The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened up on why the Governorship and State Assembly election was postponed by seven days. The exercise which was initially scheduled for March 11, will now take place on March 18, 2023.

The Federal Government has cautioned former President Olusegun Obasanjo, asking him not to interrupt the 2023 general elections by inciting his "selfish and provocative" letter on the elections. Obasanjo has expressed his ill feelings over the conduct of the 2023 presidential election, and he accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of betraying Nigerians.

President Muhammadu Buhari alongside his first lady Aisha Buhari cast their votes at polling unit 003, Sarkin Yara A, Kofar Baru, Daura, Katsina State on 25th February, 2023. Mr. president, who arrived the polling unit about 9.57 a.m amid cheers from those present was accredited at about 10.07am, collected the ballot papers and went into the cubicle to vote for the candidate of his choice in the presidential and National Assembly elections.

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state has expressed his confidence over the inconclusive nature of the governorship election in the state, noting that the people of the state will decide, and still vote for him. The Gov said, "One with God is Majority."

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi has on Tuesday, March 21 filed his petitions to the presidential elections tribunal to challenge Bola Tinubu’s of the All Progressives Congress, APC, victory in the February 25 presidential election. The LP, presidential candidate has alleged that the election was characterised by various irregularities including the non-qualification of Mr Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima to contest the election. He continued by urging the court to either declare him the president-elect or nullify the entire election and conduct a fresh one.

The governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP) in Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has been declared the winner of the just concluded gubernatorial and state house of assembly elections conducted over the weekend. The NNPP candidate was declared the winner with 1,019,602 votes against his closest rival, APC’s candidate, Nasir Gawuna, who polled 890,705 votes, defeating Nasir with over 100,000 votes. The result was announced on 20th March 2023, by the Independent National Electoral Commission Returning officer, Prof. Ahmed Doko Ibrahim.

Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ado Doguwa, has been removed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from the list of elected House of Representatives members, stating that the election result was a “declaration made under duress.”

In preparation for the upcoming general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed the voting procedure for the elections. This disclosure was contained in a post released on INEC’s verified Twitter handle on Sunday, where it stated that voting starts at 8:30 am. According to the Twitter post, eligible voters are expected to present their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) for accreditation using the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS).

Presidential candidate of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has faulted the notion in certain quarters that he attacked President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration over the lingering fuel scarcity and naira redesign policy. The Director, Media and Publicity of APC Presidential Campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement, explained that the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), working in cahoots with fifth columnists, were the ones insisting on causing avoidable hurt on hapless Nigerians to score political points. He tackled rivals for issuing a “knee-jerk response, derailing from the issues, distorting his views at the Abeokuta rally, to create a wedge between him and President Muhammadu Buhari.”