Liverpool go top of Premier League after Man Utd draw

The match between the English Premier League heavyweights Manchester United FC against Liverpool FC have ended in a goal less draw 

Photo of INEC staff (Mrs Ibisika Amachree) killed during the elections in Rivers

Mrs Ibisika Amachree who served as an INEC adhoc staff during the elections in Rivers state, was killed by a stray bullet while returning home after the elections in Degema.
She died before she could receive medical attention. May her soul rest in peace, Amen.

INEC Server shut down, ''Declare Atiku winner now'' - PDP to INEC

Press statement from PDP below...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) charges the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately announce results as delivered from the polling units and declare the people’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar, the winner of the February 23 Presidential election
Our position is predicated on clear and

Elections commences in 4 polling units in Plateau State following the postponement of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections

Elections have commenced in four polling units in Plateau following the postponement of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections in the state.

Mr. Osaretin Imahireogbo, Head, Voter Education and Publicity of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state told Newsmen on Sunday in Jos.

Nigerian Army reacts to Governor Wike’s assassination claim - Says it's cheap blackmail

The Nigerian Army has responded to the claim by the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, that soldiers from the 6 Division attempted to assassinate him on Thursday, February 21, 2019.

In a statement, the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Aminu Iliyasu described the allegation by Governor Wike as “lies and cheap blackmail against the 6

PDP leads on Airport Road, Abuja

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday led in the Presidential and National Assembly elections in many polling units on Airport Road, Abuja.

Reports have it that sorting and counting of votes at some of the polling units lasted until 4.30a.m. on Sunday.

At Pyakasa Unit, Mr Sadiqu Abdulrazak, the Presiding Officer, said that Mr Atiku Abubakar of PDP scored 1,205 votes while the President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) got 173

Buhari wins in Kwara, Saraki loses

President Muhammadu Buhari won 462 votes at the Idigba Ilorin polling unit 004 of the party’s governorship candidate, Abdulrahman Abdulrazak.

Buhari’s votes more than double the figure scored by Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party. He got 167 votes.

Updated: Results from polling units

As voting yesterday, the Independent and National Electoral Commission, INEC, swooped into action by collating and announcing polling units results from different parts of the country.

These results according to PREMIUM TIMES are live updates of the official results as announced by INEC officials at the various polling units.

Atiku wins all voting points at Unit 007 Pyakasa in FCT

The presidential candidate for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has won in the eight voting points at Unit 007 Pyakas, Lugbe, FCT
Mr Sadiqu Abdulrazak, the Presiding Officer for the unit, said Abubakar scored 1,205 votes while President Muhammadu Buhari, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) got 173 votes.

Breaking News: Thugs storm INEC office, burn ballot boxes

Alleged political thugs, Sunday stormed the office of the Independent National Electoral office in Oriade local government area, Osun state, and set all the ballot boxes on fire.

Reports have it that they opened fire to

#NigeriaDecides: SEE RESULTS: Buhari wins Atiku in Bola Ahmed Tinubu's polling unit

President Muhammadu Buhari emerged victorious at the polling unit of National Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the ongoing elections.

Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State casted his vote at Unit 047, Alausa, Ikeja

#NigeriaDecides: Army arrests 15 ‘political thugs’ in Ikebiri 1, Southern Ijaw LGA, Bayelsa State

Fifteen suspected political thugs have been arrested by the Nigerian army in the Ikebiri 1, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.

The army said the hoodlums planned to disrupt the presidential and national assembly elections in the region. Jonah Danjuma, a spokesperson of the Nigeria Army, noted that the arrest of the thugs by

INEC to fix new dates for elections in some part of Rivers

Following the pockets of violence recorded in different parts of the Rivers State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has decided to postpone the elections in this warring areas and a new date is to be announced for the