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Six member states of the Federation have petitioned the Supreme Court to invalidate the Presidential and National Assembly elections held on February 25, 2023. Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, and Sokoto are the six states who filed the lawsuit through their Attorneys General. The lawsuit was brought according to sections 6 (6)14(3)153(2) and 252... Read More
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Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss: Accept Tinubu’s victory as will of God – Aisha Buhari Aisha Buhari, the president’s wife, has urged Nigerians to accept Bola Tinubu’s win as God’s will. Aisha met Oluremi Tinubu and Nana Shettima, spouses of the... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has apologized to Nigerians for the re-design of the naira, stating that the move was not intended to bring hardship. Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele revealed the proposal to redesign the N200, N500, and N1,000 notes in October 2022. The Central Bank imposed a deadline of February... Read More
Peter Obi, candidate for the Labour Party (LP), has promised to show Nigerians that he actually won the presidential election. On Wednesday, Bola Tinubu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was announced as the winner of the presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)... Read More
The late musician Fela Kuti’s youngest son, Seun has finally spoken up on the 2023 Nigeria Elections. Famous for saying what he thinks without caring what others think, Kuti came to Instagram after the 2023 presidential election to offer his thoughts on the results. Prior to the elections, the singer had a heated debate with Peter Okoye... Read More
President-elect Bola Tinubu has established a committee to reconcile with the other presidential candidates who contested the election on Saturday. Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu made the announcement, saying the committees are made up of APC elders who “would shortly begin to meet with co-contestants of the President-elect in an attempt to soothe their loss... Read More
Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss: INEC uploads 82% of results four days after presidential poll Four days after the presidential poll, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded only 145,519 results from 176,846 polling units, which represents 82 percent of... Read More
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented certificates of return to Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima, as the president and vice-president-elect. Mahmud Yakubu, INEC chairman presented the certificates. The presentation took place at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. Tinubu and Shettima of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the presidential election held on Saturday.... Read More
Idowu ‘King West’ Akinsanya, the son of MC Oluomo, chairman of the Lagos state parks management committee, claims they “now own Nigeria”. King West’s boasts follow the election of All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Bola Tinubu as president of Nigeria. On Wednesday, Idowu posted a series of rants on his Instagram page, in which he... Read More
After much silence, actress Iyabo Ojo has addressed the election of APC candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu as president-elect of Nigeria. Iyabo Ojo, who calls herself a Peter Obi Obedient (a term for supporters of the Labour Party’s presidential candidate), has publicly expressed her support for Obi while also condemning tribalist extremists. The actress wrote, “I... Read More
Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano, has congratulated Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for winning the presidential election. In a statement by Abba Anwar, his chief press secretary, Ganduje commended the struggle and commitment of Tinubu’s “political dynasty”. He described Tinubu as “a master strategist, a builder of man and space, an acknowledged... Read More
Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss: INEC declares Tinubu winner of presidential election The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, as the president-elect. Tinubu, a former Lagos State governor, was declared the president-elect after... Read More
Peter Obi, representing the Labour Party (LP), has won the presidential election held in the states of Ebonyi and Cross River. Obi received 259,738 votes to defeat Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress  (APC) and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ebonyi, as revealed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Tinubu received... Read More
INEC advises parties dissatisfied with presidential election results to go to court. Dino Melaye, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) agent, and other party agents walked out of the national collation headquarters in Abuja on Monday over INEC’s delay in posting presidential election results on the election results viewing portal (IRev). Melaye also accused INEC chairman Mahmood... Read More
The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was unsuccessful in her campaign to represent Kogi’s central senatorial district in the national assembly. In the recently ended national assembly election, Akpoti-Uduaghan was beaten by Abubakar Sadiku-Ohere of the All Progressive Congress (APC). The result was declared on Tuesday in the Okene region of the state by... Read More
Prof. Charles Adias, the Independent National Electoral Commission’s designated collation officer for the Presidential election in Rivers State, has paused the process due to threats on his life. At the commencement of collation on Tuesday morning at the INEC headquarters in Port Harcourt, Prof Adias, who is also the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University,... Read More
Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, has won the election in the federal capital area (FCT). Obi beat Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) following the tally of all six local councils. Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nominee for president, placed a distant... Read More
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has won the presidential election in Zamfara State. Tinubu polled 298,396 votes to win the state. The collation officer for the Zamfara State presidential election, Prof. Kashim Shehu, announced the results in Gusau, the state capital, in the early hours of Tuesday. According to him,... Read More
The release of election results for the Plateau north senatorial constituency has been interrupted by thugs. On Monday, the thugs raided the collation center and drove out Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and ad hoc personnel. The incident halted the release of the results for the district’s national assembly seats. The thugs entered the premises... Read More
Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss: Atiku wins in Bauchi as Obi takes Nasarawa Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been named the winner of the Bauchi state presidential election. Abubakar received 426,607 votes, defeating All Progressives Congress (APC)... Read More
Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the presidential election in Benue state. The Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) returning officer, Faruk Kuta, declared the results on Monday at the INEC headquarters in Makurdi, the state capital. Tinubu of the APC received 310,468 votes, while Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP)... Read More
Governor Nyesom Wike has refuted claims that he moved around to intimidate and disrupt Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections. According to a statement sent by State Commissioner for Information Mr. Chris Finebone, Wike denied the allegations, saying they came from the warped minds of would-be villains who ultimately failed. The statement made it clear... Read More
An INEC officer in Delta State was killed just days after the presidential and National Assembly elections. Intel suggests the official was murdered on Monday in Ukwani Local Government Area. At the INEC collation center in Asaba, the state capital, the State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Monday Tom, verified the incident to the media. He claimed... Read More
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has won the poll in Lagos state. Once votes were tallied from each of the state’s 20 LGAs, he ended up victorious over Bola Tinubu, the APC’s candidate for governor. Tinubu’s historical base of support has been the state of Lagos, where he previously served... Read More
On Sunday, the Nigerian Police arrested a middle-aged man named Gabriel Agabi on suspicion of impersonation and for having 17 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) devices that were not set up for the ward where he was detained. At the collation center in Okpoma, Yala Local Government Area of Cross River, security officers detained Mr. Agabi,... Read More
Atiku wins Yobe, Home of the Senate President Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, has won the February 25 presidential election in Yobe State. Prof. Umar Pate, the State Returning Officer, said that Atiku received 198,567 votes. Against Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress... Read More
Ahmad Lawan, the current President of the Senate, was victorious in the election for the Yobe North Senate seat in Yobe State. According to the official results released by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday night, incumbent Senate President Ibrahim Lawan defeated Peoples Democratic Party candidate Bello Ilu by a margin of 91,318 to... Read More
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Tinubu, has pulled ahead in the presidential election in Lagos state by a razor-thin margin. With 11 of the 18 LGAs reporting results, he is in the lead, with Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) candidate, in hot pursuit. So far, Obi has been victorious in all seven... Read More
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