Governor Gabriel Suswam of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party has finally broken the 32 year old jinx at the Benue State Government House polling unit where he polled a total of 278 votes to beat the Action Congress of Nigeria candidate Prof Steven Ugbah who garnered 184 votes.

Former Head of state, General Abdulsalami Abubakar has said that though the election in the country is over, there is still the need for a national dialogue to be conveyed to discuss what led to the crisis that engulfed part of the country after the presidential election last week and find a lasting solution to the problem.

FOMER President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Ogun State Governor; Chief Olusegun Osoba have hailed the performance of the Independent Electoral Commission of Nigeria [INEC], for its performance in getting things to the polling stations noting that things would only get better.

Heavy presence of security men especially soldiers in many villages and communities in Enugu State scared voters from participating in Tuesday’s elections.

MEN of the Nigerian Army Tuesday arrested a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Solomon Soyelu, and seven suspected thugs for allegedly disrupting voting process in Ode-Remo, Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State.

VIOLENCE erupted at Ibusa, Oshimili North local government area of Delta State which led to temporary disruption of Tuesday’s elections before reinforcement of security agents brought the situation to normalcy.

TWO persons were said to have been killed at Ajaawa area of Ogbomoso, Tuesday, during the governorship election as some people believed to be loyalists of the Peoples Democratic Party allegedly attempted to scare other party agents away from polling centres

The national and state assembly poll in Anambra state was yesterday marred by alleged irregularities following reports of missing ballot boxes, ballot papers and result sheets in some polling units and stations.

THE police have recovered three bombs , Tuesday, near the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, offices at Burutu and Ogbe-Ijoh in Delta State.

ONE of the gunmen who allegedly hijacked electoral materials meant for voting at Ekete and other parts of Udu local government area of Delta state was caught by voters at Orhuwhoron and given the beating of his life.

By Kolawole Olabisi Prospective voters in Ido-Ani, a town in Ose local government area of Ondo State were on Tuesday morning shell-shocked as they watched in awe as a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Denis Alonge slapped the State Information Commissioner, Mr Ranti Akrele. Alonge, the immediate past Chairman of the Ose […]

The Divisional Police Officer for Epe, Lagos State, Mr Cyril David, on Tuesday confirmed that the two ballot boxes snatched by unknown men in the area had been recovered.

Eight persons including a mobile policeman were reportedly arrested at Amassoma in the Southern Ijaw council area of Bayelsa State over their alleged involvement in acts inimical to the electoral process.

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday assured that the 2015 general elections would be improved upon so as to avert a repeat of the crisis that followed the 2011 presidential poll in which lives were lost.

By Henry Umoru THE Leadership of the Peoples Democratic  Party, PDP said Tuesday  that it has no plans to sanction former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, ex- minister of Finance, Mallam Adamu Ciroma for anti-party activities. In a statement signed Tuesday by  PDP National Publicity Secretary, Professor Rufai Ahmed Alkali, the party was also not […]