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President Muhammadu Buhari has voted in his home town Daura, Katsina Stateas. The President joined millions of Nigerians to vote in the Governorship and State House of Assembly Election scheduled by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, for today, 18th March 2023. The President voted at Polling Unit A, in Kofar Baru 11, Niyam Sarkin […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said the reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Registration Systems (BVAS) would be completed by Tuesday in preparation for the March 18 governorship and state assembly elections. The National Commissioner of INEC, Festus Okoye disclosed this in a Television interview on one of the Media houses on Monday. Okoye explained […]
Chaiman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has threatened to sue officials of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for libel and defamation of character. Yakubu advised officials of the PDP to desist from maligning his character in the media or risk being sued for libel The INEC Chairman was reacting to a […]
The Edo State Government has urged the people to disregard a recent statement credited to the All Progressives Congress APC in the state which raised a false alarm that the State Governor, Godwin Obaseki is sponsoring a protest. In a statement released by the Special Adviser to the State Governor on Media Projects, Crusoe Osagie […]
Inspector-General of Police IG Alkali Baba Usman has ordered restriction of movement beginning from 12 pm to 6 pm on election days. The restriction order covers all forms of vehicular movement on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation. The restriction does not affect all workers that will be rendering essential services on election days, […]
The Enugu State Police command have arrested a 41 year old woman, Mrs Chinwendu Nnamani involved in the viral social media video collecting money before issuing Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) at the sum of one thousand naira, N1000 at Emene, in Enugu State. They also arrested a 38 year old Nkiruka Patience Obinna, identified as […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has solutions to some of the perceived obstacles capable of derailing the general elections expected to start with the presidential polls on February 25. INEC affirmed that it has resolved two critical challenges that it faced towards the conduct of the general elections, which include petrol scarcity […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on Nigerians to help in cleaning up the voters’ register. INEC’s National Commissioner for Information and Voter Education Festus Okoye made the plea on Monday following reports that there were some under-aged persons included in the voters’ register ahead of the 2023 general election. Okoye, while speaking […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has directed the Independent National Electoral Commission to accept former Minister of Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio, as the All Progressives Congress Senatorial candidate. The court also ordered INEC to publish Akpabio’s name as APC senatorial candidate for Akwa Ibom North/West senatorial district in 2023. Justice Nwite held that INEC […]
By: Sade Omonisaye The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has kicked against the establishment of the National Electoral Offences Commission, insisting that the proposed legislation will result in duplication of functions by several government agencies. The Chairman of the anti-graft agency, Abdulrasheed Bawa who stated this during a public hearing on a Bill for […]
