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Inec return APC Bola Tinubu as president-elect

Millions of Nigerians vote for di most competitive presidential election since military rule end. Sabi pipo say dis time, na three horse race.

Live Coverage

Victor Ezeama, Helen Oyibo, Jelilat Olawale and Annette Arotiba

  1. More provisional results from Akwa Ibom state

    All di presidential results as collated by Inec from di 31 LGAs for Uyo, Akwa Ibom state don enta wit dis latest local goment areas dem announce.

    Na Inec go announce di final winner of di states and general winner.

    IKOT EKPENE LGA:

    APC 11803

    LP 5985

    PDP 6624

    NNPP 207

    IKOT ABASI LGA:

    APC 2875

    LP 4616

    PDP 6900

    NNPP 153

    UKANAFUN LGA:

    APC 6152

    LP 2067

    PDP 7751

    NNPP 160

    UYO LGA:

    APC: 7769

    LP: 27534

    PDP: 12245

    NNPP: 1044

    ABAK LGA:

    APC: 15058

    LP: 5057

    PDP: 7017

    NNPP: 123

  2. Provisional results from four LGAs for Kaduna state show

    Provisional presidential election results as announced by Inec for di state level don resume for Kaduna State Collation Centre.

    Na Inec go announce di final winner of di states and general winner.

    JABA LGA:

    APC: 3131

    LP: 9,967

    PDP: 8,798

    NNPP: 335

    KADUNA SOUTH LGA:

    APC: 29596

    LP: 22577

    PDP: 42996

    NNPP: 9124

    KAURU LGA:

    APC: 15,870

    LP: 11,293

    PDP: 19,018

    NNPP: 3,128

    LERE LGA:

    APC: 24695

    LP: 15,568

    PDP: 34,149

    NNPP: 7,264

  3. Provisional result by INEC for Lagos State

    Provisional result wey INEC don announce for Lagos presidential election show say Labour Party na dem take di lead for di state.

    But INEC for national level go need ratify di result from di state before dem go declare di official winner for Lagos State.

    Accredited voters : 1347152

    APC 572606

    LP 582454

    NNPP 8442

    PDP 75750

    Dis na provisional result wey di state INEC go carry go di national collation centre for Abuja wia di official result go dey announced.

  4. Police ask presidential candidates to caution parties supporters against inciting comments

    Di Nigeria Police don ask di presidential candidates of di major political parties for di 2023 general elections to caution dia party members and supporters from making inciting statements wey fit heat up di polity.

    Di police tok dis one for inside statement wey di Force tok-tok pesin, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi release.

    Di statement charge di presidential candidates to use di waiting period opportunity to teach dia supporters di rule of law plus respect for di constitution.

    E also warn say make pipo stop to dey mount pressure on di Independent National Electoral Commission, Nigeria electoral body, INEC as all hands dey on deck to speedily conclude di collation of results and declare di winner.

    Di NPF encourage presidential candidates to admonish dia supporters to maintain of di Peace Accord dem recently sign for di smooth conduct of di election.

  5. Collation of presidential election resume for Asaba, Delta state

    Collation of presidential election results don resume for Delta State.

    So far, eight local goment don announce dia results out of di 25 Local goment areas for Delta State.

    See di local goment wey don collate dia results so far.

    Na Inec go announce winners of each state, and di general winner for di national level.

    BOMADI LGA:

    APC 2421

    LP 3134

    NNPP 38

    PDP 4429

    NDOKWA WEST

    APC 3840

    LP 12889

    NNPP 56

    PDP 8599

    IKA SOUTH

    APC 3290

    LP 17,868

    NNPP 166

    PDP 7,485

    WARRI NORTH

    APC:1379

    LP: 2417

    NNPP:52

    PDP: 3411

    ETHIOPE EAST

    APC:6314

    LP:10,806

    NNPP:402

    PDP:7,854

    ANIOCHA SOUTH

    APC1,686

    LP14,208

    NNPP113

    PDP4,672

  6. Party agents for Akwa Ibom reject result from Oruk Anan LGA

    Palava break out for INEC collation centre for Uyo, di Akwa Ibom State capital as party agents reject results from Oruk Anan Local Goment Area of di state.

