Tuesday, 31 March 2015

NigerianEye: “INEC chairman officially declares Buhari winner of Nigeria's 2015 Presidential Election” plus 28 more

NigerianEye: “INEC chairman officially declares Buhari winner of Nigeria's 2015 Presidential Election” plus 28 more


INEC chairman officially declares Buhari winner of Nigeria's 2015 Presidential Election

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 10:25 PM PDT

INEC chairman Prof. Jega has declared Gen Muhammed Buhari winner of the 2015 presidential election having certified the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes in the election....

BUHARI VICTORY: 'We should be celebrating rather than mourning' - Jonathan tells PDP

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 08:56 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said despite his defeat in the hands of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) of the All Progressives Congress in the last presidential election, the Peoples Democratic...

NigerianEye congratulates Nigeria's President-elect, Gen Muhammed Buhari, commends President Jonathan

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 08:55 PM PDT

NigerianEye is using this medium to congratulate the new President Elect, General Muhammed Buhari, for his victory at the just concluded 2015 general elections. Indeed Nigerians are aware now more...

#NigeriaDecides: Fayose soft-pedals, praises Buhari and urges Nigerians to accept election results

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 08:57 PM PDT

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has urged Nigerians to accept the outcome of Saturday's presidential election in good faith, saying; "the election result is the will of God and Nigerians,...

PDP agent vows to challenge Buhari’s ‎victory at tribunal

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 09:08 PM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party has said it will challenge the outcome of the March 28 presidential election. The Independent National Electoral Commission, through its Chairman and Chief Returning...

APC wins 64 seats in Senate

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 08:50 PM PDT

The result of the National Assembly election declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday has pushed the opposition All Progressives Congress to the majority status in the 109...

Presidential Poll: Anxiety in Bayelsa as Buhari defeats Jonathan

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 08:46 PM PDT

Uneasy calm yesterday, pervaded Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital and its environs, as the results of the presidential election were announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,...

PDP agent refuses to sign the Presidential election result sheet after Buhari wins elections

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 08:42 PM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday refused to sign the final result sheet for the March 28 presidential election, which it lost to Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(retd.) of the All Progressives...

Nigeria presidential election: Final results of the 14 political parties

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 07:18 PM PDT

INEC chairman prof Jega has announced the final results of the 14 political parties that participated in the 2015 presidential elections in Nigeria.  AA - 22,125 ACPN - 40,301 AD -...

Buhari’s victory means I’ll surely go on exile – Bode George

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 06:01 PM PDT

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Bode George says he may be going on exile following the victory of the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives...

President Jonathan Releases Statement On 2015 Presidential Election Result

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 03:53 PM PDT

Official statement by president Jonathan after the announcement of the results of presidential election. Fellow Nigerians, I thank you all for turning out en-masse for the March 28 General...

Buhari has written best chapter of Nigeria’s history - Atiku

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 03:49 PM PDT

Nigeria's former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday evening sent his congratulatory message to the country's President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, saying the latter's victory at the polls is the...

VIDEO: Watch PDP Agent, Godsday Orubebe's show of shame at the INEC National Collation Centre

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 03:06 PM PDT

In a shocking and disgraceful manner the Former Nigerian minister of Niger Delta, Godsday Orubebe stunned Nigerians on Tuesday when he stormed the National Collation Centre and disrupted the...

Obasanjo congratulates Buhari, asks him to fight corruption

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 03:16 PM PDT

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has congratulated the Presidential candidate of the All progressives congress Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd,,) on his victory in the presidential poll, charging...

Why Jonathan Was Defeated – Babangida

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 02:48 PM PDT

Former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, on Tuesday said President Goodluck Jonathan lost the presidential election to Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, APC,...

Nigerians hail Jonathan for conceding defeat to Buhari

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 02:45 PM PDT

Nigerians have commended President Goodluck Jonathan for conceding and congratulating Gen Muhammadu Buhari as winner of Saturday's Presidential Election. In Enugu, the residents commended the...

Governor Ayo Fayose imposes curfew on Ekiti over Buhari's win

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 02:33 PM PDT

Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on the state. Fayose declared the curfew today, March 31, in a statewide broadcast from Ado Ekiti, the state capital. The...

Nigerians have made history through the ballot – APC

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 02:29 PM PDT

The National Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday said Nigerians had made history through the ballot box. Mohammed made the statement in Abuja at...

