PDP wins 50% of Edo House of Assembly seats
The All Progressives Congress (APC) won eight seats, representing 33.33 percent of the total seats in the state assembly. The last seat was won by the Labour Party (LP).
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INEC declares Adamawa governorship election inconclusive
Officially, nine of the 11 governors who sought re-election in the March 18 polls held across Nigeria have been returned by INEC for another term of four years.
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International observers knock state actors for disrupting March 18 election
“On election day, several acts of thuggery and intimidation halted polling in various locations, especially across the south but also in states in the center and northern areas,” the EU EOM monitors said.
Benue citizens hope for better governance with priest in driving seat
A resident of Benue State, Terungwa Shankyula, urged the governor-elect to come up with ideas that would lead to infrastructure growth and the state’s overall development.
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Threats by separatists fail as South-East holds peaceful elections
The dissident groups had stated that elections would not occur in the region and threatened to deal with anyone who attempted to flout this rule by voting.
How Sanwo-Olu won Lagos governorship election
Dataphyte’s analysis of the presidential election results showed that the candidate of the LP won in 10 LGAs in the state, while APC also grabbed 10.
Governorship election: PDP takes Plateau, APC re-captures Sokoto
The PDP governorship candidate won in local government areas such as Riyom, Jos South, Barkin Ladi, Bassa, Mikang, Langtang South, Langtang North, Bokkos, Quaapan and Mangu.
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Makinde wins re-election bid, floors Folarin, Adelabu
Makinde is the second governor to win re-election in Oyo State after the late Abiola Ajimobi. He is a member of G-5 Governors who opposed the candidacy of the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
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Ogun guber: APC’s Dapo Abiodun wins re-election bid
The governor defeated his closest challenger and candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Oladipupo Adebutu, who scored 262, 383 votes.
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PDP’s Umo Eno wins Akwa Ibom governorship election
He is a former commissioner for lands in Akwa Ibom and will succeed Emmanuel on May 29, 2023.
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APC governors retain Kwara, Yobe, Gombe states
Buni got 317,113 votes to beat his closest rival, Sheriff Abdullahi of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 104,259, according to state returning officer, Prof Umar Pate.
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Skepticism as 22 BVAS machines missing in Rivers State
The REC said that INEC would not allow the missing gadgets to be used for the elections, assuring that election results would be uploaded in real time after the voting process.
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CSOs unveil collaborative tool to enhance transparency of election results
The portal will display crowd-sourced Form EC8A from citizens and accredited observers to compare with results uploaded on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s IReV portal.
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Low voter turnout dots governorship elections across states
Low voter turnout has been witnessed across Nigeria as 28 states conduct their 2023 governorship and state house of assembly elections today.
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Guber election: Groups condemn voter suppression, violence in Lagos, Ebonyi, others
There were reported cases of opposition intimidation in Lagos, with several voters prevented from getting to their polling units. Ethnic profiling was also commonplace, and many polling units were invaded and attacked, with voters chased away.