EFCC election monitoring teams attacked by ‘political thugs’ in Imo, Abuja
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says its officials monitoring elections were attacked on Saturday in Imo and Abuja. The presidential and national assembly elections are currently ongoing across the country. The anti-graft agency shared details of the attacks in a thread posted on its Twitter handle. “A team of […]
#NigeriaElections2023: Voters injured as insurgents attack Borno community
Five persons sustained injuries on Saturday during an attack on a community in Gwoza LGA of Borno state. Gwoza is located approximately 135 kilometres south-east of Maiduguri, the Borno capital. Abdu Umar, Borno commissioner of police, confirmed the incident in an interview with NAN. Umar said several gunshots were fired at […]
#NigeriaElections2023: APC, PDP get zero votes as Obi wins his polling unit
Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) has won the presidential election in his polling unit in Anambra state. At polling unit 19 in Agulu 2 ward of Anaocha LGA where Obi voted, the LP got 236 votes. However, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) got zero votes […]
INEC postpones election in 141 Bayelsa polling units to Sunday
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended elections in 141 polling units of Bayelsa state. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, said the exercise was postponed in the affected polling units because the voting process was disrupted. The INEC chairman spoke on Saturday while briefing journalists at the collation centre, Abuja, on the […]
‘PDP gets 282, APC secures 57’ — Atiku wins his polling unit by wide margin
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the election in the polling unit of Atiku Abubakar, its presidential candidate. With the result of the election, which held at polling unit 12 in Ajiya, Gwadabawa ward in Yola north LGA of Adamawa state, PDP secured 282 votes, while the All Progressives Congress (APC) came […]
Newspaper Headlines: 87.2m Nigerians to vote as 18 candidates battle to succeed Buhari
It is election day in Nigeria and the major newspapers’ cover pages were dominated by reports on the presidential and national assembly elections. Source: Top Stories
#NigeriaDecides2023: The Anambra community hoping to produce Nigeria’s next president
The 2023 presidential election holds today and residents of Agulu community, in Anambra state, are gearing up for a poll that may seal their fate for the next decade. Agulu is the ancestral home of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP). Over time, Obi has attracted a cult following on […]
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The much anticipated presidential election is finally here. Nigerians will today troop out to decide who will lead them for the next four years. Candidates from 18 political parties are gunning for the top position but of that number, there are four frontline candidates. The battle for the presidential seat is between […]
PHOTOS: Osinbajo arrives hometown for election, meets with APC leaders
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday, arrived in his hometown, Ikenne in Ogun state, ahead of the general election. The national assembly and presidential elections are billed to hold on Saturday. In a tweet on Friday, Laolu Akande, spokesperson to Osinbajo, said Osinbajo arrived his hometown on Friday afternoon and held a series […]