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.

The All progressives Congress (APC) has won the Governorship and State Assembly elections at the Polling Unit of the Deputy Governor of Kaduna State, Mr Barnabas Bantex.

The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room has blamed the low turnout of voters for the Governorship, State Assembly and Federal Capital Territory Area Council elections, on excessive deployment of military and security personnel by the Federal Government.

The Senior Pastor of Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has expressed his willingness to contest for the presidency after the expiration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has rescheduled Governorship and House of Assembly elections in parts of Benue state as a result of electoral violence.

Dr Uba Sani, Senator-elect (APC – Kaduna) says he is confident that Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai would be re-elected.

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has warned that collation of results at the ward, Local government and State levels must be done to reflect the outcomes at the polling units.

Former governor Ayodele Fayose, yesterday lost his unit at Afao Ekiti in Irepodun Ifelodun local government area of the state to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the House of Assembly election.