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Charles Adias, collation officer for the presidential election in Rivers state, says some members of the Labour Party (LP) have accused him of election rigging.  Adias, who is the vice-chancellor of the Federal University Otuoke in Bayelsa state, spoke on Monday in Port Harcourt while addressing Deinye Pepple, the LP agent.   Pepple, […]

Ayo Fayose, former governor of Ekiti, says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has no “moral right” to claim patriotism. He said this on Monday in a series of posts on his Twitter handle, hours after Dino Melaye, a spokesperson of the PDP presidential campaign council, protested at the national collation centre in Abuja […]

Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared winner of the presidential election in Bauchi state. Abubakar scored a total of 426,607 votes to defeat his closest contender, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who had 316,694 votes. Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign council has criticised the position of former President Olusegun Obasanjo who has called for the cancellation of allegedly manipulated polls. Earlier on Monday, Obasanjo had advised President Muhammadu Buhari to take urgent steps to address the tensions following allegations of discrepancies in election results. He had […]

Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the presidential election in Benue state. Faruk Kuta, returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), announced the result on Monday at the INEC head office in Makurdi, the state capital. APC’s Tinubu polled 310,468 votes, followed by Peter Obi of […]

Ayobode Lokulo-Sodipe, judge of the Ondo state court of appeal, is dead. Lokulo-Sodipe clocked 67 on February 15. The judge was said to have slumped in his office while dressing up to attend a court session on Monday. All attempts to revive him were ineffective and he passed away before reaching […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to take urgent steps to address the concerns raised over the alleged discrepancies regarding the results of the general election. Presidential and national assembly election results are currently being announced, but some areas have recorded disruptions, while party agents such as those of the […]

The United States has announced an extension of the validity of tourist visas for Nigerians from two years to five years. In a statement on Monday, the US mission in Nigeria said the extension will take effect from March 1, 2023. The development comes days after the Nigerian government announced that it […]

Ndudi Elumelu, minority leader of the house of representatives, has lost his seat in the lower legislative chamber. Kenneth Ibe, the returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), announced the development on Monday while reading the result for Aniocha/Oshimili federal constituency in Delta state. Elumelu, a member of the Peoples […]

An official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been killed following an attack by gunmen in Delta state.  Monday Udoh-Tom, the INEC resident electoral commissioner (REC) in the state, confirmed the development at a media briefing on Monday. Speaking in Asaba, the Delta capital, Udoh-Tom said the INEC official was […]