The police in Enugu has confirmed the death of a young man shot in the residence of APC guber candidate in Enugu Senator Ayogu Eze.

as Observers, Nwodo, Nwobodo, Archbishop Chukwuma hail peaceful election
A coalition of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) – accredited foreign and local observers, and notable leaders in Enugu State have commended the successful conduct of Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state, describing the exercise as “peaceful, free and fair”.

THE prevailing peace that characterized the governorship and house of assembly elections in Delta State, was marred when unidentified gunmen stormed some polling units and shot persons suspected to be members of a rival political party.

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Kano State has confirmed arresting a politician in Kano over alleged vote buying, but declined to name the suspect.

Vote counting began after polls closed on Saturday in keenly fought governorship and state assembly elections in Nigeria, held against a backdrop of political tensions and insecurity.

ENUGU-THE All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, were competing for Victory in the declared polling units for Isi-Uzo state house of Assembly in Enugu state.

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has now been confirmed to be out of favour from his constituents as he lost his polling unit today to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the governorship election.

The Ogun state governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Dapo Abiodun, on Saturday won his polling unit.

There was wild jubilation as former Vice President and Presidential candidate of PDP, Atiku Abubakar delivered his polling unit, Ajiya 02, in Gwadabawa Ward, Yola North Local Government of Adamawa.

A party agent to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been shot dead by suspected thugs belonging to political rival groups in Eziama Obire in Nkwerre local government area of Imo state.