Jonathan’s defeat, a lesson to Nigerians – Sultan

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 02:24 PM PDT

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar III, has described the defeat of President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 presidential election as a lesson to Nigerians. Speaking to Channels TV on the...

Don’t destroy property or fight while celebrating - Buhari cautions APC supporters

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 02:16 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate in the just-concluded elections, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, has urged the party's supporters to avoid molestation of opponents in their...

PICTURE: Tinubu celebrates Buhari's victory with APC leaders

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 02:11 PM PDT

National Leader of APC Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu celebration of victory for election of Gen Muhammed Buhari with party members

Godsday Orubebe Congratulates General Buhari,

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 02:27 PM PDT

The PDP agent at the National Collation center, Elder Godswill Orubebe has also congratulated General Buhari. Elder Godswill Orubebe who was formerly a Minister of the Niger Delta, and also of...

Jonathan congratulates incoming president, Buhari

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 08:58 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on his victory in the Saturday's presidential...

Edo declares public holiday to celebrate Buhari's victory

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 12:28 PM PDT

Edo State Government has declared a work-free day in the state on Wednesday to celebrate the historic victory of General Muhammadu Buhari, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress. Governor...

Thousands celebrate Buhari's victory in Kano

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 12:25 PM PDT

Kano streets was thrown into celebration by General Buhari's supporters Tuesday evening ahead of the declaration of Buhari as the winner of the keenly contested presidential election. Tens of...

BREAKING: Jonathan set to broadcast his speech conceding defeat

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 08:59 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan will this evening (Tuesday) make a broadcast to Nigerians to formally concede defeat in the Saturday's presidential election and further call for peace. Although, the...

Nigeria Presidential Election: Muhammadu Buhari set to be declared new President

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 08:59 PM PDT

After 16 years of PDP rule in Nigeria, opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari is on the verge of a historic victory over Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, with most votes counted. Gen Buhari, a...

PICTURE OF THE DAY: The moment President Jonathan called up Gen Buhari to congratulate him

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 11:50 AM PDT

General Abdulsalami meets Jonathan, commends him for conceeding defeat

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 11:40 AM PDT

The chairman of the National Peace committee on 2015 presidential Election, General Abdulsalami Abubakar has commended President Goodluck Jonathan for being a statesman by conceding defeat and...

Monday, 30 March 2015

NigerianEye: “BREAKING - 2015 Nigeria Presidential election results: INEC ANNOUNCEMENT” plus 27 more

NigerianEye: “BREAKING - 2015 Nigeria Presidential election results: INEC ANNOUNCEMENT” plus 27 more


BREAKING - 2015 Nigeria Presidential election results: INEC ANNOUNCEMENT

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 04:06 PM PDT

(11:20pm) The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega suspends the INEC announcements of results till 10:00am tomorrow (31st March,...

2015 Presidential Polls: Buhari leads Jonathan with 2 million votes

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 10:52 PM PDT

Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is on the verge of winning last Saturday's presidential elections, according to official results released so far by...

SHOCKING VIDEO: Akwa Ibom residents rig elections in favour of PDP

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 10:51 PM PDT

A shocking video obtained by Premium Times at Polling Units 009, 010 and 011 at Oniong West Ward 1, Onna Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, has exposed an official of the Independent National...

#NigeriaDecides DAY 3 - Live Updates Of Results of Nigeria's Presidential, National Assembly Elections

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 03:53 PM PDT

(11:20pm) The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega suspends the INEC announcements of results till 10:00am tomorrow (31st March,...

#NigeriaDecides: Buhari wins Lagos in a close race against President Jonathan

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 10:54 PM PDT

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, polled 792,460 votes to emerge the winner in a closely contested race against President Goodluck Jonathan in Lagos,...

Kashamu bribed voters during election — APC

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 10:47 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ogun State has accused a Senator-elect, Prince Buruji Kashamu, of inducing voters during Saturday's national assembly elections in Ogun East Senatorial District...

Buhari group calls for Fani-Kayode’s arrest

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 10:36 PM PDT

The Buhari Support Organisations has called for the arrest of Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, the Director, Media, Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation, for announcing unofficial...

Finally, APC ends Hayatu’s 16-year stay in Senate

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 03:59 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the Kano North senatorial seat, defeating Senator Bello Hayatu, who has been in the Senate since 1999.  The APC candidate, Alhaji Barau Jibrin, an...

