Election Violence: INEC suspends Rerun and By-Elections in Enugu, Kano and Akwa Ibom Constituencies

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the ongoing rerun and by-elections in some constituencies of Enugu, Kano and Akwa Ibom States. INEC suspended the polls due to “disruptions, irregularities and abduction of election officials”. The affected areas are Enugu South 1 State Constituency, Enugu State, Ikono/Ini Federal Constituency, Akwa Ibom State and Kunchi/Tsanyawa […]

APC’s Fuad Laguda Wins Surulere Fed. Constituency By-Election

The candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Fuad Laguda, has been declared winner of the Surulere Federal Constituency 1 By-Election, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Returning Officer for the bye-election, Prof Simeon Adebayo, revealed that the APC candidate scored a total of 11, 203 votes. Laguda, a former APC chairman […]

INEC Holds Re-Run and By-Elections in 26 States Today

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is today conducting by and re-run elections in 80 Local Government Areas (LGAs) across 26 states of the federation. According to INEC, a total of 4,613,291 Nigerians who have collected their Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) are expected to participate in the exercise. The elections are being conducted to replace […]

Tyson Fury vs Usyk Heavyweight Title Match Postponed

The heavyweight unification fight between WBC Champion Tyson Fury and WBA, IBF and WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk has been postponed after Fury suffered a “freak cut” above his eye during a sparring session in Riyadh. Fury in a statement said “I am absolutely devastated after preparing for this fight for so long and being in such […]