Biodun Olujimi loses out on bid to become first ever female senate president after losing her Ekiti seat

SENATE minority leader Senator Biodun Olujimi has failed in her bid to become Nigeria's first ever female senate president after she lost her bid to return to the National Assembly after being defeated in the Ekiti South Senatorial District.

 

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Governor Abiola Ajimobi fails to win Oyo South Senatorial District seat losing out to PDP

GOVERNOR Abiola Ajimobi has failed in his bid to get elected into the senate after he lost his quest to get elected as the lawmaker representing Oyo South Senatorial District being defeated by Kola Balogun of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

 

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PDP demands immediate release of Buba Galadima arrested by DSS over claims he intends declaring Atiku the winner

NIGERIA'S Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the unconditional release of its member Alhaji Buba Galadima who was allegedly arrested by operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) yesterday.

 

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APC alleges that PDP plans to get a court injunction preventing Inec from announcing results

NIGERIA'S ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the main opposition the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of planning to secure an injunction to prevent the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) from announcing results.

 

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Inec officially declares Dino Melaye the winner in Kogi West Senatorial District

CONTROVERSIAL lawmaker Senator Dino Melaye has been officially declared the winner of the election in Kogi West Senatorial District by the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec).

 

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Inec opens coalition centre and will begin announcing presidential election results tomorrow

INDEPENDENT National Electoral Commission (Inec) chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu has opened its national collation centre in Abuja and declared that the announcement of results for the presidential elections will begin tomorrow.

 

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Police arrest a total of 128 people for election-related offences and recover 38 types of weapons

POLICE have arrested a total of 128 persons across the country for election-related offences and recovered 38 assorted weapons from them with a view to prosecuting them for a variety of offences related to yesterday's polls.

 

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Saraki on his way out of senate after he is floored in Kwara Central in APC landslide victory

SENATE president Senator Bukola Saraki has lost his seat in yesterday's National Assembly elections losing out to the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Dr Yahaya Oloriegbe who polled 123,828 votes to Senator Saraki's 68,994 votes.

 

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As both sets of supporters claim victory PDP calls on Buhari to concede defeat as figures show Atiku won

BOTH the main opposition the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are claiming victory in yesterday's elections after counting and collation of results began today.

 

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PDP claims APC has recruited 500 armed men to take over AIT situation room

NIGERIA's main opposition the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) plans to take over the studios of AIT Television to prevent it from announcing the results of yesterday's elections.

 

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