The senator representing Kebbi South, Garba Maidoki, has defected from the All Progressives Congress to the African Democratic Congress, citing unresolved internal disputes arising from the party’s recent primaries in Kebbi State. Maidoki, who chairs the Senate Committee on Legislative…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has presented Certificates of Return to winners of the bye-elections held on June 20, 2026, across Rivers, Enugu, Nasarawa, Ondo and Kano states. The certificates were presented on behalf of the INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash…

The National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has dismissed claims that the party sold 69 nomination forms in Kano to 2027 vice presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Rabiu Kwankwaso. Baba-Ahmed made the clarification on Tuesday…

Ten governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara State have urged President Bola Tinubu to resist what they described as attempts to use the state’s traditional institution to secure endorsement for the party’s governorship candidate, Speaker Salihu Danladi.…

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Governor Biodun Oyebanji on his victory in Saturday’s Ekiti State governorship election. The President commended the people of Ekiti State for what he described as their “peaceful and orderly conduct, and for reposing their trust…

Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress in Taraba North Senatorial District, alongside the national leadership of the Conference of APC Support Groups, have alleged attempts to overturn the outcome of the party’s senatorial primary election in the district and called…

The Nigeria Police Force has urged residents and observers alleging electoral malpractice during Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State to present concrete evidence, rather than relying solely on photographs. In a statement released to respond to a viral image circulating…

The candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress in the Enugu North Senatorial District by-election, Bishop Oscar Ossai, has rejected the outcome of the poll, alleging widespread irregularities and electoral malpractices during the exercise. Ossai, in a statement issued on Monday,…

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Ikeje Asogwa, has emerged winner of the June 20 Enugu North Senatorial District by-election. Asogwa polled 162,360 votes to defeat his closest rival, Chief Nestor Ezeme of the Peoples Democratic Party, who scored…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has said the victory of Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, in Saturday’s governorship election will be replicated in Osun on August 15. A statement made available to PUNCH…

Former Kaduna State Governor and ex-National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a national state of emergency on insecurity, warning that Nigeria’s worsening security situation requires extraordinary and coordinated…

The Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum and Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, has congratulated the people of Ekiti State over the victory of Governor Biodun Oyebanji in the just-concluded governorship election in the state. PUNCH Online reports that…

See the full list of winners from the recent by-elections in Enugu, Rivers, Ondo, Kano, and other Nigerian states. APC secured most victories. Read More: https://punchng.com/full-list-winners-of-by-elections-in-enugu-rivers-ondo-kano-other-states/ Read the full article here

The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has appealed to Chief Bode George to rejoin the “party’s mainstream leadership structure” in order to reposition it ahead of…

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the Nasarawa North Senatorial by-election, Danladi Envulu-anza, has been declared winner of the poll after securing 45,362 votes. Our correspondent reports that the by-election was held on June 20, 2026, in the…