”Though masquerading as an unbiased and concerned elder statesman, former President Obasanjo is in reality a known partisan who is bent on thwarting, by subterfuge, the choice of millions of Nigerian voters.”

WITH two Local Government Areas (LGA) left to declare final results, Rivers State Collation Officer for the presidential election, Prof Teddy Charles Adias, has adjourned collation indefinitely till growing threats to his life and family over his role in the process are addressed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The Labour Party, LP has insisted that its national collation agent will not be returning to the National Collation Centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC when it resumes election collation proceedings later today (Tuesday).

Lagos Peoples Democractic Party, PDP, candidates in the just-concluded National Assembly election have rejected the results of the Lagos West and Lagos Central Senatorial Districts poll conducted last Saturday in the state.

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, has called on Nigerian politicians to desist from inciting statements that could throw the country into chaos. 

“The anti democratic elements were alleged to have committed electoral offences such as money laundering, financial inducement of voters, snatching of BVAS machines, destruction of ballot papers, manipulation of election results, violent attack on voters by thugs, ballot box snatching, forgery of election results, improper use of voter cards,  impersonation, underage voting,  dereliction of duty by electoral officers or polling agents of political parties, bribery and conspiracy and violation of the requirement for secrecy in voting etc.”

The Presidential candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress; main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP; and Labour Party, were locked in a tight race, last night as results of the February 25 elections trickled in yesterday. So far, results from 14 states have been declared by the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, […]

The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has described the process of collating and presenting presidential election results by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as a “sham.”

Chelsea have revealed that Brazilian centre-back Thiago Silva suffered knee ligament damage during the 2-0 Premier League defeat at Tottenham at the weekend. Silva, 38, had to leave the pitch in the first half of the Blues’ defeat. Chelsea have not said how long the former Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan defender will be sidelined, […]

Ikubese to INEC: Stop ongoing election result announcement, return to polling units