Mar. 01 (NAN/GNA) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu winner…
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Opposition parties in Nigeria have called for the presidential election to be scrapped, describing it as a sham.
Abuja, Feb. 28 (BBC/GNA) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party said results had been manipulated, compromising the poll. Governing party…
Tinubu ahead of Atiku and Obi
Abuja, Feb 28, BBC/GNA – Nigeria’s ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu is leading in the presidential election, after results were released in 14 of…
Partial results of Nigeria election show Tinubu in lead
Lagos, Feb 28 (Reuters/GNA) – Provisional results from Nigeria’s presidential election over the weekend showed Bola Tinubu from the ruling party in the lead, a Reuters…
Ex-Leader Obasanjo issues Nigeria polls results warning
Feb. 28 (BBC/GNA) – Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the country’s electoral body to save the country from “a looming danger” over…
Nigeria election results 2023: Opposition PDP and Labour Party accuse APC and Inec
Abuja, Feb 27 (BBC/GNA) – Opposition parties have walked out of the venue where results from Nigeria’s tightly contested presidential elections are being announced.…
Nigeria election results 2023: Peter Obi wins Lagos against Bola Tinubu — provisional
Feb. 27 (BBC/GNA) – A third-party candidate in Nigeria’s tightly contested presidential election has caused a major upset by winning in its biggest city,…
More results are expected shortly from Nigeria’s tightest election since the end of military rule in 1999
Nigeria, Feb 27, BBC/GNA So far, only one of the 36 state results has officially been declared, leading to growing frustration. The electoral commission…
Mahama leads West African Elders Forum to observe Nigeria’s Elections
Accra, Feb 26, GNA – Former President John Dramani Mahama has led the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) to observe Nigeria’s General Election. The…
Nigeria’s electoral commission starts announcing state-wide results
Abuja, Feb 26 (Reuters/GNA) – Nigeria’s electoral commission began announcing state-by-state results from national elections on Sunday, amid complaints of irregularities, though it is…
Result collation: Group urges stakeholders to remain calm
Feb. 26 (NAN/GNA) – The Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA) has urged stakeholders and the electorate to remain calm as INEC collated results of…
Expectation of elections outcome overshadowed Naira scarcity — FCT residents
Feb. 26 (NAN/GNA) – Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) say their expectations of the outcome of the Feb. 25 Presidential and National…
At least 38 dead after heavy clashes in Somaliland
Mogadishu, Feb. 26, (dpa/GNA) – At least 38 people were killed in heavy clashes in the East African region of Somaliland on Saturday, according to a local…
Voting in Nigeria presidential poll goes into unplanned second day
Lagos, Feb. 26, (dpa/GNA) - The day after the scheduled presidential election in Nigeria both late voting and counting continued. The electoral authority INEC said the first…
Nigeria election 2023: First results expected
Abuja, Feb. 26 (BBC/GNA) – The first results are expected later from Nigeria’s tightest election since the end of military rule in 1999. However,…
Nigeria counts votes after tightest-ever election
Nigeria election 2023: Votes are counted but final results may take days Abuja, Feb. 25 (BBC/GNA) – Vote counting is under way in Nigeria’s…
Nigerians vote for new president, braving long delays to bring change
KANO, Nigeria, Feb 25 (Reuters/GNA) – Nigeria’s presidential election was marked by long delays at some polling stations on Saturday that did not deter…
Voting underway in Nigeria’s historic elections
By Christopher Arko Accra, Feb.25 GNA -Voting in Nigeria’s highly competitive 2023 General Election commenced at 0700 hours on Saturday, February 25, 2023, with…
Osinbajo, wife cast vote in Ikenne
Feb. 25 (NAN/GNA) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and his wife, Dolapo, have cast their votes in the presidential election holding across the country.…
Nigerians vote for new president, delays seen at some polling stations
Onitsah, Nigeria, Feb 25 (Reuters/GNA) – Nigerians were voting on Saturday to elect a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari, with many hoping the next…