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Governor Abiola Ajimobi of the All Progressive Congress has lost Oyo South senatorial district election to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Kola Balogun. The PDP candidate ended the contest with a total of 105,720 votes while the candidate ...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced Rochas Okorocha, Imo state governor, as winner of the Imo west senatorial election. Francis Ibeawuchi, INEC returning officer for the election, declared that Okorocha of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner, ...

  The ‘dead man challenge’ is now trending on social media after a controversial pastor identified as Prophet Alph N Lukau, founder and General Overseer of Alleluia Ministries International, South Africa, allegedly brought back to life a dead man during the Sunday ...

  The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has neutralized several Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters as they assembled for a meeting at their hideout in Kolloram on the fringes of Lake Chad in the ...

Dele Momodu has reacted to the loss of Senate President Bukola Saraki who got defeated at the polls while seeking a return to the Senate. Saraki was defeated by candidate of the All Progressives Congress,  Dr. Ibrahim Oloriegbe who polled 123,808 votes to ...

A female National Youth Service Corps, NYSC member in Rivers state, Fakorede Bukola, has taken to her social media page to express profound gratitude to a fellow corps member, Adaji Muhammed, who saved her during election violence, which erupted in Bonny, ...

Police in Nairobi have arrested one Mr.Joseph Njau Ngendo, who is an anti-drug abuse campaigner in the country. He was caught with five kilograms of heroin. Ngendo was arrested on Friday in Westlands, Nairobi after returning from a trip to ...

  Popular Nigerian OAP, Toke Makinwa, while reacting to the election violence that is being reported in some states of the nation, has said she hopes Nigerians can appreciate Goodluck Jonathan, the former president. According to her, she is even ...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC office in Imo on fire. The office located at Isiala Mbano area of the State was razed down by unknown persons in the early hours of Monday while the presidential elections results were yet ...

  The National Coalition Center opened by 11:00am on Monday in Abuja and the presidential election results form Saturday’s election across the 36 states and Abuja are expected to trickle in. The battle of who leads Nigeria in the next four ...

US lawmaker, Chris Smith (R-NJ), a ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Africa, issued the following statement on the elections in Nigeria. The statement was issued on Sunday, February 24th (yesterday). Read below. “Yesterday, Nigeria voted. Today, votes are ...

  Security operatives have arrived Twon Brass local government area of the Bayelsa after a Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Kola Okunola, was taken hostage by thugs. The police boss was accused by ...

  A young man has caused quite a stir with his rather unusual name. His first name is “Sex” and to make matters worse, his last name is “Machine”. According to the mechanic who hails from Marondera, Zimbabwe, he was ...

  A suspected kidnapper was severely dealt with after he was caught by security men following a failed mission.   According to reports, the suspect was apprehended yesterday at Tsafe local government area in Zamfara state when he came to ...

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, has stated that collated results show that he is leading and on his way to victory.   Making a statement on Sunday through his spokesman, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku added that the ...

Ike Ekweremadu has been declared winner of the Enugu West Senatorial district. The current deputy senate president would be returning for the 5th time to the National Assembly. Ike Ekweremadu, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate for the National Assembly elections, polled ...

The Okota OPC leader, Demola, who was said to have survived the lynching of a mob, is currently recuperating at a hospital after being rescued by an Igbo family. Demola was reported to have stormed a polling unit with his boys ...

  Angry youths descended upon a Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Federal SARS in Bayelsa State, Mr. Kola Okunlola, after being accused of collaborating with some politicians to allegedly snatch electoral materials in Brass local government area of ...

  Hon. Sunday Olaifa, the Chairman of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in Oshodi/Isolo Local Government, has condemned violence recorded in Saturday’s elections in the area. This was contained in a petition he addressed to Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, ...

  Three females students of one of the universities in Ile-Ife, Osun State, have been apprehended while performing some rituals in the middle of the night. The trio were nabbed in the early hours of today, with calabashes on their ...

  Senate President Bukola Saraki might just be on his way out of the upper legislative chamber, having lost three of the four local government areas in Kwara central senatorial district. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the ...

  A young lady who decided to get high on drugs – was tied up in public for constituting public nuisance.   According to Facebook user James Adesina who shared the report, the lady who acted under the influence of ...

  President Muhammadu Buhari earlier today, spent some good time at this farm in his hometown, Daura, Katsina State. Buhari is closely monitoring the elections result and is hoping to emerge victorious in the presidential polls. Meanwhile, reports have it ...

A fake domestic election observer, was yesterday arrested by the police in Jigawa state. The suspect was arrested with ballot papers and cash. The suspect identified as, Mansur Ahmed, was arrested along Birnin Kudu to Chiyeku Road, in Jigawa State, with ...

An Ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, was yesterday killed in Rivers state during the general elections. Mrs Ibisika Amachree who served as an adhoc staff during the elections in Rivers state, was killed by a stray bullet while ...