(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 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has won his polling unit in Lagos. The former Lagos governor polled 33 votes, Labour Party got 8, while PDP and YPP got one vote each Tinubu voted at Ward 3, Polling Unit 85, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, around 10:20am. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some voters desirous to vote in Pikkolo Guest House polling unit, New Nyanya Nasarawa State provided power banks to power the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines. Some of the voters, who faulted the late arrival of materials and ad hoc staffers, ran to their various homes and brought their power banks […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari says he openly displayed his ballot paper, with thumb print for the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) Presidential Candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu, as a rare show of loyalty and support. According to Buhari, after campaigning for the political leader in many parts of the country, he has reaffirmed his preferred […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Voting has finally commenced in parts of Enugu North Senatorial district of Enugu state. At Ede- Nta ward 006, Owerre Edeoballa in Nsukka local government area of Enugu state, voters were seen casting their votes. Our Correspondent reports that the exercise has been peaceful across the district. Responding to questions from African […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Executive Director of Education Cannot Wait (ECW), Yasmine Sherif has said that ongoing brutal war launched against Ukraine by Russia, has disrupted the education of 5.7 million children have had their education disrupted, with no end in sight. ECW is the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday, stated that the viral audio clip where he, his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa, and the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, revealed plans to scuttle the forthcoming election is “utter rubbish”. Atiku, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has stated that it has retrieved 700 permanent voter cards from foreigners residing in Jigawa State. This was disclosed in a statement by the comptroller of the Jigawa State command of the NIS, Ahmad Dauda Bagari. The statement, signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSI Nura […]
……Endorsed Him (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of its resolve to support the government in tackling the housing deficit challenge in the State, the Enugu Investors Forum, EIF, pledged to built a total of 10,000 affordable houses for the people, if the people’s Democratic party PDP Governorship Candidate, Dr. Peter Mbah wins the election. Meanwhile, […]
