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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Abdullahi Sule of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the governorship election in Nasarawa state. Ishaya Tanko, the state collation and returning officer, made the declaration on Monday. The APC candidate polled a total of 347, 209 votes to defeat his […]

The Kano government has imposed a dawn-to-dusk curfew in the state. The state government said the curfew was put in place to avoid a breakdown of law and order “following tensions generated from the collation of results of the governorship and state assembly elections”. Muhammad Garba, the commissioner for information and internal […]

Abba Yusuf, the gubernatorial candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has won the Kano governorship election, defeating Yusuf Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Gawuna, who serves as deputy governor of the state, is Abdullahi Ganduje’s anointed candidate, while Abba Yusuf is keenly supported by Rabiu Kwankwaso, former governor of […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the winner of the Lagos governorship election. Sanwo-Olu was announced the winner of the election at a few minutes past 1am on Monday. The Labour Party (LP), which had  Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour as its governorship candidate, rejected the result. Announcing the […]

Ahmed Aliyu, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto state, has been declared the winner of the election. Armaya’u Hamisu, the returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for Sokoto governorship election announced the result on Sunday evening. Hamisu said Aliyu secured 453,661 votes to defeat […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Dikko Umar-Radda of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the governorship election in Katsina state. Muazu Abubakar-Gusau, INEC returning officer for the Katsina governorship poll, announced the result on Sunday, adding that Umar-Radda polled 859,892 votes to win the election. Yakubu […]

Chimaroke Nnamani, senator representing Enugu east, has lost his bid to seek re-election to the upper legislative chamber. Announcing the result on Sunday, Joachim Omeje, INEC returning officer, said Kelvin Chukwu, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), secured 69,136 votes to win the election. Nnamani, who contested on the platform of […]

Dapo Abiodun and Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq have been declared the winners of the governorship elections in Ogun and Kwara, respectively. Abdulrazaq and Abiodun, who are both candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), were declared winners by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday. In Ogun state, Abiodun was declared winner of […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Umar Namadi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the 2023 governorship election in Jigawa state. Announcing the result on Sunday, Zayyanu Umar, the INEC collation officer in Jigawa state, said the APC candidate polled 618,449 votes. Mustapha Sule Lamido of […]