01:30 Osun Official Results
Osun State presidential elections results
No of registered voters: 1,674,729
No of accredited voters:732,984
APC – 347,634
PDP – 337377
Announced by Oluwatoyin Ogundipe
Total valid votes – 714,682
Rejected votes – 17,200
Total votes cast – 731, 882
Votes from cancellation – 12082
12:30 Ekiti Official Results
Ekiti State presidential elections results
Returning officer of Ekiti State, Prof Idowu Olayinka has announced the results of the Presidential elections in Ekiti State
APC- 219, 231
PDP- 154, 032
Total Valid votes – 381,132
Rejected votes – 12, 577
Total votes cast – 393, 709
09:29 Stella Oduah coming back
Declaring the result on Monday in Onitsha, the Returning Officer, Prof. Hugh Maduka, said Stella Oduah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 113,989 votes to defeat 20 other candidates.
09:26 Nnamani Floors APC, APGA
Chimaroke Nnamani, former governor of Enugu State, has been declared winner of Enugu East Senatorial election held on Saturday.
Nnamani of the PDP polled 128,843 votes to beat APC’S Lawrence Eze who scored 14,255 votes and APGA’S Uchenna Nwegbo who polled 1585 votes
08:43 Gov. Amosun is going to the Senate
Wins Ogun Central seat despite all the bad PR he has generated for his party, APC in the last few weeks.
The Returning Officer in the election, Prof. Ayinde Akanbi, declared on Monday that Amosun polled 88,110 votes to defeat Mrs Tunji Oseni-Gomez of the African Democratic Congress(ADC), who had 37,101 votes.
08:51 Orji Kalu Factor In Abia
Marked as a rarity, APC is having a good showing in a state not considered its stronghold.
PDP won Abia Central senatorial with chief TA Orji while APC won, Abia North senatorial with Dr Orji Kalu.
Abia South remains inconclusive.
PDP won 5 House of Reps seats. APC won 2. Others are inconclusive.
Buhari is also having pockets of good results there.
07:51 Wasted Ballots in Oshodi
Over 50, 000 cancelled votes in Oshodi/Isolo.
According to the collation officer for Oshodi/lsolo L/Gvt Dr.Adekoya of Unilag, a total of 54,387 votes for areas which include; Bolade, Shogunle, Okota, Ejigbo, Ilasa, Ajao Estate and Ishaga-tedo were cancelled due to pockets of crisis in those places.
07:46 Lagos
Atiku wins Ojo and Surulere LG in Lagos
Ojo and Surulere LGs are for Atiku
Ojo
PDP: 29,019
APC :24,333
Surulere
APC: 30,621
PDP: 31,603
06:47 No show for Dankwambo
The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) senatorial candidate in Gombe North, Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo, has been defeated by Alhaji Sa’idu Alkali of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Saturday’s National Assembly election.
06:42 Anambra South
Bravo YPP!
Chief Ifeanyi Ubah, the chairman of Capital Oil and Gas, has emerged the first elected senator for the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in Nigeria.
Ubah polled a total of 87, 081 votes to emerge, winner of the Anambra South Senatorial District, after Saturday, February 23 election results announced early Monday morning at Uruagu Nnewi North Council headquarters.
06:35 Katsina
Presidential Election Result
Daura LG
APC – 37,348
PDP – 4,650
Matazu LG
APC – 27,625
PDP – 9,151
Kurfi LG
APC – 25, 074
PDP – 9,175
Ingawa LG
APC- 29,230
PDP- 7,625
Sandamu LG
APC- 29,221
PDP- 9,025
Rimi LG
APC- 33,361
PDP- 8818
Danmusa LG
APC- 30,011
PDP- 7,528
Safana LG
APC – 26,631
PDP- 5,756
Dutsi LG
APC- 22,583
PDP- 5,330
Batsari LG
APC- 26,774
PDP- 7,916
Kusada LG
APC- 21,071
PDP- 6,713
Bakori LG
APC- 53,623
PDP- 11,931
06:30 Enugu
Ekweremadu returns
The PDP candidate for Enugu West Senatorial zone and Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has been declared winner and reelected for another as a senator.
