The All Progressive Congress (APC) has won 21 out of 25 local government areas in Niger State with 375,183 votes.
The APC defeated the PDP in Niger state with 90,285 votes.
The PDP got 284,898 votes, Labour Party got 80,452 votes and NNPP got 21,836.
The Niger Collation Officer, Professor Clement Allawa, announced the result around 5.15 pm at the INEC Headquarters in Minna.
The Lagos West senatorial candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr Idiat Adebule has been declared winner of the contest.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Senatorial District Collation Officer Prof Solomon Akinboye declared the former Lagos Deputy Governor winner having scored the highest votes.
Adebule polled 361,296 votes to defeat People’s Democratic Party (PDP) serial contestant, Segun Adewale, who got 248,653 votes.
The Collation Officer for the Presidential election in Rivers State and Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Otuoke, Bayelsa State, Prof. Charles Adias, has raised the alarm over threats to his life by supporters of the Labour Party.
Adias said since resuming his duty as a collation officer, he has received many threat messages accusing him of being deployed to manipulate Rivers poll.
Addressing the state agent of the Labour Party, Deinye Pepple, during the collation of results, in Port Harcourt, Adias explained that he was doing his job transparently.
Besides, he said his job had nothing to do with computation of results as he only received compiled results from field officers.
Pepple faulted some results but lauded the collation officer for Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA, for bringing what he described as the authentic results.
“All the results he presented tallies with what I have from the polling units”, he said.
But Adias said: “I have been receiving calls from supporters of your party. Even as I am here my phone is full of test messages of your party people threatening to kill me and do all sort of things.
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“They are saying I am here to rig the elections. I advise that if you have issues, go to your polling units.”
Adias said he would discharge his national assignment professionally and called on some overzealous supporters to channel their grievances to the right authority.
He said: “As academics, our duty is to teach and serve society and that is exactly what we are doing and we will continue to do our job”.
The Commissioner of Police in charge of elections in Rivers State, Adeoye Aderemi, warned politicians and party faithful to desist from inciting citizens in order not to cause a breakdown of law and order.
Aderemi condemned fake news on social media and advised members of the public to be wary of such messages.
Hon Ned Nwoko of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared Senator-elect for Delta North.
The Returning Officer, Dr. Josephine Okeakwa, who declared the result at Oshimili South LGA, said Nwoko polled 92, 514 votes from the nine local government areas of Delta North to defeat his closest rival, Mr Kennedy Kamma, of the Labour Party (LP) who garnered 86,121 votes.
Barr Peter Nwaoboshi of the All Progressives Congress(APC) placed third with 36,816 votes
The PDP candidate won in Aniocha North, Ika North East, Ndokwa East, Ndokwa West and Ukwuani LGA’s, while the Labour Party won in Aniocha South, Ika South, Oshimili North and Oshimili South, which turned in 30,993 votes for the party out of the 46,591 votes cast in the LGA.
Candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have won the three senatorial seats in Oyo State.
Senator Fatai Buhari won the Oyo North seat for the third consecutive time while Dr Yunus Akintunde won in Oyo Central. Barr. Sharafadeen Alli won in Oyo South.
Declaring Buhari as the winner, the INEC Returning Officer Prof. Victor Okoruwa announced that the senator polled 90,078 votes to emerge victorious.
PDP Akinwale Akinwole and Accord Party candidates Shina Pella polled 77,034 and 54,732 respectively.
In Oyo Central, Akintunde polled 108,776 votes to defeat the PDP candidate Chief Bisi Ilaka who scored 101,213 and Accord candidate Faozey Nurudeen who polled 41,743 votes.
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Declaring Akintunde as the winner of the election, the Returning Officer
Prof. Adeniyi Olatunbosun said Akintunde fulfilled all requirements and was thereby returned as the valid winner of the poll.
In the Oyo South senatorial race, Alli polled 111,513 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Joseph Tegbe of (PDP) who scored 92,481 votes. Accord Party candidate Chief Kolapo Kola-Daisi polled 33,641 votes to come third.
Alli was declared winner by the Returning Officer, Prof. Wole Olatokun of the University of Ibadan.
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced Senator Oyelola Ashiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner for Kwara South.
Ashiru is returning to the Red Chambers for a second term.
INEC Returning Officer
Prof Ajibola Akanbi made the anouncement at the collation centre in Omu Aran.
Declaring the official result, Akanbi said Ashiru polled 55,966 while Senator Rafiu Ibrahim of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 34,950.
Prof Wale Suleiman of Social Democratic Party (SDP) polled a total 2,4215 to come third in the keenly contested election.
Alhaji Umar Sadiq was declared winner for Kwara North.
Sadiq polled 78,015 votes to beat his closest rival, Issa Bawa Adamu of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP who got 41,443 votes while Labour Party, LP candidate, Moses Rebecca polled 1,947 votes.
Returning Officer for Kwara North, Prof Oluwole Akinola declared Sadiq as the winner after scoring the highest number of votes in the elections.
APC Kwara central senatorial candidate Mallam Saliu Mustapha also won his seat.
INEC Returning officer Prof Abdullahi Saliu Abubakar, announced the results.
Saliu Mustapha polled 109,823 votes to defeat his main opponent, Bolaji Abdullahi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who polled 69,202.