Buhari humbles Jonathan with massive majority in Kano

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 03:52 PM PDT

The 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...

IN PICTURES: Women protest election results in Port Harcourt

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 12:54 PM PDT

APC's Angulu wins Abuja South constituency

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 12:43 PM PDT

All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Zakari-Angulu Dobi was on Monday declared winner of the Abuja South Federal Constituency election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...

Ashafa Win Lagos East Senatorial Seat

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 12:37 PM PDT

Senator Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has won the Lagos East Senatorial District election. The incumbent Senator polled 181,221 votes to defeat the candidate of the...

Governor Amaechi imposes curfew in Rivers

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 12:28 PM PDT

An overnight curfew was imposed in Nigeria's southern Rivers state as tensions ran high over local results of the country's general election, the state government said on Monday. "The government has...

Photos: APC Members Protest in Enugu state over election results

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 12:22 PM PDT

Some Aggrieved members of the APC took to the streets in Enugu this evening to protest the outcome of the presidential election in the state. PDP had with 553,003 votes while the APC had 14, 157...

Okorocha Demands Cancellation Of Polls In Six LGs

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 11:35 AM PDT

Gov Rochas Okorocha of Imo State on Monday protested the outcome of elections in Imo, alleging the use of soldiers in the exercise. Okorocha told journalists in Owerri that soldiers freely molested...

INEC staff arrested in Delta

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 11:27 AM PDT

A staff the Independent National Electoral Commission was arrested on Monday at the commission's office in Asaba for violating INEC's rule on collation of results. The INEC staff, who served as the...

APC Rejects Ogun East Senatorial Election Result

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 11:24 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has resolved to challenge the result of the Ogun East Senatorial District election, citing manipulation and other electoral malpractices. Ogun East Senatorial...

Bayelsa APC calls for election cancellation

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 11:21 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa state has demanded a total cancellation of last Saturday's presidential and national assembly elections in the state following widespread...

INEC releases some results of National Assembly election

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 11:18 AM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced some results of the National Assembly election held on Saturday across the country the News Agency of Nigeria reports.  In...

David Mark grabs fifth term in Senate

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 10:47 AM PDT

Senate President David Mark survived a grilling electoral battle against Senator Barnabas Gemade of the All Progressives Congress to pick the ticket for the Benue South Senatorial District in the...

Buhari Defeats Jonathan In Kaduna

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 10:45 AM PDT

General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the presidential election in Kaduna State polling 1,127,760 votes as against President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples...

America, Britain warn Nigerian officials against manipulating elections results

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 10:34 AM PDT

The American and British Governments have issued a stern warning to Nigerian authorities, asking them to jettison any attempt to distort the outcomes of Saturday's presidential and national assembly...

Jonathan beats Buhari in Cross River

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 10:29 AM PDT

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Saturday's election, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, is coasting home to victory in all the local government areas of Cross River State. Results of...

Buhari wins Katsina with a landslide

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 10:26 AM PDT

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, has won in his home state of Katsina with a landslide. The returning officer for Katsina State, Jibrin Amin, a...

Jonathan wins Bayelsa by landslide

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 10:19 AM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan has won the presidential election in his home state of Bayelsa, by a landslide. He thrashed his closest challenger, Muhammadu Buhari, of the All Progressives Congress,...

Jonathan holds closed-door meeting with former Ghanian President, Mr. John Kuffour,

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 09:27 AM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan just held a closed-door meeting with some foreigns observers who monitored Saturday's presidential and National Assembly elections. The election observers at the meeting...

PDP demands cancellation of Kano, Jigawa, Kaduna, Gombe, Bauchi, Katsina and Kogi States elections

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 08:24 AM PDT

The Leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP disclosed Monday that it has written a petition to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to cancel the results of seven States in...

Buhari win likely as he sweeps 70% of states

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 06:32 AM PDT

Results have started streaming in as Resident Electoral Commissioners Announce Results in Local Governments and states.  Results have come out of 26 states, with Gen Buhari Leading in 18...

Sunday, 29 March 2015

NigerianEye: “Results of the presidential poll may be declared today - INEC” plus 27 more

NigerianEye: “Results of the presidential poll may be declared today - INEC” plus 27 more


Results of the presidential poll may be declared today - INEC

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 10:19 PM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that despite the extension of Saturday's elections till Sunday in some parts of the country, the results of the presidential poll will be...

