The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Sunday declared Dr. Ikeje Asogwa of the All Progressives Congress party winner of the Enugu North Senatorial District by-election held on Saturday in the 6 Local Government Areas within the district: Igbo-Etiti, Igbo Eze North, Igbo Eze South, Nsukka, Udenu, and Uzo-Uwani LGA. Dr. Ikeje Asogwa’s emergence made history as the first APC elected officeholder in the state since its formation in 2013. The Returning Officer, Professor Christian...

…Says Process Peaceful The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 188 polling units, representing 7.69 per cent, experienced delays during Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State. The commission disclosed this in a post on its social media pages, noting that 2,445 polling units were deployed for the election. According to INEC, 2,257 polling units, representing 92.31 per cent, opened on schedule before 8:30 a.m., while the remaining 188 units commenced voting before 10:30 a.m. after...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced uploading polling unit results from the Ekiti State governorship election to its Result Viewing Portal (IReV) following the close of voting. As of the time of filing this report, the commission had uploaded 846 results out of the 2,445 expected polling unit results, representing 34.60 per cent. The uploads followed the completion of voting, sorting, and ballot counting in several polling units across the state. Data from...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Oyo State Chapter has withdrawn from participating in the local government election in 33 council areas in the state, attributing this to illegal self-serving planning and ill-conceived occurrences. The APC in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, stated that the poll would worsen the political unpromising situation at the state’s grassroot level. Sadare claimed the governor was attempting to impose loyalists who would remain politically aligned with him...

Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, the Presidential Candidate of the Accord Party and Co-Chairman of the Movement for Democratic Renewal (MDR), has hailed the agreement between the United States and Iran aimed at ending hostilities and restoring stability in the Middle East. Speaking during a short visit to Dakar, Senegal, Dr. Hashim commended the governments and international partners whose diplomatic efforts helped create the conditions for dialogue and a peaceful resolution of tensions. “I welcome the agreement...