March 19, 2023
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: Police Arrest Kano Lawmaker, 160 Others for Electoral Offences
Mr Usaini-Gumel said that the suspects would be arraigned in law courts as soon as the investigation was completed. 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: NigeriaDecides2023 - Six Missing As Gunmen Attack Officials in Kogi
The six missing persons include two serving National Youth Service Corps members and four former corps members. 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 »
Nigeria: Four Suspected Vote Buyers Arrested in Sokoto, Katsina
ICPC says its operatives came under attack while carrying out the arrest of the vote buyers. 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 »
Nigeria: 2023 Polls - Our Mission Is to Strengthen Democracy in Nigeria - EU Observers
EU observers plan to release a preliminary statement by Monday Read more »
Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides - Vote Buying, Violence Characterise Governorship Elections - Group
CDD also said online and offline voter suppression affected the governorship elections. Read more »
Nigeria: INEC Postpones Election in Lagos Community With Over 5,000 Voters
INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Segun Agbaje, says the elections in the affected 10 polling units in Lagos will hold on Sunday. Read more »
Nigeria: INEC's Register Full of Dead People - Governor Abiodun's Aide
Mr Hazzan said INEC was building on the 1999 register and had not removed the names of dead people. Read more »
Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides2023 - Obasanjo Absent As Osinbajo Commends Improved Polls
"It has been a very pleasant experience that I was able to cast my vote and also so many people have been able to cast their votes," Mr Osinbajo said. Read more »