The African Democratic Congress has alleged that the conduct of Saturday’s bye-elections across 13 states and 16 constituencies was marred by violence, vote buying, and manipulation. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi in a statement said the polls were a reflection of how badly Nigeria’s electoral process had deteriorated under the current administration. According to the ADC, the elections was a sad commentary on the state of democracy in the country,...

The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Kano State has rejected the rerun election for the Tsanyawa/Ghari State Assembly constituency held on Saturday, August 16, 2025, accusing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of manipulation and bias. In the same vein, the Kano State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) said the conduct of the just-concluded bye-election for the Shanono/Bagwai State Assembly was marred by intimidation and thuggery. The state chairman of NNPP, Hashimu Suleman Dungurawa,...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer, Prof. Lawal Sa’adu of the Federal University Gusau has declared the Kaura Namoda South State Constituency by-election in Zamfara State inconclusive. Prof. Sa’adu said the decision followed the cancellation of results from polling units in Sakajiki and Kambarawa wards. The Returning Officer explained that the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 7,001 votes while the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) scored 5,339, leaving a margin of 1,662 votes. According...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kaduna State has declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has swept all the three by-elections conducted on Saturday. In Chikun/Kajuru federal constituency election, APC’s candidate, Felix Bagudu, polled a total of 34,580 votes to defeat the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, who scored 11,491 votes to come second. The results shows that APC won for the first time in Kajuru with 10,487 votes, while PDP got 6,789...