While Ridwan Apaokagi of Social Democratic Party (SDP) scores 13,193, Akanbi Farook of Labour Party (LP) secured 9,280 votes.
Mallam Mustapha is the Turaki of Ilorin.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Kogi East Senator Isah Jibrin (Echocho) winner of Saturday’s National Assembly election.
His counterpart in Kogi West, Steve Sunday Karimi also emerged winner on the platform of the APC.
Jibrin, who is returning to the Upper Chamber for the second term, defeated Dr Victor Adoji of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Declaring the results, the INEC’s Returning Officer, for Kogi East Senatorial District, Prof. Musa Adeku Ibrahim said, Jibrin polled 108,784 votes while Victor Adoji scored 81,867.
Karimi of the APC won the Kogi West senatorial election.
The INEC’s Returning Officer for the District, Prof Bala announced the result in Kabba.
Bala said Karimi polled polled 70,184 to defeat his closest rival, Hon. Tajudeen Yusuf of the PDP who scored 51,864 during the election.
APC won with 18,220 votes.
The results for the Kogi Central Senatorial District were yet to be officially declared as at the time of filing this report.
Adamawa Speaker Aminu Iya Abbas has won his bid for the Senate.
The Speaker, who ran under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), defeated Senator Abdul-Aziz Nyako son of former Governor Murtala Nyako
Dr. Ahmad Umar Alkali of Modibbo Adama University (MAU) Yola, the Returning Officer, announced Abbas winner with 145,879 votes against 118,555 scored by Nyako
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The PDP also won the cosmopolitan Yola North/Yola South/Girei federal constituency as INEC declared Salihu Muhammad Abba winner of the NASS election for the constituency.
Modibbo said Abba scored 71,223 votes to defeat his closest rival, Abubakar Baba Zango, another famous politician who also happens to be of the APC and who scored 54,335 votes.
Agents of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Dino Melaye and Emeka Ihedioha have walked out of the collation centre in Abuja.
Melaye and Ihedioha as well as some party agents alleged manipulation of some figures, calling on the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) Prof Mahood Yakubu to review them.
They also insisted the figures from the different States should be uploaded on the server of the commission.
But Yakubu said there would be no review until the process was completed, a development that made Melaye and Ihedioha to walk out of the centre.
The exercise resumed immediately.
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As Nigerians await the official announcement of result of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly (NASS) elections, armed soldiers were on Monday seen across Lagos State to prevent outbreak of violence.
As Nigerians await the official announcement of result of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly (NASS) elections, armed soldiers were on Monday seen across Lagos State to prevent outbreak of violence.
Some of the soldiers and their armoured vehicles, which were seen at Mushin, Ikeja, Ebute Meta, Oshodi and Cele, were said to have been deployed following intelligence report that some people were planning to unleash mayhem across the state.
Already, the Lagos Police Command on Sunday evening warned that attempts by anyone or group planning to wreak havoc in the state would be resisted.
Spokesman for the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin in a Tweet said: “Available intelligence suggests some people have concluded plans to foment trouble and wreak havoc.
“Kindly note that such attempts would be crushed decisively. Our election security architecture has not been drawn down. Anarchy will not be allowed! Remain law-abiding. Be guided!”
Despite the warming, there were reports of pockets of violence at Balogun and Mandilas Markets in Lagos Island between traders and hoodlums.
It was gathered that some traders that went to the market on Monday morning to open their shops for business were attacked by hoodlums who allegedly vandalised properties, robbed victims.
Reports also filtered in about alleged unrest at Surulere over assault on people and their properties by hoodlums around Abibu Oki Street.
There were also claims of escalated violence at Ilaje and Victoria Garden City (VGC) areas of Lekki with claims that vehicle owners were being extorted around 9am.
Our Correspondent who visited certain parts of the metropolis observed that most business outlets were shut down.
Most shops and transport companies around Okota to Iyana-Isolo were not opened for business with fewer vehicles and people on the road.
Armed soldiers were also seen around Cele Under bridge and at Mile Two checking vehicles and ensuring orderliness.
At Ladipo area of Mushin, armed soldiers and armoured vehicle were strategically stationed to calm tension even though shops did not open for business.
Dismissing reports of violence in different parts of the state, Hundeyin urged residents to shun fake news, adding that there was an isolated case in Lagos Island involving traders which was promptly brought under control.
Tagging a post that alleged that people from a particular ethnic group were being attacked in Lagos Island, Hundeyin said: “This is fake news. The market association agreed that shops would remain closed yesterday and today. Igbo traders this morning decided to renege on the agreement and open shops.
“Some hoodlums took it upon themselves to enforce compliance. The police was alerted. The police arrived promptly.
“The hoodlums fled upon sighting police patrol vans. Not one shop was vandalised. Not one person was robbed. Not one person was injured. Normalcy was swiftly returned and officers remain on ground.
“I urge us not to fall for tribal bigotry. The complaint was that Igbos were being attacked and robbed.
“I investigated and found it true that Igbo traders were specifically being chased away by some hoodlums over the insistence of the traders to open shop today despite an agreement by all the traders that shops would not open yesterday and today. “@LagosPoliceNG would not condone that. Patrol teams from three different units were swiftly despatched there. Our swift response prevented anyone from being attacked or robbed, as widely claimed.”