elections

ABEOKUTA - The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abeokuta will on Monday begin the hearing of petition submitted by the Ogun State Chapter of Labour Party against the March 9 governorship election in the state. Labour Party had last Monday dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the All Progressives Congress...

Governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement in Ogun State, Mr. Abdulkabir Akinlade won in the polling unit 22, Ward 11 where ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo cast his vote. . The result is as follows: APM 72 APC 54 ADC 36...

The gubernatorial candidate of the African Democratic Congress in Ogun State, Gboyega Isiaka, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to reflect the will of the people in the final results of the governorship election in the state. . Isiaka, who alleged that the National Assembly election was besieged with...

A factional governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Ladi Adebutu, has lost his polling unit to the All Progressives Congress. . Adebutu, who adopted the Allied Peoples Movement’s governorship candidate, Adekunle Akinlade, voted at Ward 5 Unit 4 Wesley Nursery and Primary School, Iperu, Ikenne, Ogun...

By Gbenga Oluwatoyin Late arrival of election materials at most of the polling centers delayed the commencement of voting in ward 11, unit 022 Abeokuta North local government of Ogun state on Saturday. At about 9:15am this morning voting seems not visible at ward 11, unit 022, Olusomi compound, Totoro,...

By Gbenga Oluwatoyin The Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has called on Nigerians to exercise patience with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and give it the benefit of doubt. Reacting to the rescheduled Presidential and National Assembly elections, as announced the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), during inspection...

By Gbenga Oluwatoyin The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released hotlines against electoral fraud, particularly Vote-Buying The EFCC encourages patriotic citizens with authentic information that can lead to arrest of culprits of Vote-buying to reach the Commission for prompt response. The numbers to call are as follows: ABUJA...

FULL TEXT OF HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI’S BROADCAST TO THE NATION, FEBRUARY 14, 2019 Fellow Citizens, On Saturday, February 16, 2019, you will, once again, be called upon to choose the leaders who will pilot the affairs of our great nation for the next four years. This is a...

The police in Kano has confirmed the interception of seven bags of ballot papers being conveyed to Jigawa. Fagge Division of the force intercepted the vehicle at night and the suspects were transferred to police headquarters in Kano for interrogation. Kano Police Spokesperson, Haruna Abdullahi, confirmed the report but said...

Against what certain political leaders have been peddling as the new way of voting introduced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the electoral umpire has clarified that voters could vote with any finger because ballot paper is not finger sensitive. Some politicians have been telling their followers to only...