Jonathan leads Buhari in Benue

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 10:38 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan and Peoples Democratic Party candidate is leading in five officially-declared local government results for the presidential election in Benue State. After a long wait...

Hoodlums attack Ondo INEC officials, snatch result sheets

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 10:34 PM PDT

The result sheets for the Ilaje Local Government for both the House of Representatives and Senatorial elections were snatched by some hoodlums on Sunday evening. Reports said workers of the...

APC wants Fayose’s deputy charged with election violence

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 10:30 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to charge the Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kolapo Olusola-Eleka, for election violence. It...

Buhari clears Oyo, wins in 19 LGs

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 10:27 PM PDT

The presidential candidate of All Progressive Congress, (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari is leading in Oyo according to results of the local government released by Independent National Electoral...

Jonathan leads in seven Edo LGs

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 10:23 PM PDT

As the collation of results of the presidential election continues, the Peoples Democratic Party has won the poll in seven Local Government Areas in Edo State. Edo has 18 LGs. At the INEC office...

Election results collated in private houses, hotels – APC

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 10:21 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress in Anambra State has accused the Peoples Democratic Party of using residential houses, hotels and other secret places for collation of electoral results. The party also...

Jonathan takes the lead in Imo

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 10:16 PM PDT

The results of the presidential election in 11 out of the 27 local government areas in Imo State collated on Sunday in Owerri, capital of the state, show that President Goodluck Jonathan, who is the...

Gunmen storm INEC collation centre in Apapa

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 04:04 PM PDT

Four gunmen on Sunday night stormed the Independent National Electoral Commission's collation centre at United Christian Primary School, Apapa in Lagos State. An eyewitness revealed that came to...

#Nigeriadecides: Buhari leads in Kogi state

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 03:50 PM PDT

As the Independent Electoral Commission collates the results of the March 28 Presidential poll across the country, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), is...

I’ll recommend INEC’s PVC to America – US Ambassador

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 03:34 PM PDT

The Ambassador of the United States of America, to Nigeria, Mr. James Entwistle, on Sunday applauded the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission to deploy technology for the...

‘We are not under pressure to declare elections inconclusive’ - Jega

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 02:34 PM PDT

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Atahiru Jega has said the commission is not under any pressure to declare the elections as inconclusive. Jega made this known while...

SENATE: APC candidate defeats Niger governor Babangida Aliyu

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 02:15 PM PDT

Chairman Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) and Niger State governor, Dr. Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu has lost his Senate bid as he was defeated by the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate,...

#NigeriaDecides: Nigerians should pray against the death of a 'GREAT POLITICIAN'

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 01:45 PM PDT

By Ihechukwu Njoku Nigerian Prophet T.B. Joshua has warned of the death of a prominent politician due to 'heated up' politics in the wake of the closely fought Nigerian elections. "I am seeing...

Buhari leads Jonathan in Ogun, wins 12 LGs

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 01:25 PM PDT

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), defeated the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, President Goodluck Jonathan, who is seeking...

Jega debunks claims made by Fani-Kayode: 'PDP not leading in 23 states'

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 11:53 AM PDT

Professor Attahiru Jega has debunked the claims made by Femi Fani-Kayode about his claim that the Peoples Democratic Party is winning 23 states across the country in the presidential elections...

#NigeriaDecides: Buhari leads Jonathan in Kano

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 11:01 AM PDT

The All Progressive Congress presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari has posted a comfortable lead over his closet rival, and sitting President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan in about 7 local...

APC puts Nigerians on red alert over election manipulation plans

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 10:55 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has alerted Nigerians and the international community to ongoing plans by the PDP-led Jonathan Administration to tamper with the results of Saturday's elections...

IN PICTURES: Rivers state residents take to the streets to protest elections

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 09:28 AM PDT

Rivers APC supporters storm INEC office, call for cancellation of elections

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 09:22 AM PDT

Aggrieved supporters of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State have blocked some major roads within Port Harcourt, the state capital, protesting the conduct of the Saturday presidential...

ELECTIONS: PDP accuses APC of posting fake results

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 08:46 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Nigerians to disregard "misleading figures being circulated by the All Progressives Congress (APC)" in the social media as results of the presidential and...

