Nigeria: INEC Postpones Collation of Ebonyi Results As APC Candidate Leads Comfortably

INEC had declared the results from 12 out of 13 local government areas of Ebonyi before postponing the collation of results on Sunday. Read more »

Nigeria: Oyo Assembly Speaker, Ogundoyin, Retains Constituency Seat

Oladeji said Mr Ogundoyin, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, scored 10,039 votes to defeat his closest rival, Adeolu Aderounmu of the All Progressives Congress (APC),… Read more »

Nigeria: Police Say They Have Restored Normalcy in Lagos Community

The intra-community clash, which broke out on Sunday, resulted in the destruction of property. Read more »

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: Pitch Awards - Osimhen, Oshoala in Hot Race to Retain Titles

There are 18 categories in all where winners will emerge on Friday night. 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: 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 »