INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Akwa Ibom, Dr Cyril Omorogbe says the commission has delisted 100 ad hoc staff in the state over alleged involvement in election malpractices. Omorogbe made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Uyo on Thursday. He said the...
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The Nigeria Police have warned trouble makers threatening to disrupt Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly polls in Abia to be ready to face the full wrath of the law. The Deputy Inspector-General of Police in Charge of the South-East, Mr John Amadi, issued the warning on Thursday in...
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Kano State has called for the release of six of its members arrested in Madobi and Municipal Local Government Areas of the state by officials of the Department of State Security Service (DSS). A Chieftain of the party, Dr Bappa Bichi, made...
The Lagos PDP Governorship Candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor) says the party has no official alliance with any political party and he is not stepping down for any candidate. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that INEC has fixed the Governorship and House of Assembly elections for Saturday...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – As Nigerians prepare for the March 18th Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections, women in Sokoto State have been advised to pray for electoral victory of all candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The wife of the State PDP governorship candidate, Hajiya...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has pledged to be more vigilant during the upcoming governorship and states assembly elections. Mr Aminu Shamsuddin, the NIS Comptroller in Kwara, made the pledge in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Wednesday. Shamsuddin said the command would...
Members of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday staged a protest against an alleged intimidation by the traditional ruler of Imota area of Ikorodu, Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the mammoth crowd of protesters carried placards with different inscriptions like “Election is not war”, “Stop cursing...
Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), an NGO on Sunday rejected agitations that INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu should resign his appointment. Its National President, Alhaji Yerima Shettima, stated in Lagos that the conspiracy against INEC after the Feb. 25 presidential and National Assembly polls was baseless. “We have very...
Mr Peter Obi, candidate of the Labour Party, and the Anambra state Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), have intensified campaigns for their respective candidates, ahead of the March 18 House of Assembly election in Anambra. While Obi called on candidates of the Labour...
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has vowed to shut broadcast stations whose activities are capable of undermining peaceful co-existence. Its spokesman, Mr Ekanem Antia, stated in Abuja on Friday that NBC’s Director-General, Malam Balarabe Ilelah, gave the avowal at a meeting with broadcast stations on the coverage of the...
The Appeal court on Wednesday refused to grant Mr Peter Obi’s application scan and make copies of the election materials from INEC ‘s database. The three-member panel held that granting the order sought by obi will hamper the elections slated for Saturday. The Justice Joseph Ikyegh-led panel faulted Obi...
The governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in Lagos State, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran “Jandor” sits with Chude Jideonwo, host of #WithChude on a Lagos Election Special, Ekol’on pebi, featuring the leading candidates in the Lagos Governorship Election, asides the incumbent Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu who was unavoidably unavailable for the interview. On the interview, Jandor discusses his choice to run for office and his plans for Lagos State. On...
Veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie, has said he was unhappy, as he celebrates his 76 years birthday on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Pete Edochie highlighted some of the reasons behind his unhappiness on his Instagram page on Tuesday. The veteran said, “I’m 76 today and thank God who has...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Cross River State Chapter has endorsed the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Professor Sandy Onor. The PFN Chairman, Lawrence Ekwok, while addressing newsmen at the Assembly of God Church, Calabar, said a strategy committee made...
Mr Igwe Edeze, Director General of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Group in Ebonyi, says the state needs a governor with fear of God and human feeling in the forthcoming general elections. Edeze told the News Agency Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki on Thursday that only individuals with such...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – As Political Parties intensify campaigns for the fast approaching 2023 General Elections, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Ali Biu has for the umpteenth time cautioned all road users, including campaign convoy drivers to as much as possible avoid speeding, recklessness on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has called on the residents of the territory to participate in the 2023 General Elections in peace, unity and togetherness. Bello, who made the call in his new year message to the residents on Sunday in Abuja, also...
by EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has urged Nigerians to support his presidential ambition. The former Vice President, in his new year message signed by himself in Abuja, described the Year 2023 a defining moment for Nigeria. “I am...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – A Coalition of Civil Society Organizations, known as Democracy Watch Nigeria has called on security agencies to brace up to the challenges of fishing out perpetrators responsible for the incessant attacks on INEC facilities in the country. The Convener of the group, Dr. Nwambu...
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – The National Secretariat of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has congratulated the Lagos State Chapter of the association for the successful conduct of fresh election into its executive committee. President of SWAN, Sir Honour Sirawoo while reacting to the outcome of the...