Election extended in three LGAs in Borno

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 08:17 AM PDT

Voting has been extended in three local government areas of Borno State due to some logistic and technical problems. The state's Resident Electoral Commissioner, Samuel Madaki, said nine polling...

Violence in Rivers state, INEC office set ablaze

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 11:02 AM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commissions (INEC) in Emohua local government area has been set ablaze by unknown political thugs. It was gathered that the building located at Emohua, the...

Buhari defeats Jonathan in 10 local govt areas in Borno

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 07:36 AM PDT

Collation of results of Saturday's presidential election is underway at the state headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital. Given the...

APC says they are Monitoring all Polling units and will reject contrary Numbers

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 07:47 AM PDT

APC warns against any attempt to announce fake election results The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned against any attempt to tamper with the results of the elections that were concluded...

APC warns against announcing of fake poll results

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 07:09 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress has warned against any attempt to tamper with the results of the elections that were concluded nationwide on Saturday, saying Nigerians have voted peacefully...

INEC releases Presidential results from 10 LGs in Ogun, APC wins 7, PDP 3

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 06:31 AM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission has released results of Presidential election in 10 local governments in Ogun State. Out of the results of the 10 local government areas councils...

How Nigerians Voted in 2011

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 06:33 AM PDT

As results come in, it would be interesting to see how Nigerians Voted in 2011.The two main Contenders also went head to head in 2011.President Jonathan won on the Platform of the PDP with 22,495,241...

Saturday, 28 March 2015

NigerianEye: “#NigeriaDecides DAY TWO - Early results roll in (Live Update)” plus 28 more

NigerianEye: “#NigeriaDecides DAY TWO - Early results roll in (Live Update)” plus 28 more


#NigeriaDecides DAY TWO - Early results roll in (Live Update)

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 10:24 PM PDT

March 29th, 2015 (6:08 am) Tinubu wins polling units Presidential results : APC, 180; PDP 55; APA 1, and KOWA 2. Senatorial: KOWA 2; PDP 53; APC 181; and House of Reps: KOWA 1; AD 1; PDP 53...

#NigeriaDecides2015: Millions of Nigerians troop out en masse to elect new president

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 11:00 PM PDT

Millions of Nigerians trooped out en masse on Saturday to elect a President and National Assembly members to steer the affairs of the country in the next four years. Sadly their enthusiasm was...

Political thugs snatch 6 ballot boxes in Akure

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 10:44 PM PDT

A group of political thugs numbering 10 people, on Saturday evening, reportedly snatched six ballot boxes at the conclusion of voting at Unit 5, Ward 9, Akure-South Local Government Area of Ondo...

How sick 85-year-old voter insisted on voting against all odds

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 10:51 PM PDT

Ailing 85-year-old Dr. Adebisi Sebanjo, caused a stir on Saturday after he arrived at the polling unit at Doula, Apapa, Lagos State. The octogenarian medical director of Julisam Hospital was...

Chris Ngige refuses to vote

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 10:41 PM PDT

Senator Chris Ngige representing Anambra Central Senatorial District refused to vote on Saturday, claiming that the electoral process had been compromised. Ngige, who is contesting for a re-election...

Boko Haram murder 34 in Borno, Gombe

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 10:38 PM PDT

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen killed at least 34 persons including a lawmaker on Saturday morning in Gombe and Borno states. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, a member of the Gombe State...

DPO accused of snatching ballot boxes in Niger state

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 10:31 PM PDT

A Divisional Police Officer attached to Magama Local Government area of Niger State (names withheld) was on Saturday accused of snatching four ballot boxes and papers at the Mungoro central polling...

Tinubu, Fashola, Obanikoro win polling units

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 10:22 PM PDT

The lawmaker representing Lagos Central Senatorial District, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, won her Polling Unit 34, Ward 9, |Ikoyi. She scored 105 while her Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenger polled...

Scores of APC members shot dead in Rivers

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 10:49 PM PDT

Today's presidential and National Assembly elections have turned out to be a big nightmare for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, with the members being killed, attacked and...

Gunmen storm polling unit in Bauchi, set election materials ablaze

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 10:05 PM PDT

Some unidentified gunmen on Saturday stormed a polling unit in Bagurun Primary School of Darazo local government area of Bauchi state, firing gunshots sporadically into the air and forcing voters to...

