North East

Voters were on the queues as early as 6 a.m., waiting for the exercise to commence.

Two top PDP officials in Taraba including a lawmaker were arrested.

Adamu Kwanate collapsed while campaigning for his re-election on Wednesday and died later in a hospital.

All unauthorised security personnel would not be allowed at the polling units and collation centres.

19 political parties endorsed the APC candidate in the state, Inuwa Yahaya, on Wednesday.

The APC dismisses the allegations.

Analysts opine that the APC may now have all it takes to edge out the PDP and produce a governor...

Adamu Kwanate was seeking reelection in the upcoming election on Saturday.

The party says the same issue was taken to court in 2007 and was subsequently dismissed by an Appeal Court.

The parties say Mai Mala Buni is most capable to consolidate the achievements recorded by the outgoing administration.

The candidates say they believe in the vision of the PDP flag bearer, Umaru Fintir

Governor Mohammed Bindow allegedly tendered fake educational qualification and date of birth to INEC.

A PDP council chairman was among the defectors.

The party got a total of 3,238,783 from the six north eastern states of Borno, Adamawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Taraba and...

A military source was reported saying "one soldier was killed and 20 were injured."

Governor Ibrahim Dankwabo lost his bid for the Gombe North Senatorial seat.

PDP candidates in Borno allege that all elections there were fraught with irregularities.

Mr Ndume defeated Kudla Haske of the Peoples Democratic Party

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, scored 138,484 votes in the state.

A leader of the party says the former vice president, who is from the north east, has been badly treated.

Atiku Abubakar lost his polling unit but won in Adamawa State.

The party wants INEC to cancel the result.

Aisha Dahiru of APC won the Adamawa Central Senatorial seat

He says the state has delivered maximum votes to the president and won all the senatorial and House of Representatives...

The Air Force says the insurgents were neutralised as they assembled for a meeting at their hideout in the town.