigeria: Ruling Party Celebrates as Sanwo-Olu Secures Re-election as Lagos Governor
Mr Sanwo-Olu defeated his two main challengers in 18 out of the 19 local government areas where results have been declared. Read more »
Nigeria: Governorship Poll - INEC Denies Journalists Access to Kano Collation Centre
Some journalists fully accredited to cover the state elections and coalition of the results have been denied access to the collation centre in Kano. Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos 2023 - Governor Sanwo-Olu Records Massive Win in His LGA
He came far ahead of his two main challengers Read more »
Nigeria: Governorship Election - Collation to Commence in Lagos, Continue in Ogun Sunday
According to Mr Agbaje, electoral officials across the state's 20 local government areas were yet to return to the state collation centre with collated results. Read more »
March 18, 2023
Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides2023 - Low Voter Turnout Mars Governorship, Assembly Polls in Borno
The majority of the voters in the metropolis of the two local governments that form the state capital, Maiduguri, did not turn out to vote. Read more »
March 19, 2023
Nigeria: Official Governorship Election Results From Local Govts
Governorship elections were held in 28 states while state legislative elections were held in all of Nigeria's 36 states. Read more »
Nigeria: Ruling Party Will Win Not Less Than 28 States, Senate President Lawan Boasts
Mr Lawan praises the National Assembly for passing a law that has improved Nigeria's elections. Read more »
March 18, 2023
Nigeria: Police Detain Election Observer in Borno
Mr Umar said he was arrested by a police officer attached to Kekeno(005) under Kukawa of Kukawa Local Government Area in Borno State. Read more »