Man collapses at Lagos polling unit

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 10:48 PM PDT

An old man, whose name was given as Mohammed Isiaka, collapsed during Saturday elections at a polling unit in the Abule Egba area of Lagos State. Isiaka had gone through the accreditation process...

Results in Jonathan’s polling unit delayed

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 03:54 PM PDT

Results are yet to be announced in the Unit 39, Ward 13, where President Goodluck Jonathan voted. Voting was still ongoing as at 8pm. When the last person on the queue voted, the electoral officer...

Hold Jega responsible for card-reader hitches - Fani-Kayode

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 03:31 PM PDT

The People Democratic Party, PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, PDPPCO, Saturday lampooned the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega over the card...

Man shot dead in Benin polling unit

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 03:12 PM PDT

A middle aged man, identified as Igie Osayande was reportedly shot dead on Saturday at Obagie in Ikpoba-Okha local area of Edo State, following a clash between two factions. Osayande, who was said...

Nigerian refugees in Chad endorse Buhari, reject 'Badluck'

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 02:45 PM PDT

In the Chadian capital N'Djamena, Modou Mallam brandished his blue voter's card but the Nigerian refugee could not vote in Saturday's presidential ballot like thousands of other refugees scattered...

TRAGEDY: Boat carrying Olu of Epe's son & five others drown after voting

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 02:38 PM PDT

Kunle Adewale, a son of the Olu of Epe, and five others drowned on Saturday in a river after their boast capsized. It was learnt that Kunle, who is a Director in the Lagos State Ministry of Local...

Buhari wins in Abuja Barracks

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 02:27 PM PDT

Out of the 717 registered voters in the unit, APC polled 280 votes while its closest rival, the Peoples Democratic Party polled 213 votes. The counting was concluded at exactly 9.55pm on Saturday.

PDP chief, Bode George loses polling unit to APC

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 02:24 PM PDT

Former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olabode George lost his PU001 Evans Street, in Lagos Island, Lagos State to the All Progressives Congress, APC, by one...

APC condemns election violence in Gombe, Rivers

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 02:18 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly condemned the violence perpetrated against its members in Gombe and Rivers State during Saturday's elections, saying violence has no place in any...

APC defeats PDP at the two polling units located within the Presidential Villa

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 02:13 PM PDT

The All Progressive Congress candidate for the House of Representatives has defeated the Peoples Democratic Candidate at the two polling units located within the precincts of the Presidential...

Borno senator, Ali Ndume weeps after voting

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 02:00 PM PDT

A Senator representing Borno South senatorial district, Sen. Ali Ndume, wept after casting his vote at the Internally Displaced Persons' camp located in Government College, Maiduguri, on...

APC wins in Obasanjo’s ward in Ogun

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 12:42 PM PDT

The Presidential and National Assembly elections in Ogun State held, Saturday was peaceful with little skirmishes in various parts of the state. The All Progressives Congress seems to be in early...

President Jonathan's V.P, Namadi Sambo finally defeats APC in his polling unit

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 11:45 AM PDT

Vice President Namadi Sambo, after several defeats at his polling unit by opposition party, trounced the All Progressives Congress at his new polling unit in the Saturday's presidential and National...

FG Plans To Discredit Card Readers - Tinubu

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 11:33 AM PDT

The national leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has lamented the plan by the Federal Government to discredit the process of card reader machine. Speaking after voting at...

Armed political thugs hijack ballot boxes in Mushin, empty them in a gutter

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 11:13 AM PDT

Fresh reports reaching NigerianEye suggests that a group of armed political thugs today hijacked ballot boxes on Ayilara Street in the Mushin area of Lagos. INEC officials told presmen that the...

Oyo PDP governorship candidate shares cash at polling unit

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 10:45 AM PDT

There was commotion at Ward 5, Ona Ara Local Government Area of Oyo State, on Saturday when the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in the state, Teslim Folarin, publicly doled out money...

OFFICIAL: INEC extends voting till Sunday

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 10:39 AM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has directed that elections should to Sunday in areas where the exercise has been marred by glitches. The Chairman of INEC Committee on...

PDP, APC supporters clash in Osun, one dead

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 10:15 AM PDT

There was panic in Ikirun, Osun State, on Saturday as the presidential election was ongoing when supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress clashed. According to...

I voted for myself - Jonathan reveals

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 10:05 AM PDT

After problems with accreditation, President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has cast his votes for the presidential and National Assembly polls. He cast his vote some...