SPEAKING in his hometown of Ubima, Rivers State, the chieftain of All Progressives Congress, APC, said government has failed in Nigeria. “There is a total failure of governance in the country. Complete failure,” Amaechi said. The APC chieftain has been silent over national issues since he lost the party’s presidential …

RESULTS are already trickling from local government areas in Saturday’s governorship election in Benue State. The election was keenly contested between Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia of the Peoples Democratic Party, APC and Titus Uba of the Peoples Democratic Party, APC. Here are some results so far announced by INEC. APC: …

THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Desmond Elliot as the winner of the Surulere Constituency election. INEC Returning Officer, Dr. O.J Fenuga made the announcement on Sunday. He said Desmond Elliott of the All Progressives Congress, APC, polled 17,837 votes to defeat his closest rival Adebayo Bode of …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46Gv-1m-crY A thug snatched ballot papers from a presiding officer at Obaeware Secondary School, Benin, Edo State on Saturday. The ballot papers were snatched from the presiding officer while counting votes at the polling unit.

THE Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Mr Adebo Ogundoyin, has been re-elected to represent Ibarapa East State Constituency in the Assembly. The Returning Officer, Prof. John Oladeji, who announced the result of the election on Sunday in Ibadan, said Ogundoyin of the PDP scored 10,039 votes to defeat 12 …

A man who was allegedly beaten by suspected APC thugs has called for the cancellation of the Lagos State Governorship election. According to him, the thugs also stole his gold wristwatch and bangle. In the background of the recording, some individuals can be heard confirming his account, with one claiming …

A Campaign Director General of Tonye Cole, All Progressive Congress (APC) Gubernatorial candidate in Rivers State, has been found dead. The APC campaign director for Ahoada West was reportedly kidnapped earlier in the build-up to Saturday’s governorship and house of assembly elections. The politician was discovered in a pool of …

THE Centre for Democracy and Development has raised doubts over the credibility of Saturday’s governorship and state House of Assembly elections following alleged cases of sale of votes, violence and intimidation of voters. While the group commended improvements in the conduct of the elections, especially in the area of logistical …

Nigeria’s former president, Goodluck Jonathan says Nigerians should be responsible for selecting leaders through a democratic process and not by the judicial system. He said this on Saturday, March 18 after he and his wife, Patience voted in the governorship and state assembly election. Addressing journalists after casting his vote in …

THE Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, has condemned violence meted on electorates during Saturday, March 18, guber and state houses of assembly elections across the country, Newsextra24 reports. In a series of tweets shared, Obi mourned those killed and prayed for speedy recovery for those injured during the …