2023 Elections

Chimaroke Nnamani
Chimaroke Nnamani announces exit from PDP, a month after expulsion

Former Governor of Enugu State, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, on Monday, March 20, 2023, announced his…

‘Lagos has chosen competence and experience’ – Sanwo-Olu says in acceptance speech

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said his re-election as Lagos state governor is a confirmation that the…

Babajide Sanwo-Olu
INEC declares Babajide Sanwo-Olu winner of Lagos governorship poll, opposition kicks

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the early hours of Monday, March 20, 2022,…

Full Result: Seyi Makinde records commanding win in Oyo governorship poll

Oyo state governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde recorded a commanding win in the Saturday, March 18,…

Adebo Ogundoyin
Adebo Ogundoyin: Nigeria’s youngest state assembly speaker wins re-election in Oyo

The Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin, has been returned as member representing…

Seyi Makinde on Twitter Ban
INEC postpones collation of governorship election results in Oyo, gives no reason

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Oyo State has postponed the collation of the…

INEC postpones election at VGC as residents protest relocation of polling units

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed elections at 10 polling units in Victoria…

Nigeria 2023 elections
Photos: Voter apathy, violence, traders defy restriction as Nigerians elect new governors

Despite the high level of interest many Nigerians showed in the 2023 elections, the electoral…

Nigerian voters
Why governorship elections are as important as presidential poll

Since the conclusion of the 2023 presidential and National Assembly elections, it appears there has…

Lagos State governorship candidates
How many LGAs must a candidate win to emerge governor? Here’s what the law says

On February 28, 2023, when the presidential election results from FCT Abuja were announced, the…

Why vote on Saturday? Here are 5 reasons the governorship and state assembly polls matter

With the buzz that often surrounds the presidential elections in Nigeria, it is very easy…

Abdul Ningi
How Nigeria’s next Senate President will emerge. A Neusroom explainer

On June 8, 2015, during the inauguration of newly-elected Senators for the 8th Assembly, Nigeria…

Festus Okoye
Why printing of sensitive election materials was awarded to company linked to APC Senator – By INEC

Our attention has been drawn to a news report that the Commission awarded a contract…

The State Assembly polls also carry high stakes. Here’s why you should pay attention

If there’s any reason to believe that a single election has the power to change…

What we have learnt from the 2023 presidential election
By the numbers: What we’ve learnt from the 2023 presidential election

A look at the results of the recently concluded 2023 Presidential/National Assembly elections might betray…

Herd Mentality: How 'top to bottom' voting can deny citizens of quality governance
Herd Mentality: How ‘top to bottom’ voting can deny citizens of quality governance

Disruptive, in many ways, could be used to describe Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential election. On the…

Festus Okoye
Why we shifted governorship, state assembly elections by seven days – By INEC

Following today’s ruling by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (EPT) on the reconfiguration of the…

OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI
Why taking dogs to polling units on election day is an electoral offence – By Nigeria Police

The Nigeria Police Force has deemed it necessary to educate and caution Nigerians on the…