PDP : 86088 votes
APC 15187 votes
05:30AM Lagos
Official Presidential Election Result
Apapa LG
APC-18,170
PDP-11,295
Ikorodu LG
APC:40,719
PDP:21,252
Ibeju/Lekki LG
APC:12,179
PDP:9,222
Lagos lsland LG
APC: 27,452
PDP: 7,396
Epe LG
APC:17,710
PDP:13,305
Badagry LG
PDP: 17,934
APC:21,412
Agege LG
APC: 36,443
PDP: 16,497
Eti Osa LG
APC: 20,962
PDP: 25,216
Ifako/Ijaiye LG
APC:33,419
PDP:18,100
10:30 pm Bauchi
Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa Balewa Federal Constituency
House Speaker, Yakubu Dogara survives Bauchi onslaught, polled 73,609 votes to defeat his closest rival, Kantana of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who scored 50,078.
10:00Pm Kwara
After initial skepticism, Senate President Bukola Saraki has lost his bid for re-election into the Senate from Kwara Central, defeated by Dr. Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe of the All Progressives Congress.
According to the election results announced by the Senatorial District Returning Officer, Prof Olatunbosun Owoyomi from the University of Ilorin APC’s Oloriegbe polled polled a total of 123, 808 votes to defeat Saraki who scored 68, 994 votes in the four local governments of Kwara Central Senatorial District.
07:03 Ebonyi
Official Presidential Results @ Afikpo South, Ivo and Ohaozara Local Government Areas declared at INEC headquarters in Abakaliki
Afikpo LGA
APC: 6,391
PDP: 12,181
Ivo LGA
PDP: 12,471
APC: 1,945
Ohaozara LGA
PDP: 33,651
APC: 2,058
He voted! determining the future he might not be a part of, yet some of our youths only have their polling units on Twitter, trending #NigeriaDecides2019 #AtikuIsWinning #BuhariIsWinning #Banky #ElectionResults2019 #Kwara #Ekiti #BNMCSituationRoom #Yoruba #OTOGE #Saraki #MunLiv pic.twitter.com/5Q6bIp10rS
— IG: @djokaymegamixer (@djokaymegamixer) February 24, 2019
Briefing by the Hon. Chairman INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on #NigeriaDecides2019 elections https://t.co/u0gtDXJzMU
— INEC Nigeria (@inecnigeria) February 24, 2019
04:20 Kano
Official Presidential elections results
Kunchi
APC – 20,375
PDP – 4, 983
Bagwai
APC – 23, 375
PDP – 10, 584
Breaking: It’s official…Buhari wins Ekiti.
In the result announced by the returning officer, Professor Idowu Olayinka, vice chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Buhari of the All Progressives Congress polled 219,231 votes, while Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party got 154,032 votes.
03:33 Kaduna
Senator Shehu Sani hails supporters in what looks like a concession message.
We appreciate every vote we honestly earned and not under anyone’s shadow or inducements in Kaduna Central;We remain unwavering in the defense of the ideals we stand for.We proudly stood tall with our heights and not with the glory of a borrowed high heels.
— Senator Shehu Sani (@ShehuSani) February 24, 2019
03:30 Kwara
Official INEC results
Kwara Central Senatorial District [Senate President’s District]
Senatorial Election
Asa LG
APC 15,932
PDP 11, 252
Accredited Voters – 29,023
Total votes cast – 28,815
Total valid votes – 27,858
Rejected votes – 956
03:20 Umuahia
Election ongoing in Umuahia.
Election in Ndume, Umuahia North in Abia State has resumed after it was postponed yesterday.
03:00 Kano
Result from Kano – official
Presidential elections results
Garun Malam Local Government
APC – 23, 810
PDP – 4, 861
Dawakin Tofa Local Government
APC – 19, 984
PDP – 7, 732
01:20 Abuja Results coming from many units in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) indicate that the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are in clear lead in the Presidential and National Assembly Elections.
Recall The New Diplomat in its pre-election forecast had predicted Atiku to win the FCT in spite of the fact that he might struggle to get the popular vote to defeat President Buhari.
Our correspondent stationed in some of the polling units in the metropolis, reported that PDP’s Atiku Abubakar defeated President Muhammadu Buhari of the APC in the FCT cities.
Results are already trickling in from the ward and local government’s collation centres across the country.
We start here for the post-voting updates Sunday. Regardless of how your candidates are performing right now, try and shake off the election fever, there must be a winner in every contest and life goes on.
