2023 general elections

UPDATE: INEC suspends further collation of Adamawa guber results, summons REC to Abuja for declaring Binani winner 

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has halted further announcement of the results of the supplementary election in Adamawa State. It also summoned the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. Hudu Yunis Ari to Abuja. This followed the declaration of Senator Aishatu Dahiru, popularly known as Binani as winner of the election by Prof Ari. INEC, in a statement issued…

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Confusion as INEC declares Aisha Dahiru Binani winner of Adamawa governorship election

Report says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Senator Aisha Dahiru, popularly known as Binani, as the winner of the Adamawa State governorship election. According to Daily Trust, Prof Hudu Yunus Ari, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, declared Binani as the winner midway into the collation. Results from 10 out of the 20 local government areas…

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Ogun Speaker, Oluomo wins Ifo Constituency 1 election

By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Taiwo Olakunle Oluomo, as the winner of Ifo Constituency 1 House of Assembly seat. A supplementary election was held on Saturday following INEC’s declaration of over voting at unit 08, ward 1, Vespa Ifo, during the March…

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INEC declares APC’s Bomai winner of Yobe South senatorial seat

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Saturday declared Senator Ibrahim Bomai of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the senator-elect for Yobe South. INEC Returning Officer, Dr Abatcha Melemi, of the Federal University Gashua, made the declaration in Potiskum. Melemi stated that Bomai scored 69,596 votes to defeat Mr Halilu Mazagane of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored…

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INEC urges Tribunal to dismiss Atiku, Obi’s petitions, says Tinubu won presidential poll

…says FCT has no special status over the other 36 states The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja to dismiss all the petitions challenging the declaration of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the February 25 presidential election INEC had declared that Tinubu polled 8,794,726 votes…

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Declare me winner of Ogun governorship election, Adebutu tells tribunal

By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 18 governorship election in Ogun State, Oladipupo Adebutu, has submitted a petition before the Election Petition Tribunal, challenging the victory of Governor Dapo Abiodun at the poll. In the petition, Adebutu is seeking the tribunal’s order declaring him as the winner of the election.The PDP…

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AbdulRazaq, deputy others get certificates of return in Kwara

By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday received his certificate of return, following his victory at the March 18 governorship poll in Kwara State. The governor received his certificate of return alongside his deputy, Kayode Alabi, and members-elect of the state House of Assembly. The governor, after receiving his certificate assured Kwarans that he would remain…

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Probe Adebutu, Ogun PDP’s electoral infractions, group tasks security agencies

A group, Ogun Integrity Vanguard, has tasked the police and other security agencies in the country to probe the electoral infractions allegedly perpetrated by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate in Ogun State, Oladipupo Adebutu, during the March 18 governorship and state assembly elections. The group made this call in a statement signed by its secretary, Duro Thomas,…

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Go to court, IPAC tells Adebutu, PDP

By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) in Ogun State has advised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Ladi Adebutu to seek redress in court over his defeat in last Saturday’s election. IPAC also warned Adebutu against setting the state on fire with “unnecessary protest” and utterances capable of inciting members of the public against…

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Ogun polls: Observers pass vote of confidence on INEC, says results reflect people’s wish

By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta An independent monitoring group, Forum of Election Observers Groups, has declared that the outcome of the governorship and House of Assembly elections in Ogun State, largely reflect the opinion of the vast majority of residents. Coordinator of the group, Ayodeji Ologun, who stated this at a media briefing in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday, passed a vote…

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