Oyo State Governor, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi’s bid to return to the Green Chamber has failed as he lost Saturday’s election in Oyo South Senatorial District. The governor, a member of All Progressives Congress (APC), lost to his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) opponent, Dr Kolawole Balogun, according to the result announced by the Returning Officer, Prof. […]

Civil society groups monitoring Nigeria’s presidential and parliamentary election said on Monday that 39 people have been killed in violence linked to the vote. The Situation Room, an umbrella group of more than 70 organisations, said “election-related violence… led to the death of at least 39 Nigerians” in the last two days. The body, which […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday insisted that it has not cancelled elections anywhere in the country. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, stated this during a media briefing at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Abuja. Specifically, he stated this while responding to a question on the elections in Imo, Lagos, and Anambra states, where […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bayelsa yesterday said the snail speed collation of results of the presidential and National Assembly elections was largely due to the difficult terrain of the state. The Head of Voter Education and Publicity Department, Wilfred Ifogah, told reporters in Yenagoa that the commission was also conducting supplementary polls […]