INEC officials arrive Shettima’s polling unit two hours late
Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission arrived at polling unit 023, Alhaji Kukawa, Lawan Bukar area of Maiduguri metropolis, at 10:42 am. The venue is the polling unit of All Progressives Congress vice presidential candidate, Kashim…
EFCC storms Tinubu’s polling unit for inspection
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission stormed the polling unit of Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the morning of the presidential and National Assembly Elections. The team who arrived Tinubu’s unit at PU 085, Ward 3, Sunday Adigun, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos…
Nigeria Decides: Voting Commences At Peter Obi’s Polling Unit
VOTING has commenced at the polling unit of the presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi. Though the candidate had earlier visited the unit to supervise the arrival of voting materials, he is yet to cast his vote. Some aides of the…
PDP Reps member caught with $500,000 Cash for alleged Vote Buying
A member of the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Chinyere Igwe has been arrested by Security Agents with $500,000 Cash.Igwe, a serving member who represents Port Harcourt 2 Federal Constituency in the Green Chamber, was intercepted with the huge…
US donates $25m to support 2023 elections
The United States on Thursday donated $25m to support Nigeria in conducting free, fair, and credible elections. The US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Leonard, made this known in a roundtable chat with journalists in Abuja on Thursday. Leonard commended…
INEC assures that hackers can’t change election results,
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians and the international community that its system for result transmission in the 2023 general elections cannot be penetrated by hackers. Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu gave…
Army, police promise to defend free and fair elections
The Military high command and its Police counterparts have vowed to defend the democratic system of government practice by the country with everything within their means. They also promised that no stone would be left unturned to ensure the smooth…
2023: ‘Obidient’ Movement Adopts Governors, State Assembly Candidates Nationwide
THE ‘Obidient’ Movement on Wednesday announced the adoption of governorship and state assembly candidates across the country in the March 2023 elections. The organisation which is a global coalition of citizens supporting the candidacy of the…
Road to presidency: How Buhari’s successor Will Emerge
As Nigerians go to the polls on Saturday to elect the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari’s (retd.) successor, GIFT HABIB writes on electoral processes from polling units to declaration of results There is a lot of anticipation as over 93 million…
Supreme Court shifts judgment on Naira Crisis, Scarcity persists.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday fixed March 3, 2023 for its judgment in 10 governors’ suit against the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria over the new naira note deadline. The shifting of the judgment date dashed the hope of millions of…