Two days after what many described as historic presidential and National Assembly polls, results are now pouring in from several parts of the country. 

A presiding officer counts records from the Ikorodu local government area during the collation of the presidential election results at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Yaba, in the suburbs of Lagos, in Nigeria, on February 26, 2023. (Photo by Benson Ibeabuchi / AFP)

Before the exercise, expectations were sky-high in Africa’s most populous nation as millions of citizens elect the country’s next president and lawmakers.

In all, 94 million citizens registered for the election; No fewer than 87.2 million of them have collected their permanent voter cards (PVCs) and were eligible to vote.

Switch Nigeria is in each of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja to give you the latest on the polls as it unfolds. You can find earlier updates about the National Assembly and presidential elections here. Keep refreshing this page for updates.

05: 56 pm: Tinubu’s Campaign DG Lalong Loses Senatorial Bid 

Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong who is also the Director General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) has lost the bid to clinch the Plateau South Senatorial District slot.

He lost to Rtd AVM Bali Ninkap Napoleon of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the National Assembly elections conducted on Saturday.

05:50 pm:  Ned Nwoko Wins Delta North Senatorial Seat

Ned Nwoko has been declared the winner of the 2023 Delta North senatorial election.

The Returning Officer for the exercise, Dr. Mrs Josephine Anene-Okeakwa declared him the winner on Monday.  Mr Nwoko of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) scored 92,514 votes, to defeat Ken Kanma of the Labour Party (LP), who polled 86,121 votes.

05:34 pm: Presidential Election Results From Taraba State

Yorro LG

Total number of registered voters: 66, 889

Accredited votes:23, 225 

Total valid vote: 21,371  

The total vote cast:  23, 138

APC: 3, 401

LP:5,027

NNPP:327

PDP: 9,775

Gashaka LG 

Total number of registered voters: 71533

Accredited voters:13420

Total valid vote:12700

Rejected votes:711

The total votes cast:13411

APC:4,239

LP 2,453

NNPP:318

PDP: 5,272

Donga LG

Total number of registered voters:  120,686

Accredited voters: 31, 616

Total valid vote: 30, 824

Rejected votes: 683

Total votes cast; 31, 507

APC:10,953

PDP:5, 582

LP:11,793

NNPP:286

Zing LG 

Registered voters:86,682

Accredited votes:27,368

Total valid vote: 25,702

Rejected vote cast:1,666

The total votes cast: 27, 368

APC: 3,525

LP: 4,694

NNPP:160

PDP:  14,936

Bali  LG

Registered voters:142258

Accredited votes:31790

Total valid vote: 30234

Rejected vote cast:1142

The total votes cast:31386

APC:  6,872 

LP: 5,667

NNPP:1,553

PDP:  15,081

Ardo-Kola  LG

Registered voters:100,907

Accredited votes:28, 868

Total valid vote: 27,406

Rejected votes cast 1,299

Total vote cast:28,705

APC:   6,227

LP: 6,045

NNPP:421 

PDP:13,172  

Jalingo LG

Registered voters:21, 9622

Accredited votes:69, 579

Total valid vote: 66,932

Rejected vote cast:2,543

Total vote cast: 69,475

APC:  20,169

LP: 19,902

NNPP 2,842

PDP:  22,301

Lau LG

Registered voters:78,364

Accredited votes:26,550

Total valid vote: 25,537

Rejected vote cast 960

The total vote cast:26,497

APC:  4,928 

LP: 6,120

NNPP 267

PDP:13,080  

Gassol LG

Registered voters:17,7100

Accredited votes:50,236

Total valid vote: 48,889

Rejected vote cast 50,229

Total vote cast:1,340

APC: 13,892

LP: 5,288

NNPP 2,966

Karim-Lamido LG

Registered voters:153175

Accredited votes:38,743

Total valid vote: 37,941

Rejected vote cast 802

Total votes cast:38,743

APC: 9,158

LP:5,705 

NNPP 316

PDP:  21,669

05:07 pm: APC’s Bassey Ends Essien Ayi’s 24-Year Reps Reign

The Deputy Speaker of Cross River House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Joseph Bassey has won the Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar South Federal Constituency election.

