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The Senate has commenced the screening of six nominees for Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs, whose names were forwarded to the upper legislative chambers by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said it had distributed a total of 1,201,073 Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, to registered voters in Ondo State ahead of the November governorship election in the state.

Candidates of five out of the 19 political parties that contested Wednesday’s Edo state governorship election have called for the cancellation of the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

The Supreme Court has given reasons why it upheld the election of Yahaya Bello as the duly elected Governor of Kogi State, and why it rejected the prayers of James Faleke.

Godwin Obaseki, candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has been declared winner in the Edo State governorship election held on Wednesday.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has begun announcing the results of various local governments in the Edo State governorship election which held on Wednesday.

Collation of results is ongoing at the different Local Government Areas across Edo state in the governorship election that held on Wednesday.

The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, says that it has intelligence reports that many foreigners in Edo state are in possession of permanent voter cards, PVCs, and may come out to vote in the governorship election on Wednesday.