(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River has suffered defeat in his bid to return to the Senate after completing his tenure as governor. Ayade, who is rounding up his second term as governor, was in the Senate from 2011 to 2015 and had hoped to return to the role as Senator representing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, has emerged winner of the just concluded senatorial election in Yobe North. The position was keenly contested between the two major political parties in the state, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Returning Officer of the zone, Professor Omolola […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun the collation of results for the February 25 presidential election in Lagos State. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Olusegun Agbaje opened the floor at the state collation centre in the Yaba area of the state on Sunday. The results for the 12 local government areas […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Danjuma Goje of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Gombe Central senatorial election. The INEC Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Mustapha Muhammad, who declared the results on Sunday in Kumo, said Goje polled 102,916 votes. He defeated his closest […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The labour party Candidate for Nsukka/ Igbo-Eze South federal constituency of Enugu state, Chidi Mark Obetta, has been returned as winner of Saturday’s National Assembly election. Returning officer for the exercise, Prof Romanus Eze who declared the results Sunday said Chidi Obetta scored a total of 50,881 votes to defeat his closest […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday announced the 2023 presidential election results for Ekiti State. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Ekiti, Ayobami Salami reeled out the results at the 2023 presidential election collation centre at the International Conference Centre in Abuja. He said Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has claimed six local government areas in the presidential election results in Katsina State. The Katsina State Collation Officer Professor Mua’zu Abubakar Gusau who is also the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Gusau announced the results on Sunday. The election results declared in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, Presidential Candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), is leading with 43,625 votes in the seven local government areas of Kano State so far declared at the state collation centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). With 69,997 votes, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Presidential Candidate of the ruling […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has defeated the candidates of both the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and Peter Obi of the Labour Party in 12 local government areas of Oyo State announced so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The local governments are: Ibadan North West: […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission Ekiti State Collation Officer for Saturday’s presidential poll in the state, Prof. Akeem Lasisi, on Sunday, announced the final result of the election in the state. Lasisi, who is the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila Orangun, Osun State, spoke at the State […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, is currently leading in 23 local government areas of Osun State where results have already been declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Atiku won in 18 local government areas in 23 LGAs already announced while the presidential candidate of the All […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday officially opened the 2023 presidential election collation centre. The Collation Centre is at the International Conference Centre in Abuja. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu set certain ground rules for the collation of election results, advising political parties to only draw their figures from INEC. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent Electoral Commission has declared Hon. Ginger Onwusibe of the Labour Party as House of Representatives member-elect for Isiala Ngwa North and South Federal constituency. Ginger, a former Council Chairman, defeated Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s preferred candidate and his immediate past Chief of Staff, Professor Anthony Agbazuere. Ginger polled a total number […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has won 12 local government areas (LGAs) in Ekiti State. In the result of 12 out of 16 LGAs announced so far by the Ekiti State Presiding Officer for INEC, Prof Akeem Lasisi, Tinubu recorded the highest votes in the LGAs […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ordered re-election in nine polling units at Ganaja Village in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi. According to Alhaji Haliru Sule, Kogi INEC Head of Voters Education and Publicity, the order became imperative as scheduled elections couldn’t be held in those units due some logistic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will commence the collation of 2023 presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday at 12 noon. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced this at a news conference on the 2023 general elections on Saturday in Abuja. Our Correspondent reports that the major political parties […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Kashim Shettima has won his polling unit, Shettima Kukawa, polling unit 023, Lawan Bukar, Lamisula Ward, Maiduguri Borno State. The results is as follows: APC – 126 PDP – 23 LP – 0 NNPP – 0
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Labour Party’s presidential candidate Peter Obi, on Saturday, won at polling units within the Presidential Villa. Verified Results are as follows: ONE Polling Unit 121 – APC – 31 PDP – 32 NNPP – 1 LP – 58 AA – 1 Invalid – 3 TWO Polling Unit 131 APC – 6 PDP […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite the late arrival of Electoral Materials and INEC Officials to election venues across Enugu state, the area has witnessed massive turnout of Voters who waited patiently for their turn to perform their civic duties.. Unlike past elections, today’s exercise was devoid of voter apathy and skirmishes across the state as both […]
BREAKING – It’s Official: Bola Tinubu Wins Nigeria’s Presidential Election (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu has emerged the winner of Nigeria’s Saturday Presidential election. The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Mahmouh Yakubu made the declaration today (Tuesday) in Abuja at the […]
