2023 general elections

INEC declares Abdulrazaq winner of Kwara Guber election with 273,424 votes

…as APC clears all 24 House of Assembly seats By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq as the winner of the 2023 governorship election in Kwara State. The governor won the poll to serve a second term of another four years in office on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).…

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Drama as PDP calls for rerun of Ogun governorship election 

Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has called for the rerun of the Ogun State governorship election held on Saturday over cancellation of results, especially in Sagamu Local Government. Drama started when the returning officer of the local government, Professor Eden Gboyega Omoseni, reported at the collation center that several polling units were cancelled in Sagamu Local Government over…

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PDP’s Umo Eno wins A’Ibom governorship election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr Umo Eno of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the governorship election in Akwa Ibom State. The Returning Officer, Prof. Emmanuel Adigio, Vice Chancellor, Nigerian Maritime University, Delta State, announced the results on Sunday in Uyo. Adigio said Eno won in 29 out of 31 local government areas…

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Adamawa’s Binani becomes first elected female governor in Nigeria

Senator Aishatu Binani of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the governorship election in Adamawa State. Binani, who thus become the first woman to be elected governor in Nigeria polled 409,909 to defeat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate and current governor of the state, Ahmadu Fintiri who polled 406,617. Details later….

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Makinde wins landslide in Oyo

Governor Seyi Makinde has become the second governor to win reelection in the history of Oyo State. Makinde, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was declared the winner of Saturday’s election with 563,756 votes. His closest rival, Teslim Folarin of the All Progressives Congress (APC) came second with 256,685 votes. Adebayo Adelabu of the Accord Party came a…

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APC wins 22 seats in Ondo State House of Assembly

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the majority of the seats in the Ondo State House of Assembly. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the results of the state assembly elections on Sunday. APC won 22 of the 26 constituencies, while the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) won the remaining four seats. Ondo is one of the eight states where…

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PDP’s Kefas Agbu wins Taraba governorship election

Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba state, Kefas Agbu, has emerged winner of the Saturday’s election in the state. Agbu defeated candidates of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Prof. Sani Yahaya and that of All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Emmanuel Bwacha, in the election results declared.Of the 16 local governments in the state, Kefas won 11…

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Abdulrazaq wins in 12 out of 16 LGAs so far in Kwara

By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won in the 12 local government areas out of a total number of 16 local government areas in Kwara State. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday night started announcement of the 2023 governorship election results with three local government areas of Ekiti, Isin and Offa…

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Adeleke commends Osun people, extends olive branch to opposition

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has commended the people of the state over another landslide victory of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the just concluded state House of Assembly election. In a statement on Sunday, Adeleke, through his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, celebrated the chain of victories the PDP had secured in the state from July…

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Ogun governorship results: APC leads in eight LGs, PDP 6, ADC 1

By Kolawole Olayinka, AbeokutaThe candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Dapo Abiodun is leading candidates of other political parties in the governorship results so far announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ogun State.Abiodun, who is seeking reelection has won in eight local governments out of the 15 declared so far. The candidate of the Peoples…

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