He scored a total of 23,885 votes to defeat the Labour Party candidate who had 16,448 votes and the PDP candidate, Hon. Essien Ayi, who got 14, 448 votes.

The Deputy Speaker has ended the 24 years reign of Hon. Essien Ayi in the House of Reps.

04:25 pm: Reps Minority Leader Elumelu Loses Seat To LP’s Ngozi Okolie

Ndudi Elumelu lost his bid for the Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency to the Labour Party (LP)’s Mr Ngozi Okolie.

Mr Okolie won Saturday’s National Assembly election in the Federal Constituency and was declared the winner by the Returning Officer for the Federal Constituency, Prof Kenneth Abaraibe, at the INEC collation Centre in the Oshimili South Local Government Secretariat, Asaba. 

04:15 pm: Thugs disrupt collation in Jos North

Security operatives’ intervention prevented some thugs from gaining access to Jos North Local Government Secretariat where collation exercise for the presidential, the Senate and the House of Representatives results are ongoing.

The returning officers and all-party agents are still waiting for votes from Naraguta B which is yet to arrive when the thugs descended on the venue.

The timely intervention of reinforced personnel of Operation Safe Haven complimented by the police personnel was able to calm down the situation even as they waited for results from the polling ward.

04:06 pm Presidential election results from Rivers State so far:

AHOADA WEST LGA

APC 3,443

LP 4,634

PDP 2,582

NNPP 11

TAI LGA

APC 9,442

LP 485

PDP 1,506

NNPP 18

OPOBO-NKORO LGA

APC 5,701

LP 2,093

PDP 1,542

NNPP 06

ELEME LGA

APC 8,368

LP 7,529

PDP 2,391

NNPP 82

EMOUHA LGA

APC 9,145

LP 4,923

PDP 5,242

NNPP 18

GOKANA LGA

APC 10,122

LP 2,115

PDP 8,484

NNPP 31

OMUMA LGA

APC 6,328

LP 2,154

PDP 1,293

NNPP 13

BONNY LGA

APC 2,708

LP 10,488

PDP 2,406

NNPP 87

ABUA-ODUAL LGA

APC 5,653

LP 1,663

PDP 4,685

NNPP 09

OYIGBO LGA

APC 16,630

LP 10,784

PDP 1,046

NNPP 107

ASARI-TORU LGA

APC 14,483

LP 2,094

PDP 4,476

NNPP 09

ANDONI LGA

APC 3,306

LP 2,324

PDP 4,614

NNPP 18

OGBA/EGBEMA/NDONI LGA

APC 6,057

LP 21,883

PDP 4,099

NNPP 109

AKUKU-TORU LGA

APC 3,182

LP 1,700

PDP 3,131

NNPP 14

IKWERRE LGA

APC 9,609

LP 8,752

PDP 4,869

NNPP 58

OKRIKA LGA
APC 2,729
LP 4,018
PDP 8,476
NNPP 34

OGU-BOLO LGA
APC 2,428
LP 1,209
PDP 3,187
NNPP 07

KHANA LGA
APC 7,649
LP 1,704
PDP 5,483
NNPP 47

ETCHE LGA
APC 8,368
LP 11,232
PDP 5,919
NNPP 78

02: 33 pm: Guma/Makurdi Federal Constituency Result

INEC declare Mister Dickson Tarkirgh of the APC winner of the Makurdi/Guma federal constituency election.

APC—-49,511

APGA —-752

LP ——23,414

NNPP-1,573

PDP —-43,803

02:10 pm: Governor Samuel Ortom Loses Benue North West Senatorial Bid

APC—–143,151

LP——–51,950

NNPP–1,443

PDP —–106,882

INEC declares Mister Titus Zam of the APC winner of the election, beating incumbent governor Samuel Ortom of the PDP in his attempt to move to the Senate.

