Nigerian News Leader
First with details then facts 
By Janet Bassey (Governance Reporter, in Abuja)
As mixed reactions continue to trail the Wednesday judgment by the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) which upheld the declaration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressive Congress (APC), the Nigerian leader gas expressed great joy at his triumph at the Tribunal court.
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By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief) and Janet Bassey (Governance Reporter)
Former governor of Lagos State and third republic Senator, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was, on Monday May 29, 2023, sworn-in as the 16th President of Nigeria.
By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central, in Minna)
The in-coming Governor of Niger state, Hon. Umar Mohammed Bago, has called on Christians in the state to be rest assured that the administration he would preside over will carry everyone along and nobody will be discriminated against on the grounds of religious, tribal or regional leanings.
By Desmond Ukandu (Politics Editor)
An American diplomat, Johnnie Carson, has said that the just concluded February 25th, 2023 Presidential election remains the most competitive since history of general elections in Nigeria and Africa.
By Desmond Ukandu (Politics Editor) and Chinelo Ogbodo (Enugu State Correspondent)
Basking in the euphoria of victory on Thursday, the Enugu State Peoples Democratic Party Campaign Council (PDP-CC), on Friday, said the party will defend at the election tribunal or in any court room, the election mandate of Barrister Peter Ndubisi Mba, as the governor-elect of the state.
By Nnanna Orji (Abia State Correspondent, in Umuahia)
After days anxiety, suspense and alleged vote re-counting especially in Obingwa area, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Wednesday evening, announced the Labour Party candidate, Chief Alex Otti, as the new Governor-elect of Abia state, South East Nigeria.
By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central, in Minna)
The All Progressive Congress (APC) House of Representatives member for Chanchaga Federal Constituency, Niger state, Hon Mohammad Umar Bago, has emerged winner in last Saturday's Governorship and House of Assembly election.
By Mohammed Nasir Shuaibu (Bauchi State Correspondent)
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, declared the incumbent Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, as the winner of the Saturday, March 18, 2023 governorship election in the State.
By Comfort Idenyi (Ebonyi State Correspondent, in Abakaliki)
Barely 72 hours after the Saturday, March 18 Gubernatorial and State House of Assembly elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, pronounced the Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Francis Nwifuru of the All Progressive Congress (APC) as the winner of the Ebonyi State governorship poll.
By Chinelo Ogbodo (Enugu State Correspondent)
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, announced the suspension of further collation of gubernatorial election results for Enugu and Abia states.
By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central, in Minna)
Results from 11 out of the 25 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Niger state have shown the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in clear lead followed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the ongoing governorship and state assembly elections in 10 polling units in Lagos State.
The affected polling units are in Victoria Garden City (VGC) in Eti-Osa Laocal Government Area of the State.
It was earlier reported how thugs attacked a Nollywood actress in the area.
While addressing the media on Saturday, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Lagos, Mr Olusegun Agbaje, said the ad-hoc staff deployed in the area refused to carry out their duties there because of an experience they had during the Presidential Poll.
“We have eight polling units here with 6,024 registered voters and out of which 5,624 people have their PVCs,” he stated, adding that two other polling units at the estate’s main gate were also affected.
“After due consultation and further directive from the national headquarters that we should remobilise here tomorrow (Sunday) morning by 08:30am to conduct the elections.
“By 08:30am tomorrow (Sunday), we will reconvene here.” (source: platinum). NNL
