Controversial on-air personality, Daddy Freeze is in the news again. This time, he has attacked The Senior Pastor of Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleiman over his prophecy that the general elections will be postponed. Suleim…
INEC bans fresh political campaigns, collection of PVC's
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said there is no more room for political campaign or collection of the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in spite of the postponement of elections by one week. The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakub…

Two killed as thugs burn buses conveying electoral materials in Akwa Ibom
Two persons have been killed reported killed in Akwa Ibom State after suspected thugs set buses carrying sensitive electoral materials to Obot Akara local government area of the state. The buses which were also conveying election personnel were set …

VIDEO: Oshiomhole demands apology from INEC for postponing Presidential election
National Chairman, All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole on Saturday demanded an apology from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for postponing the Presidential and National Assembly Elections. Watch video below... Adams…

Seme border reopens after postponement of elections
Commercial activities remained low at Seme on Saturday following the reopening of Nigeria-Benin Republic border after the last-minute postponement of the Presidential and National Assembly elections. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Feder…

Elections postponement a national embarrassment, says CAN
The Christian Association of Nigeria has described the postponement of the Saturday’ s elections as a national embarrassment and setback. The President , Rev Samson Ayokunle , expressed the CAN’ s view through his Special Assistant, Media and Commun…

Elections Postponement: See how lawyer wants FG to compensate Nigerians
A Legal Practitioner, Mr Kayode Ajulo, has demanded compensation of free fuel to all Nigerians over the postponement of the Presidential and National Assembly elections. Ajulo stated this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)…

Lucky Igbinedion’s son dies in fatal road accident
Former Governor of Edo state, Lucky Igbinedion, second son, Osaretin, has died in a fatal road accident in the United States. According to family sources, Osaretin died earlier this morning in a fatal accident in Dallas. He was driving with his cous…

Poll Shift: Buhari planning to sack INEC chair, appoint Amina Zakari - CUPP
The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP,has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari was planning a change of leadership in the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, following the shift in the conduct of 2019 general elections. CUP…

Frustrated Nigerians count the cost of postponed elections
Nigerians on Saturday hit out in frustration and anger at election officials after a last-minute delay to voting, just as they were preparing to cast their ballots. Many people were taken unawares by the overnight announcement and only found out whe…

ELECTIONS POSTPONEMENT: Don’t be deterred, Saraki tells Nigerians
The President of the Senate , Dr . Bukola Saraki, on Saturday said the last - minute postponement of the presidential and National Assembly elections caused a great inconvenience to many Nigerians. Saraki made this known in a statement issued by his…

READ FULL TEXT - Why we postponed General Elections – INEC
ADDRESS BY THE CHAIRMAN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION lNEC. PROFESSOR MAHMOOD YAKUBU TO THE STAKEHOLDERS’ MEETING ON THE 2019 GENERAL ELECTIONS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE ABUJA ON SATURDAY 16th FEBRUARY 2019 About thirteen hours ago…

Oshiomhole blasts INEC chairman - 'Why did you have to wait till 2:30am to postpone elections?'
Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), took on Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), over the postponement of the elections. Speaking at the International Conference Ce…

INEC blames logistics problems, burning of offices, late court judgements for postponement
The Independent National Electoral Commission has blamed logistics problems and the burning of its offices in Plateau, Anambra and Abia states for the postponement of elections. INEC also said some late judgements which ordered the commission to inc…

11 killed, 15 injured in Boko Haram attack on Maiduguri
Eleven persons were killed and 15 others injured in Saturday’s Boko Haram attack on Maiduguri, the Commissioner of Police in Borno State, Damian Chukwu said. The Commissioner in a text message to some journalists in the town, revealed that his on-th…

ELECTIONS POSTPONEMENT: Nigerians don’t appreciate our efforts, INEC laments
The Independent National Electoral Commission says it is unfortunate that Nigerians do not appreciate the efforts of the commission. The INEC Chairman , Prof Mahmood Yakubu , said this while briefing stakeholders on the reason for the postponement o…

PHOTO NEWS: INEC chair meets with stakeholders
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission , Professor Yakubu Mahmood and other members of the commission , on Saturday, met with stakeholders, to address the reasons for the postponement of the Presidential and National Assembly …

Election postponement, deliberate abuse of power by INEC —CISLAC
The postponement of the 2019 general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission is a deliberate abuse of power by the commission , the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre has said . The centre also called for an urgent investig…

Buhari apologizes to Nigerians for the postponement of the 2019 general elections
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday apologized to Nigerians for the postponement of the 2019 general elections by one week. He felt bittered that many Nigerians must have spent their resources in moving from one location to the other towards voti…

Election Shift: Nobody had clue polls won’t go on – Oshiomhole
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has condemned the postponement of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Oshiomhole, who spoke in Iyamoh, in the Etsako West Local Government …

Presidency behind the postponement of elections, says PDP
The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has alleged that the plan to postpone today’s Presidential and National Assembly elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission was hatched inside the Presidency. It alleged that th…

Election postponement not politically motivated, we take full responsibility – INEC Chairman
Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Yakubu Mahmood on Saturday said the postponement of today’s Presidential and National Assembly election was not politically motivated as being assumed in some quarters. The INEC chairm…

INEC was never prepared for 2019 polls – Balarabe Musa
Former Kaduna State Governor, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, on Saturday expressed disappointment over the postponement of the general elections, but declared that Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC was never prepared for the exercise in the fir…

Elections postponement a familiar nightmare, says Sowore
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress , Omoyele Sowore , on Saturday described the postponement of the 2019 general elections as a familiar nightmare . He condemned the postponement of the presidential and National Assembly polls…

Elections postponement has not dampened my spirit – Atiku
The Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the postponement of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) but said the development did not dampen his spirit. Th…

Buhari leaves Daura, returns to Abuja, says ‘I’m disappointed’
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his disappointment with the postponement of elections and has decided to return to Abuja from his home town, Daura, where he had gone to vote. He said he made everything available to the Independent National …

Can an election still be free, fair when it is postponed 9 hours before schedule?
On April 2, 2011, INEC shifted the national assembly election by seven days (to April 9), citing “logistics and operational” problems. And it took this decision while voting had already commenced in some parts of the country. Really, what happened w…

Fayose Reacts To INEC postponed Elections
As the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, postponed elections for the presidential and National Assembly seats, the former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has reacted. Addressing a press conference on Saturday in Abuja, INEC, C…

PHOTO NEWS: Police nab armed man at sorting site for election materials
Police nabbed a suspected political thug with pump action assaulted riffles inside a Sienna car close to CBN where elections materials are sorted. …

Election postponement: IPAC urges INEC to secure electoral materials
The Inter - Party Advisory Commission in Oyo State , has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to ensure that all electoral materials distributed before the election was postponed are secured. INEC on Saturday announced the postponemen…

Buhari’s desperation to win caused election postponement - CUPP
The Coalition of United Political Parties has claimed that the desperation of President Muhammadu Buhari and his men to win the presidential election, by all means, was responsible for the last minute postponement of the election. The coalition’s sp…

Toke Makinwa sad over embarrassment to Nigeria after election is postponed
Popular Nigerian radio presenter Toke Makinwa is disappointed and calls the move to postpone the polls by INEC a big shame. On Saturday, February 16, 2019, a day earlier fixed for the polls, the on-air personality shared on her social media pages an…

BREAKING: PDP Rejects Shift In Election Dates, Asks INEC Chairman To Resign
The Peoples Democratic Party has rejected the new dates announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the conduct of the general elections. It alleged that shoddy arrangements for the elections by the Independent National Electoral …

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