Nigeria’s opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari earned a massive victory in the key northern state of Kano, beating his rival, President Goodluck Jonathan, by nearly 1.7 million votes, official presidential election results released Monday said.

President Goodluck Jonathan and his ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were marginally ahead of his main challenger, as the first general election results came in on Monday.

The returning officer of INEC for Kwara state,Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Technology, Professor Musbau Akanji, Monday declared APC Presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari as the winner in the last. Weekend presidential election in the state.

Results for the presidential election in Enugu has been announced by the presidential collation officer,Prof. Hillary Edoga.

EKITI Ilejemeje:                      PDP-3,799,          APC- 3,000. Ekiti South West:     PDP-10,220;           APC -7,195. Efon:                              PDP- 5,699,         APC-3,103 Irepodun/Ifelodun:    PDP-11,895;             APC- 7,970. Oye:                               PDP-11,262;            APC- 8,574. Emure:                          PDP- 6,822 ;             APC 5,353. Ikere:                            PDP-14,091;             APC- 7,990. Ekiti West:                   PDP-10,003,         APC-8,001 Ado:                              PDP-25,419,         APC-14,414 Ikole:                            […]

On Saturday, February 21, Zaria witnessed a record crowd, as thousands of people thronged the city to end Governor Mukhtar Ramalan Yero’s 2015 gubernatorial rally under the flag the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Certainly the much anticipated March 28 presidential and National Assembly elections may have come and gone but the echoes from that exercise is one that will surely linger for a very long time to come.

Senator Simeon Sule Ajibola, three-term member of the Senate, is a foundation member of the PDP in Kwara State. He is the party’s governorship candidate in the state for the April 11 election. He speaks, in this interview, on his chances and other contentious issues in Kwara politics.

Imo State, the only foothold of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the Southeast was keenly contested last Saturday. The campaign in the state was led by Governor Rochas Okorocha for the APC and Chief Emeka Ihedioha, the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Besides their different interests in having their parties win the presidential and National Assembly elections, both men are also squaring up in the forthcoming governorship election.

THE shocker for the president was evident on nationwide television. For more than 20 minutes the president could not get his Permanent Voter’s Card, PVC matched by his fingerprints as the miracle device, Card Reader failed to work. Another device was brought, still no show.

The Presidential Candidate of All Progressives Congress, Gen.Muhammadu Buhari has defeated President Goodluck Jonathan in Ogun state as he polled 308,290.

The Chairman Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Attahiru M. Jega has asid that the Card Readers worked well in the majority of Polling Units, even though there were areas where difficulties experienced necessitated.

The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari has posted a comfortable lead over his closest rival, and sitting President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan in about 7 local government areas announced by INEC Sunday afternoon.

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State, Senator Teslim Folarin could not win his local government for his party in the presidential election that was held last Saturday.

By Gbenga Ariyibi Ado Ekiti The president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan won in all the 16 local government areas of Ekiti State in Saturday’s presidential election The PDP candidates equally cleared all the three senatorial seats and 6 House of Representatives seats in the state. Briefing newsmen at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office ,Ado […]