    Dem allege fraud for di result wey dem collate for di local goment area as follows:

    ORUK ANAM LGA:

    APC 7039

    LP 2617

    PDP 8962

    NNPP 74

  7. More results from presidential election results collation centre for Lagos

    INEC still dey continue to collate presidential results from local goment areas of Lagos state,

    Returning officers dey take turn to read out di results from dia areas of assignment.

    Here na two LGAs wey dem just announce.

    Alimosho LGA

    Registered 855724

    Accredited 158209

    APC 62909

    LP 71327

    NNPP 701

    PDP 8201

    Mushin LGA

    Registered voters: 406132

    Accredited voters: 73975

    APC 41907

    LP 23390

    NNPP 410

    PDP 3478

    Ojo LGA

    Registered voters: 401798

    Accredited voters: 70494

    APC 20603

    LP 38859

    NNPP 462

    PDP 3701

    Dis na provisional result wey di state INEC go collate go di national collation centre for Abuja wia di official result go dey announced.

  8. Delta state don come back

      • Author, Princess Igho Williams
      • Role, BBC Pidgin

    Collation of di presidential election results still dey go on for Asaba, Delta State.

    So far, eight local goment don announce dia results out of di 25 Local Government Areas for Delta State.

    See di local goment wey don announce dia results:

    Aniocha North, Ika North East, Oshimili North, Ethiope West, Ika South, Bomadi Ndokwa, West Warri North.

  9. NLC ask Buhari to call Inec to order

      • Author, Tamara Ebiwei
      • Role, BBC News Pidgin

    Di Nigeria Labour Congress, don continue to express worry about di state of di nation as di collation of results dey go on, dem dey vex say as Inec officials no fit upload results to server fit cause kasala for di kontri.

    Inside statement di workers union release on Sunday night, president of di union Joe Ajaero tok say, "we continue to express our deep concerns over di apparent manipulation of results for Lagos and Rivers states and demand di real results as captured by di BVAS be uploaded without fail."

    "INEC must understand say not uploading results to server go create avoidable crisis"

    Dis na wetin di Nigeria Labour Congress tok as di collation of result for state levels don dey go far.

    "We demand make INEC investigate di activities of one of di officials for di ICT department wey fit dey responsible for technically jamming di airwaves wey make am difficult for BVAS results to dey transmitted to di servers."

    NLC allege say di pesin wey fit jam di airwaves to stop di successful transmission of results "na one former Commissioner for Lagos State and im name na Femi Odubuyi".

    We call on President Muhammed Buhari to rise to di occasion and call di electoral umpire (INEC) to order. Di president suppose to seize di redemptive power for dis situation and demand INEC to return to di rule book for election conduct.

    Na only if im do dis im go reassure Nigerians of im innocence for di unfolding drama.

  10. Breaking, Kaduna state don come back

    Inec officials don resume for Kaduna state afta dem take break early mor-mor from di collation of di presidential results.

  11. INEC don resume collation of presidential election results for Rivers state

      • Author, Karina Igonikon
      • Role, BBC Pidgin, Port Harcourt

    Collation of results of di Presidential election wey hold on Saturday 25 February 2023 from three local goment areas for Rivers state: Ahoada West, Tai and Opobo/Nkoro don finish.

    But di state collation officer for di presidential election (SCOPE) Prof. Charles Teddy Adias step down results from two local goments: Gokana and Abua/Odual becos dem no balance.

    Dis na becos di number of accredited voters suppose dey equal to di number of total votes cast (dis na di sum of valid votes and rejected votes).

    Wen di number of accredited votes no tally wit di total number of votes cast, di figure no dey accepted.

    Prof. Adias tell di LGA collation officers wey dey present di results to check dia figures and re- present am wen announcement of results resume today.

    Meanwhile, announcement of di results of elections for Senate and House of Representatives dey go on at di same time for dia different constituencies.

    INEC also say dem go conduct elections for places wia dem bin no conduct election becos of BVAS malfunction.

