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Story highlights Along with the legislative assembly elections in these two states, bypolls for 15 assembly seats across Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala, and Uttarakhand were also conducted on Wednesday Voting ends in Maharashtra for all 288 Legislative Assembly seats, with a voter turnout of 62.05 per cent. Meanwhile, Jharkhand also went to polls on Wednesday

The drive for increased youth participation in governance catalysed change in Nigeria’s political culture in the 2023 elections, with several celebrities contesting for various elective positions in the hopes of changing the country’s direction. However, not many of them fared well at the polls based on results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…..CONTINUE

Motorists were stranded along the Abeokuta-Sagamu expressway in Ogun State on Saturday morning as soldiers blocked the highway. The Commissioner of Police, Frank Mba, had announced restriction of movement as part of the security measures for the ongoing governorship and house of assembly elections in the state...

As the governorship and State Assembly elections get underway on Saturday, there was a massive turnout of voters in Alkaleri local government area of Bauchi State. The incumbent State governor, Bala Mohammed, hails from Alkaleri local government area, and he is seeking reelection for a second term in office...

A pre-election opinion poll commissioned by Anap Foundation, a non-profit organisation, has predicted that Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, will win the March 11 election.   The poll results showed that Sanwo-Olu was ahead among the three leading candidates in the state.   The two other candidates are Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party (LP)

On Monday during the polls in Akuk village under the Bhandari Assembly constituency in Wokha district, supporters of a candidate attacked the rival party workers using sharp-edged weapons in which three persons were injured.

Despite the hype about Ron DeSantis surging past Donald Trump, both Republicans look unusually strong at this early stage of the presidential race...

From Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri The Imo State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has called for the immediate removal of the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Sylvia Agu, over what it described as high alleged irregularities in the conduct of the Presidential and National Assembly elections in the state...