Unlike many parts of Nigeria, the general election in Rivers states have been reportedly characterized with malpractices and electoral frauds As a result, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for the outright cancellation and rescheduling of the elections. Click the link below for the comprehensive log of incident in the state: MEDIA SITUATION ROOM […]
From Mustapha Abdul Salaam – Results released at the local government level in Borno State, North Eastern Nigeria indicates a ground-breaking victory for the opposition APC Presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari (rted). Out of 27 Local Councils, the following (10) results in the Internally Displaced People (IDP) areas have been released: Borno State LGAs Presidential […]
The All Progressives Congress, APC, lost the polling unit and ward of its National Chairman, John Oyegun, to the Peoples Democratic Party in the Saturday’s presidential election. Mr. John Oyegun’s Ward 2 of the Staff Training School at GRA Benin has two units. APC lost at both units in the area. At Unit 2, where […]
A member of the House of Representatives and Peoples Democratic Party’s senatorial candidate for Gombe Central, Hon Ismaila Kumo, has urged Nigerians to disregard claims by former governor, Sen. Danjuma Goje that he won the senatorial election in the state. Goje had rushed to a national television to declare himself winner of the elections when […]
The Rivers state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for the outright cancellation and rescheduling of the state presidential election alleging massive frauds and rigging. The call was contained in a letter written by the Rivers APC to the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission and obtained by the African Examiner. […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been monitoring field reports on the accreditation process since the commencement of the poll this morning. Whereas the process has gone on well in several places, in some others it has encountered some challenges, especially with the use of the card readers. Consequently, accreditation has been slow in […]
In the final result announced at the two polling units at the Presidential Villa Saturday night, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan lost to the All Progressive Congress candidate, General Mohammadu Buhari as he polled a total of 595 votes to General Buhari’s 613 votes. The election which was conducted peacefully saw the […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – The non functionality of the card reader machine on Saturday forced officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to reverse to the manual accreditation of voters in Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections in Enugu, and parts of South east states. African Examiner reports that the new technology introduced […]
*As Violence, Malpractices Mar Rivers Presidential Election From Collins Amadi – The Saturday Presidential Election in Rivers State, South South Nigeria has been marred by bloody clashes and many logistics irregularities in some Local Government areas of the State, leaving the Governor, Rotimi Amaechi unable to cast his vote. On reaching his polling unit around […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos – Early results in Lagos State indicate that the All Progressive Congress, APC, Presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari is winning Lagos by wide margin. Results collated in different polling units reveals that Buhari defeated Jonathan in the ward of Senator Musiliu Obanikoro and the PDP governorship candidate, Jimi Agbaje. In Obanikoro’s ward, […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos – There is uproar in many parts of Lagos over non-functional of INEC’s card readers in the metropolis. As at 1pm, when voting commenced in some parts of the state, accreditation has not started in some parts as the card readers brought in by INEC were not working. In Kosofe, it was […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Awka – Less than an hour that a bomb exploded at a polling unit in Enugu, a similar incident has occurred in Awka, Anambra state. The Anambra explosion took place at Atom a polling unit at Umuokpara primary school, Awka ward one. African Examiner gathered from residents of the area that the […]
By Ayo Balogun, Niyi Adeyi (Lagos) and Collins Amadi – The Presidential election started peacefully, in some local government areas in Lagos State Saturday morning. Our Correspondent who went round local councils such as Agege, Ikeja, Ojokoro, Iju, Ishaga and Ogba in Ifako Ijaiye Local Councils reported that INEC officials arrived early with some of […]
The President and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has at last been accredited to vote in the ongoing presidential election. It took the usage of four card readers for Jonathan and his wife, Dame Patience Jonathan, to be recognised by the machine. Jonathan had to initially leave when the card […]
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau It is about three months ago when my commentary began to solely centre on the Nigerian 2015 general elections. Recall Friday, December 26, when I symbolically presented my agenda (manifesto) – to the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan, (the blueprint focused on very weak areas of his administration […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos – Poor logistics have marred voters accreditation in some parts of Lagos, Nigeria, with people expressing anger over the development. INEC officials arrived late to their duty posts while card readers in some polling units were not working. The preparation was shoddy as Lagosians waited for INEC officials to arrive in some […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – Tension has gripped residents of Enugu metropolis and environ, following bomb blast at a polling unit inside WTC primary school in the early hours of today (saturday). African Examiner correspondent reports that WTC compound hosts three post-primary institutions. The incident occurred few meters to the polling unit where accreditation and […]
Armed militias working for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have intensified their killings of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State. Scores have already been killed and several others marked for elimination. Specifically, PDP armed men target APC strongholds for attack using heavy gunfire. The Greater Together Campaign Organisation, the campaign outfit for Dr. Dakuku […]
Akuku Toru: PDP thugs hijacked materials and Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, personnel meant for Akuku Toru Wards 15, 16 and 17. The hijacked materials and men were taken to Freetown, a hinterland coastal community. The attack was led by two youths whose identities are known. In Tombia, in same Akuku Toru local government, PDP […]
*Asks President To Call Overzealous Security To Order On the eve of the presidential election, the All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, General Muhammed Buhari has warned President Goodluck Jonathan to respect the Abuja Peace Accord by calling his security agents to order. Buhari, in a statement on Friday said on March 26, Jonathan and […]
