• * As Party Thugs Unleash Violence, Prevent Them From Voting

• 'They Chased Us Out With Canes, Flogged Us', Alleges Female Electorate

• Non-Yoruba Voters Allegedly Discriminated Against

By Julius Oritse (Lagos State Correspondent)

Some residents of Lagos State have expressed fear about going to their various polling units to exercise their civil responsibilities during today’s gubernatorial election.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has deployed about 400 officers and operatives across the States of the Federation for the governorship and houses of assembly elections on Saturday.

• Battle Ground States Are: Lagos, Rivers, Kano, Kaduna, Oyo, Sokoto, Delta, Benue And Plateau

• 36 State Houses Of Assembly To Elect 993 Lawmakers

• We'll Upload Results From Polling Units To Result Viewing Portal real time....INEC

By Ahamefula Ogbu

Voters in 28 states across Nigeria, this morning, filed out to elect governors who will run their affairs for the next four years, effective May 29.

Barring any further extensions, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reached a decision to postpone Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections to March 18, 2023,

The Court of Appeal on Wednesday granted INEC permission to reconfigure its Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for the Saturday Governorship and State Assemblies Elections.

• * Hails Choice Of Slain Oyibo Chukwu's Younger Brother As Replacement For Enugu East Senatorial Race

The Labour Party (LP) in Enugu State, on Wednesday, urged the electorates to vote massively for its governorship candidate, Hon. Chijioke Edeoga and other candidates of the party on Saturday March 11 gubernatorial and State House of Assembly elections.

• * As Shu'aibu Lau Wins Taraba North Senate Seat

By Nahum Sule (Taraba State Correspondent, in Jalingo)

THE TARABA STATE GOVERNOR, ARC. DARIUS DICKSON ISHAKU, HAS LOST THE TARABA SOUTH SENATORIAL ELECTION TO THE ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS (APC) opponent, David Jimkuta.

• * Gov Sani Bello Commends Peaceful Process

By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central, in Minna)

Accreditation and voting for the Presidential and National Assembly elections in parts of Niger state started peacefully, but not without hitches caused by the delayed arrival of electoral materials/INEC staff at some Polling Units (PUs) and the inability of some Electoral Officers (EOs) to operate the BVA capturing machines.

By Kabiru Ibrahim Funtua (Katsina State Correspondent, in Daura)

Contrary to rumour making rounds in some parts of Northern Nigeria that President Muhammadu Buhari may not vote for his party, the All Progressive Congress (APC), as a result of his alleged perceived opposition to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu candidacy, the President publicly displayed his ballot paper to show that he, indeed, voted for his party's presidential candidate.

By Barnabas Manyam (In Yola, Adamawa State)

Hundreds of enthusiastic spectators received the Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi and his Vice, Dr Datti Ahmed, in the ancient town of Numan, Adamawa State.

By Mohammed Nasir Shuaibu (Bauchi State Correspondent)

The Bauchi State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Alhaji B Nura, has said that the Biometric Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) is only for accreditation purposes and not for voting exercise.

By Alexandria Dominic-Chukwu

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike says he does not regret pledging “logistics support” for the campaigns of Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi in the State.