Buhari congratulates Tinubu, says he’s the best man for the job. President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his win of the elections. He further said that Tinubu is the best man for the job. After INEC announced the results on Wednesday morning, Buhari said, “I congratulate His Excellency Bola Ahmed … Read more
Femi Gbajabiamila: 2023 election hotly contested. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, declared the 2023 general elections to be “hotly contested” as the National Assembly reconvened on Tuesday after its recess. This was stated by Gbajabiamila in his opening remarks to the plenary, which lasted for about one hour. The speaker is … Read more
Election 2023: Peter Obi Wins In Delta. Delta State’s presidential election was won by Peter Obi, the candidate for the Labour Party. Prof. Owunari Georgewill of the University of Port-Harcourt, the State Collation Officer, released the results on Tuesday at the state headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission. The PUNCH had earlier reported that … Read more
Election 2023: Abuja women protest results. In protest of suspected anomalies, a women’s organization operating under the banner of “Angry Nigerian Women” stormed the major road leading to the International Conference Centre, the location of the national collation of the presidential election results, on Tuesday. Over 200 women marched to the ICC to protest what … Read more
INEC State official adjourns collation of results in Rivers. The state collation officer for the presidential election in Rivers State, Prof Charles Adias has adjourned the collation of election results. He has adjourned the collation over an alleged threat to life by unnamed party supporters. He announced the adjournment on Tuesday morning while addressing journalists … Read more
Atiku Campaign asks INEC to cancel election results. The Atiku/Okowa campaign committee has asked that INEC cancel the election results gotten so far and declare the election null. A spokesman for the campaign, Daniel Bwala disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He quoted Section 65 of the Electoral Act which mandates the INEC chairman … Read more
2023 Elections: Peter Obi wins massively in Abuja. The Presidential Candidate for the Labour Party, Peter Obi has emerged victorious in the country’s capital, Abuja. In four out of the six Area Councils, he swept it most of the votes. In the final collation, the LP Candidate polled a total of 281,717 votes beating the … Read more
2023 Elections: Atiku wins Sokoto State. The Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party PDP, Atiku Abubakar has emerged victorious in Sokoto State. The victory was a close call as Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the APC was behind by 3000 votes. Atiku polled 288,679 votes against 285,444 which was polled by Tinubu. Things were not … Read more
Election 2023: Wike denies voter intimidation. The Rivers State Government has refuted claims that Governor Nyesom Wike intimidated and influenced voters by going door-to-door with the military during last Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections. This was said in a statement made on Monday in Port Harcourt by the state’s commissioner for information and communications, … Read more
Election 2023: INEC declares Zamfara inconclusive. The Zamfara Central senatorial district election was declared inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday. Prof. Ahmad Galadima, the INEC returning officer for the senatorial district, estimated that at least 74 polling places from 19 registration areas in Bungude, Gusau, and Tsafe were affected by the cancellation. … Read more