Mister Titus Zam was an appointee of Governor Samuel Ortom in his first tenure in Benue from 2015 to 2018, where he served as the Special Adviser to the Governor on Local Government and Chieftaincy affairs before he resigned from the Ortom administration on loyalty grounds.

12: 34 pm: Tinubu Beats Atiku, Obi in Oyo State 

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Party (APC), Bola Tinubu, has defeated Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party in Saturday’s presidential election in Oyo State.

According to results announced by the collation officer, Prof. Olusola Babatunde on Monday, Tinubu polled 449,884 to win the state, Atiku polled 182,977, Obi polled 99,110, while Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigerian Peoples Party polled 4,095 to come fourth.

2:30 pm: PDP Wins Kaduna North Senatorial Seat

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Khalid Ibrahim-Mustapha as the winner of the Kaduna North Senatorial District election.

Announcing the result on Monday, the INEC Returning Officer for the election, Saleh Ado of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, says the PDP candidate polled a total of 250,026 votes to defeat his closest rival, the incumbent senator, Suleiman Abdu- Kwari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who scored 190,008 votes.

He said that Usman Bawa of NNPP scored 28,511 to come third, while Sidi Ibrahim Bamalli of the Labour Party polled 28,418 votes to clinch the fourth position.

More presidential results from Kaduna State

SOBA LGA

Registered voters:  158,086

Accredited voters: 48,530

Valid votes: 46982

Invalid votes: 1,027

Total Vote cast: 48,009

APC:  18,965

LP: 354

NNPP: 3,722

PDP: 23,364

KUBAU LGA

Registered voters:  158,757

Accredited voters: 52,137

Valid votes: 50,650

Invalid votes: 1,111

Total Vote cast: 51,761

APC:  20,139

LP: 1,701

NNPP: 4,819

PDP: 23,686

01: 55 pm: Updated Presidential election results from Plateau State

Mikang Local Government.

APC -5,044.

LP -7,201

NNPP-65

PDP-7,212

Barkin Ladi Local Government Area.

APC -12,514

LP -32,489

NNPP-233

PDP -9,073.

Riyom Local Government Area.

APC -6,936

LP -15,171

NNPP-87

PDP -8,181

Langtang South

APC – 7,478

LP – 6,045

NNPP – 24

PDP – 12,467

Langtang North

APC – 8,706

LP – 21,590

NNPP – 73

PDP – 17,751

BOKKOS

APC – 10,858

PDP- 8,569

LP -32,581

NNPP – 376

Jos East

APC – 6,348

LP- 6,396

NNPP – 156

PDP – 5,844

Mangu LGA

APC – 22,691

LP – 39,387

PDP -27,013

NNPP – 364

JOS SOUTH LGA

APC – 15,985

LP – 112,874

PDP – 13, 803

NNPP – 1, 008

Bassa LGA

APC – 16,000

LP -28, 226

PDP – 11,306

NNPP – 294

KANKE LGA

APC – 13, 438

LP- 13, 194

NNPP -55

PDP -10,538

WASE Local Government Area

APC -28675
LP -6080
NNPP -109
PDP -23049

01:48 pm: PDP Win’s Osun State

Atiku defeated APC’s Bola Tinubu.

01: 27 pm: Peter Obi Takes Enugu State

Presidential candidate of Labour Party Peter Obi (R) stands next to his running mate Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed (L) during the party campaign rally in Lagos, on February 11, 2023. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP)

REGISTERED VOTERS: 2,112, 793.

ACCREDITED VOTERS 482,990.

PARTY SCORES: 

APC 4,772

PDP 15,749

LP 428,640.

NNPP 1,808

VALID VOTES: 456,424

REJECTED VOTES: 12,467

TOTAL VOTES CAST: 468,891.

01:23 pm: Blessing Onuh, former Senate President David Mark’s daughter re-elected for Otukpo/Ohimini Federal Constituency seat in Benue.

