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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has congratulated Nigeria’s President-elect Bola Tinubu.  Umaru Embaló, chair of the ECOWAS authority of heads of state and government, conveyed the congratulatory message in a statement on Wednesday. Nigerians went to the polls on Saturday to elect a president and members of the national […]

Tanko Yakasai, an elder statesman, says Bola Tinubu, president-elect, should run an inclusive government that will give every citizen a sense of belonging. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Tinubu the winner of the election having secured 8,794,726 votes to defeat Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who got 6,984,520 […]

Bola Tinubu, the President-elect, says he will work tirelessly to make Nigeria better. Tinubu spoke on Wednesday when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) issued him a certificate of return in Abuja. While describing himself as a “servant of the people, the President-elect said he has been elected to carry out a […]

Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state, says the victory of Bola Tinubu, president-elect, has given the All Progressives Congress (APC) an opportunity to build on the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) earlier on Wednesday announced Tinubu as the winner of the presidential election conducted on Saturday. […]

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has reacted to a viral video claiming that some of its officers have arrested a criminal syndicate engaging in electoral fraud in the federal capital territory (FCT). On Tuesday, a video showing some persons arrested with some items like the bimodal voter accreditation system (BVAS) machines of the […]

Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, delivered an acceptance speech in the early hours of Wednesday after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared him the winner of the presidential election. Read the full speech below. My fellow Nigerians, I am profoundly humbled that you have elected me to serve as the 16th […]

Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, says renewed hope has dawned in Nigeria with his election. Tinubu polled 8,794,726 votes to defeat Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who had 6,984,520 votes, while Peter Obi, candidate of the Labour Party (LP), secured 6,101,533. In his acceptance speech delivered after he was declared […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Bola Tinubu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on winning the presidential election. According to the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday, Tinubu secured 8,794,726 votes to defeat Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who got 6,984,520 votes, and Peter […]