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The victory of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election has answered one or two questions about our nationhood — but it has, at the same time, left many salient and latent issues hanging. Now we know a south-west Muslim can be elected president of this ethno-religiously complex country. Before, it […]

The Labour Party (LP) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the election results of areas where voter intimidation took place. The governorship and state houses of assembly elections took place across the country on Saturday. Julius Abure, LP national chairperson, in a statement on Saturday, also asked INEC […]

Olufemi Ajadi, the governorship candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Ogun state, says the party will sue the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the “omission of the party’s name from ballot papers”. Ajadi spoke with journalists on Saturday after casting his vote at Ofada, Obafemi Owode LGA of Ogun […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the governorship and state house of assembly elections in Butura ward in Bokkos LGA of Plateau. Announcing the development on Saturday, Oliver Agundu, the state INEC resident electoral commissioner (REC), said the postponement was due to a logistics problem. Agundu said election materials such […]

Abdul-Azeez Adediran, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos, better known as Jandor, has won the election at his polling unit. At polling unit 001 located in Irewe where the Lagos PDP governorship candidate voted, the party polled 87 votes, while the All Progressives Congress (APC) secured 66 votes. The […]

The Labour Party (LP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have traded words over the attacks on voters in Lagos state. Attacks were recorded in various parts of the state during the governorship and state house of assembly elections on Saturday. In a Twitter post, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the governorship candidate of the […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the governorship and state assembly elections in 10 polling units in Victoria Garden City (VGC) estate in Lagos state. Announcing the development at a media briefing in VGC on Saturday, Segun Agbaje, INEC resident electoral commissioner (REC) in the state, said corps members deployed as […]

Suspected thugs wearing masks reportedly attacked polling units at ward D, Igando/Ikotun area of Lagos state. Nigerians across the country turned up to participate in the governorship and state assembly elections on Saturday. While there were issues of voter apathy across the country, violence was prevalent in some states, including Lagos. […]

Gbadebo Rodes-Vivour, governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Lagos, has lost the election at his polling unit. Rhodes-Vivour voted at polling unit 045 in Anifowoshe, Ikeja LGA. According to results announced at the polling unit, the All Progressives Congress (APC) secured 29 votes, while the LP got 18 votes. The […]

Abdullahi Adamu, national chairperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has decried the low turnout of voters for the governorship and house of assembly elections. The governorship and house of assembly elections are ongoing across the country. Speaking with journalists after casting his vote at polling unit 010, Agwan Rimi ward in […]