The APC candidate polled 29,031 votes to beat PDP’s Alex Ogbe Ochacho who scored 21,742 in Saturday’s elections. 

01:15 pm: The APC Wins All Three Senatorial Seats In Ondo, Clears 8 Reps Positions

SENATE

Ondo South Senatorial District:

APC – 110,665

PDP – 65,784

Ondo Central Senatorial District:

APC – 103,871

PDP – 74,702

Ondo North Senatorial District:

APC – 115,933

PDP – 48, 842

HOUSE OF REPS.

Owo/Ose Federal constituency:

APC – 34,550

PDP – 20,865

Akoko South East /South West Federal constituency:

APC – 25,872

PDP – 18,403

Akure North/Akure South Federal Constituency:

APC  –  45,030

PDP  –  34,059

Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency:

PDP – 24,263

APC – 20,064

Ilaje/ Ese-Odo Federal Constituency:

APC – 26,306

PDP – 22,390

Irele/Okitipupa Federal Constituency:

APC – 44, 638

PDP: 21,066

Akoko North East/North West Federal Constituency:

APC – 51,532

PDP – 9,014

Odigbo/Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo Federal Constituency:

APC – 36, 147

PDP – 19,167

APGA – 6,592

Ondo East/Ondo West Federal constituency:

APC – 38,491

PDP – 15,302

12: 59 pm: APC Claims Ondo State in Presidential Poll, LP Emerges Third

APC: 369,924

PDP: 115,463

LP: 47,350

ADP: 5,612

Total Accredited Voters – 571,402

Total Votes Cast – 570,017

Rejected Votes – 19,009

Results according to LGs:

ESE ODO

APC- 11,160

LP -1,706

NNPP -28

PDP- 8,200

ILAJE

APC- 9,173

LP -1,143

NNPP- 17

PDP- 6,780

AKURE SOUTH

APC- 45,694

LP -13,950

PDP- 9,047

ODIGBO

APC- 27,521

LP -3,507

NNPP- 243

PDP- 7,786

OKITIPUPA

APC- 26,114

LP -1,826

PDP- 12,025

AKURE NORTH

APC- 14,261

LP -2,945

PDP- 4,633

ONDO EAST

APC- 8,390

LP -2,004,

NNPP -55

PDP-3,912

IFEDORE

APC- 15,055

LP -957

NNPP- 14

PDP- 5,360

AKOKO SOUTH EAST

APC- 10,765

LP -470

NNPP- 7

PDP- 3,016

AKOKO SOUTH-WEST

APC- 28,367

LP -920

NNPP- 28

PDP- 5,376

OSE

APC- 14,376

LP -2,031

NNPP- 23

PDP -476

ILE- OLUJI/OKE-IGBO LGA:

APC – 14,750

LP- 1,576

NNPP – 27

PDP- 6,129

AKOKO NORTH-EAST

APC – 25, 757

LP – 1,242

NNPP – 016

PDP – 2,400

OWO

APC- 29,480

LP- 3,200

NNPP- 52

PDP- 5,173

IDANRE

APC- 13,061

LP- 2,262

NNPP- 24

PDP – 10,552

AKOKO NORTH-WEST

APC – 24,613

LP – 736

NNPP- 08

PDP – 5,200

ONDO WEST

APC – 24,053

LP – 6,171

NNPP – 161

PDP – 8,534

IRELE

APC – 17,334

LP – 704

NNPP- 06

PDP – 6,523

12:51 pm: APC Wins Presidential Election in Oyo State

REG. VOTERS: 3,237,310

ACCREDITED VOTERS: 854,439

APC:44,9884

PDP:182,977

LP: 99,110

NNPP: 4,095

VALID VOTES: 809,485

REJECTED VOTES: 42,471

TOTAL VOTES CAST: 851,956

12:33 pm:  Peter Obi clears three out of the five FCT (Abuja) area councils announced so far.