Good morning dear Nigerians (winks), it’s election day across Nigeria and The New Diplomat will be navigating you through this election here. We expect to have a long day with you.
Voters from among the 72.7 million who have collected their PVCs are already filing out to cast their ballot in the Presidential, Senatorial and Federal House of Representatives elections.
All eyes are on the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, President Muhammadu Buhari and his main challenger, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. But it’s a long ballot paper as there are 73 other candidates on the ballot.
Presidential candidates: ANN’s Fela Durotoye, YPP’s Kingsley Moghalu and AAC’s Omoyele Sowore are expected to prove their mettle among young voters.
For the National Assembly elections, a total of 1,904 are vying for 109 Senatorial seats, while 4,680 candidates are competing for the 360 seats in the House of Representatives.
Specifically, Nigeria’s NASS is made up of 109 members of the Senate or Red Chamber and 360 members of the House of Representatives or Green Chamber.
Already, President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha had voted in Katsina State. The wife, Aisha, voted before the president at 8.06 a.m., while the president voted at 8.10 a.m. at the Kofar Baru, Sarkin Yara “A” ward in Daura.
There have been early morning concerns in North East — Several explosions rocked Maiduguri and attacks were reported in Geidam, Yobe state in an attempt to stop voters from thronging the polling units by the Boko Haram insurgents.
10:30 am Yola
Presidential candidate of PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has finally cast his vote after initial delays.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Atiku voted at Ajiya Polling Unit, Gwadabawa Ward in Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa at 10:08 a.m. He was accompanied by his wife, Titi.
Abuja:
Voting in progress at OAU quarters, Maitama Abuja, it’s been peaceful and orderly there, our Abuja Correspondent, Augustine Osayande confirmed.
12:05: Akwa Ibom
In most places, voters started voting at about 10am. In Onna ward where Gov Udom Emmanuel voted, the card reader malfunctioned and he had to vote manually.
In northern Uruan LGA, late arrival of materials at 11:30am delayed the process and there’s only 1 card for about 400 voters.
However, there’s been report of thugs scattering voting process in Etim Ekpo Ward 7 Unit 5. Security attention has been called to remedy the situation, our reporter on the ground in Akwa Ibom, Akanimo Kufre reports.
Senator Ita Enang SSA to President Buhari, has voted in Ibiono. At Edemeya, Mkpat Enin, APC governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom Nsima Ekere has also cast his vote.
2:23 Ogun
It was a seamless process as voting had already ended at Polling units 07, 08, community town hall, Owode Yewa, Ogun State. Presidential Results for 08 — PDP:26; APC:47 APM: 5. Counting still underway @ 07
02:39 Uyo
Low turnout at Ikot Ekpene, Ward 4 & 5. As low as about 100 against 500 on list. Though Heavy rain also started early afternoon at Etim Ekpo Ward 2 unit 3. Violence reported & Corps member missing.
Heavy rain now in Uyo while election has been concluded in some places.
02:50 Abuja
Former Head of State and statesman, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, was greeted with cheers by voters as he visited some polling units at Karu and Nyanya in Abuja on Saturday. NAN
Breaking: Wild jubilation broke out among Buhari’s supporters in Adamawa following the announcement that Buhari scored 186 votes to defeat Atiku Abubakar, who got 167 votes in his own polling unit.
President Buhari had overwhelmingly won his polling unit in Daura, Katsina State. Buhari won his polling unit, PU003 at Sarkin Yara ward A, in Daura. The president scored 523 votes while Atiku got only three votes.
Lagos:
PDP’s Atiku has defeated President Buhari of the APC, at the polling unit of Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governorship candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos state.
At Femi Okunnu polling unit in Ikoyi, a polling unit in Lagos where Sanwo-Olu and wife cast their votes, Atiku polled 52 votes while Buhari polled 48 votes.
Anambra:
In Anambra state, at the vice presidential candidate of the PDP, Peter Obi’s polling unit, particularly in PU 019, Umudimakasi Square, Agulu, PDP polled 258 votes while APC polled 1 vote.
In Kwara state, at PU 009, Kere Aje in Offa LGA, APC polled 116 votes while PDP polled 23 votes.
06:30: The Independent National Electoral Commission, had said that it would reschedule elections in some parts of Rivers, Anambra and Lagos States where there were cases of violence and ballot box snatching.