    One of such places na 7 RAs for Degema local goment areas wit INEC ad hoc staff no deploy to and elections go hold for those areas today.

  12. INEC for Uyo, Akwa Ibom resume collation of presidential elections wit Eket LGA

    INEC collation center for Uyo, Akwa-Ibom state don resume di collation of di presidential election result.

    Akwa Ibom get 31 local goment areas, 4,353 polling units and 2,357,418 registered voters.

    Dem announce 23 local goments areas yesterday. E dey expected say dem go announce di remaining eight LGAs today.

    EKET LGA:

    APC 4675

    LP 13238

    PDP 9757

    NNPP 315

  13. Breaking, Akwa Ibom don come back

    Akwa Ibom state INEC officials don return to continue wit di collation of di presidential results.

    Dem bin don first announce 23 local goments yesterday.

    Akwa Ibom get 31 local goment areas, 4,353 polling units and 2,357,418 registered voters.

    E remain eight local goments for dem to announce.

  14. Police arrest suspects wey wan burn INEC office

    Di Kano state Police Command say dem don arrest four suspects wey come to burn INEC office for Takai local goment inside di state.

    According to statement wey Police tok-tok pesin SP Abdullahi Kiyawa release, di suspected criminals bin come to carry out dia plan as collation of results dey happun inside di INEC office.

    “Na swift response from di police and oda security pipo stop dis attack and at di end, di workers continue dia collation peacefully.”

    Meanwhile, Police say some group of thugs also attack campaign office of New Nigeria Peoples Party for Tudun Wada local goment wey lead to di death of two pipo.

  15. Breaking, Rivers state don come back

    Rivers state Inec officials don come back to continue wit di collation of di 2023 presidential election results.

  16. Presidential election result collated by Inec for Kwara state

    Kwara state breakdown as announce by Inec for di state:

    Registered voters: 1,695,928

    Accredited voters: 497,519

    Total votes cast: 469,971

    Total voided votes: 26,712

    APC - 263,572

    LP - 31,166

    PDP - 136,909

    NNPP - 3,141

  17. Presidential election result collated by Inec for Ondo state

    Di Vice Chancellor of di Federal University Oye-Ekiti wey also be di Returning Officer for di collation of di presidential results for Ondo state, Prof. Abayomi Fasina don announce di total votes from di 18 local goment areas of di state.

    See di breakdown:

    Total Registered Voters 1,991,344

    Total Accredited voters 571,402

    APC 369,924

    LP 47,353

    NNPP 931

    PDP 115,163

    SDP 1,293

    Total Valid Votes 550,998

    Total Rejected Votes 19,009

    Total Votes Cast 570,007

  18. Presidential Election provisional result for Ogun State

    Results from di presidential election for some South-west states don dey drop.

    However, dis na provisional results for di state level, di Independent National Electoral Commission go still verify dem for di national level by 11am today.

    Dis na di total collation of di presidential result from di 20 Local Government Areas for Ogun state.

    Di Vice Chancellor of di Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Prof. Kayode Adebowale wey also be di INEC retuning officer announce di results.

    Registered Vote 2687606

    Accredited voters 612341

    Total vote cast 611448.

    APC - 341554

    LP - 85829

    PDP - 123831

    NNPP - 2200

    SDP - 738.

  19. Ganduje son lose House of Reps seat

      • Author, Mansur Abubakar
      • Role, BBC Pidgin, Kano

    Kano state Govnor Umar Ganduje son lose im bid to represent Tofa/Rimin Gado for House of representatives afta im opponent Tijjani Jobe of New Nigeria Peoples Party defeat am.

    INEC wey announce di result on Sunday tok say Jobe get 52,456 votes to defeat Ganduje wey poll 44,809 votes.

    Im father Abdullahi Ganduje don serve as Kano govnor for eight years now and dey among govnors wey go step down on May 29 2023.

  20. Breaking, Kano dey go on break

    Inec officials say dem dey go on break for Kano and dem go resume by 11:00am.

    Dem still get six more local goments to announce, out of 44.