Bwari
APC 13,156
PDP 10,385
LP 67,198
REGISTERED VOTERS 279,793
ACCREDITED VOTERS 960, 444

Kuje
APC 10,648
PDP 10,028
LP 14,257
REGISTERED VOTERS 45,123
ACCREDITED VOTERS 37,269

Kwali

APC 11,242
PDP 9,054
LP 7,302
REGISTERED VOTERS 91,196
ACCREDITED VOTERS 29,273

Gwagwalada

APC 15, 890
PDP 10, 981
LP 19, 694
REGISTERED VOTERS 18, 6794
ACCREDITED VOTERS 53, 310

Abaji
APC 10,370
PDP 6,888
LP 2,874
REGISTERED VOTERS 6,7401
ACCREDITED VOTERS 21,305

12:20: The presidential election results for Kwara State are being reeled out at the National Collation Centre in Abuja. APC’s Bola Tinubu won the state. 

12:18 am: PDP’s Dino Melaye Raises Concern Over Ekiti Presidential Election Results

12:00: The INEC National Election Collation Centre is back for the announcement of results. 

11:53 am: Enugu Gov Ugwuanyi Loses Senate Bid To LP’s Ezea

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has lost his bid to represent Enugu North Senatorial District in the National Assembly.

Ugwuanyi was defeated by Okechukwu Ezea of the Labour Party in the election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday. While Ezea scored 104,948 votes to emerge the winner, Ugwuanyi came second with 46,948 votes.

11:35 am:  LP’s Peter Obi Defeat Bola Tinubu In Lagos State

Obi polled 582,454 votes to trounce the former Lagos State governor who scored 572,606 votes.

Lagos is the base of who was governor of the state from 1999 to 2007. Obi also defeated Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).

10:21 am: 

09:48 am: Atiku Wins Senate President’s State, Yobe

The former Vice President wins with over 45,000 votes ahead of his closest rivals,  Peter Obi (LP), Bola Tinubu (APC) and Rabiu Kwankwaso (NNPP).

Tinubu polled 151,459, Obi 2,406 and Kwankwaso scored 18,270.

09:47 am:  Two Burnt To Death In Attack On Kano NNPP Office

Two persons have died in an attack on the campaign office of a House of Representatives candidate of the NNPP in Kano State.

Police say a group of suspected thugs set the office ablaze with two unidentified persons in a stationary vehicle inside the building burnt to death.

09:45 am: 

09:00 am: Atiku Beats Tinubu, Kwankwaso, Obi In Gombe

The PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has won the election in Gombe State. He polled 319,123 in the 11 local government areas (LGAs) of the state as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

08:48 am: Cross River Gov Ayade Loses Senatorial Election

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River, whose tenure is coming to an end, suffers defeat in his bid to return to the Senate.

He represented Cross River North from 2011 to 2015.

08:37 am: 

08:15 am: Senatorial Election Results In Cross River State 

Obudu

APC – 12,788
PDP – 11,973

Obanliku

APC – 7,096
PDP – 10,933

Ogoja

APC – 10,388
PDP – 19,287

Bekwara

APC – 6,786
PDP – 13,357

Yala

APC – 19,537
PDP – 20,595

TOTAL

APC – 56,595
PDP – 76,145

08:00 am: Obi Leads Tinubu With Over 1,000 Votes In 17 Lagos LGAs

The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi is leading his APC counterpart, Bola Tinubu, with over 1,000 votes in 17 LGAs in Lagos State.

As of 07:30 am on Monday, Obi has polled 448,878 while Tinubu scored 447,187.

07:50 am: Akpabio Wins Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial Election

INEC in the early hours of Monday declared APC’s Senator Godswill Akpabio as the winner of the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial election.

The returning officer for the senatorial district, Professor Anthony Udoh, said the former Minister Niger Delta Affairs satisfied all conditions to be declared the winner, having polled 115,401 valid votes.

07:45 am: APC National Chair Loses Zone’s Senatorial Seat To SDP

The APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, has lost the Nasarawa West senatorial seat to the SDP candidate, Ahmed Wadada.

Adamu could not deliver the APC candidate, Shehu Tukur, to replace him at the red chambers.

07:27 am: Presidential Election Results In Zamfara State

MARADUN LGA

APC – 21, 274
LP – 11
NNPP – 179
PDP – 5, 829

BAKURA LGA

APC – 34,110
LP – 17
NNPP – 192
PDP – 10,824

Collation adjourned to 11 am for other LGAs.

04:41 am: Atiku Defeats Tinubu In Buhari’s State, Katsina

The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party Atiku Abubakar has won the presidential election in President Muhammadu Buhari’s state, Katsina.

Abubakar secured a total of 489,045 to edge out the All Progressives Congress candidate Bola Tinubu who polled 482,283 votes and other candidates.

03:45 am: Results for 18 of 20 Lagos LGAs have been presented so far; Ojo and Alimosho are the only two left.

Collation will resume later in the morning.

03:25 am: Results presented for Mushin LGA, Lagos have yet to get cleared by the state collation officer. They are being contested by the Inter-party Advisory Committee (IPAC) and were not signed by most party agents.

They will be presented all over again.

03:15 am: Lagos State Presidential Election Results

Surulere LGA

APC – 39,002

LP – 36,923

NNPP – 442

PDP – 2,651

Apapa LGA

APC – 15,471
LP – 7,566
NNPP – 338
PDP – 2,957

Ifako Ijaiye LGA

APC – 30,756
LP – 25,437
NNPP – 232
PDP – 3,258

Ajeromi Ifeledun LGA

APC – 25,938
LP – 35,663
NNPP – 435
PDP – 4,680

Oshodi Isolo LGA

APC – 27,181
LP – 51,020
NNPP – 413
PDP – 3,139

02:16 am: Obi wins one of three LGAs announced in Taraba; Atiku wins two.

Yorro LGA

APC – 3,401

LP – 5,027

NNPP – 327

PDP – 9,775

Gashaka LGA

APC – 4,239

LP – 2,453

NNPP – 318

PDP – 5,272

Donga LGA

APC – 10,953

LP – 11,793

NNPP – 286

PDP – 5,582

02:02 am: Results from the remaining 5 LGAs of Katsina State collated.

Katsina LGA

APC – 15,953
LP – 1,937
NNPP – 9,539
PDP – 45,390

Safana LGA

APC – 7,683

NNPP – 943

LP – 11

PDP – 7,989

Sabua LGA

APC – 10,207
PDP – 7,287
NNPP – 409
LP – 02

Malumfashi LGA

APC – 21,008
LP – 352
NNPP – 3,254
PDP – 19,892

Funtua LGA

APC – 19,453
LP – 198
NNPP – 3,591
PDP – 18,711

Danmusa LGA
APC – 11,259
LP – 01
NNPP – 699
PDP – 7,294

01:05 am: Presidential Election Results In Ogun State

ADC – 10,529
APC – 341,554
LP – 85,829
NNPP – 2,200

PDP – 123,831

Number Of Registered Voters: 2,687,606

Total Accredited Voters: 612,341

Total Valid Vote: 580,124

Rejected Vote: 31,324

Total Vote Cast: 611,448

12:45 am: Presidential Election Results in Lagos

Amuwo Odofin LGA

APC – 13,318
LP – 55,547
NNPP – 330
PDP – 2,383

12:25 am: Presidential Election Results in Lagos

Kosofe LGA

APC – 36,883

LP – 46,554

NNPP – 902

PDP – 4,058

12:23 am: Collation of presidential election results continues in Lagos with two more LGAs: 

Eti Osa LGA

APC – 15,317

LP – 42,388

NNPP – 381

PDP- 3,369

The collation officer could not specify the number of polling units where the process was disrupted. She’s been asked to give specifics and return to present the figures again.

12:02 am: Monday, February 27, 2023. The collation of the presidential election results in Kaduna is scheduled to continue at 9 am tomorrow.