Former President of the Senate, Mr David Mark , has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission to avoid declaring elections inconclusive. Mark disclosed this when he spoke with newsmen on Saturday in Otukpo. “The additional costs of condu…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano state has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the supplementary governorship election ongoing across the 28 local government areas of the state. Rabiu Sulaiman-Bichi, ac…
The Coalition of United Political Parties on Saturday called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to cancel the supplementary election held in Kano State. It hinged its call on the claim that the exercise was characterised by bloodshed i…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has commenced sorting and counting of ballots at the ongoing supplementary election in Ibeju - Lekki State Constituency I on Saturday. A correspondent reports that voting has ended in most of the nine po…
Four yet - to - be identified staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Bauchi State have been kidnapped by armed men. As of the time of this report , the issue has caused tension among INEC staff and residents who were seen discussi…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has put on hold , the supplementary elections in Brass Constituency 1 following a court order. It was gathered that the Federal High Court in Yenagoa had on Friday, ordered the Electoral Commission to in…
The Peoples Democratic Party has raised the alarm over an alleged plot by the All Progressives Congress to rig the Bwari Area Council rerun election scheduled to hold on Saturday. The Independent National Electoral Commission had on March 9 declared…
Svelte former BBNaija housemate, Alex has recounted the unpleasant incident she experienced with ex-housemate, Cee-c’s sister after the reality show. Bubbly Alex made this known during the ‘DoubleWahalaReloaded’ Friday night show with Ebuka. She not…
At least one person has been confirmed dead and houses burnt in Ussa Local Government Area of Taraba state ahead of the supplementary election in the Ussa State Constituency Assembly seat on Friday evening. Vice Chairman of Ussa Local Government Are…
At least about three people have been injured in a clash involving supporters of the ruling and the opposition party in Kano State. Our Reporters gathered that voting was made impossible for supporters of a particular political party as weapon carry…
Supplementary elections have commenced in some polling units in Sokoto with large turnout recorded. At Shiyar Danfarijo Magaji Gari ward B,Sokoto North local government, 005 and 009 the exercise commenced at about 8:01am. Some of the voters said the…
Sequel to the inconclusive governorship elections held in Kano, Benue, Sokoto, Plateau and Bauchi states on March 9, 2019, the rerun election to determine the winners in the respective states holds today (Saturday). The rerun will hold in 618 pollin…
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Mr Abba Yusuf, made last-minute efforts to woo voters in Gama, a vital ward in the heart of the state capital, on Thursday and Friday ahead of t…
A policeman who allegedly raped a woman at an Automated Teller Machine point at night in a bank in Awka, the Anambra State capital, has been arrested. The state Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Ladodo, confirmed the arrest to our correspondent in a tel…
A Federal High Court sitting in Owerri, Imo State on Friday struck out a suit restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission from issuing certificate of return to the state governor-elect, Emeka Ihedioha. The court also ruled that post-el…
Sen. Bola Tinubu, an All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, says his moral authority plays a role in his ability to influence elections. He also said that other tools that helped him influence elections were his skills as a veteran politic…
There was massive jubilation across Osun State on Friday as the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja nullified the victory of Adegboyega Oyetola as the governor of the state. The three-man tribunal in a split judgment of two-to-one decl…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission in Lagos State says that only six political parties will participate in Saturday’ s supplementary election at Ibeju - Lekki State Constituency I. The INEC spokesman , Mr . Femi Akinbiyi , told the News A…
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday insisted that it would not reward bad conduct by presenting certificates of return to candidates who its officials declared winners under duress. The commission, however said it could issue …
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that supplementary elections will be conducted in 18 states of the federation on 23rd March, 2019. It added that details of the states and constituencies where the elections will take place will…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that there was a clandestine security meeting by the Buhari Presidency with certain top officials of INEC and security agencies, where they allegedly hatched “an obnoxious plot to hijack” this Saturday’…
Some gunmen suspected to be herdsmen, on Thursday in Enugu State, killed one Dr Nnamdi Ogueche, a senior lecturer at the Nnamdi Azikwe University, Awka, Anambra State. This came less than 24 hours after the decomposing body of a Catholic priest, Rev…
A midday inferno, on Thursday, razed a building on No. 15 Adebiyi Street, Magodo Phase 1, Lagos State, destroying properties worth millions of naira. According to eyewitnesses, the fire started around noon and razed two flats on the upper floor of t…
The Buhari Media Organisation has said Senate President Bukola Saraki is the biggest loser in the 2019 general elections because he has lost so much in the power equation and is fast on his way to political extinction. The Pro-Buhari group described…
The National Population Commission has said the next census will cost well over N220bn. The Director-General of the NPOPC, Dr Ghaji Ismail, said this in Abuja on Tuesday at the commencement of fieldwork for the continuation of the Enumeration Area D…
The United States has said it is disappointed by the low voter turnout and reports of voter intimidation, vote -buying, interference by security forces and violence in some locations during Nigeria’s 2019 elections. But the Independent National Elec…
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says data from the server of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) revealed how his votes were reduced in 31 states and the federal capital territory (FCT).…
Popular gay Nigerian cleric, Jide Macaulay, will in June be ordained an Anglican priest by the Church of England. Macaulay revealed this on his Instagram page on Wednesday where he also posted a copy of his invitation letter. He wrote, “It is a deli…
The Senate President and Director General of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr. Bukola Saraki has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s “purported victory” in the February 23 presidential election would be short-lived. Speaking at the openi…
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Mr Jimi Agbaje, on Wednesday said there was no truth in reports suggesting that he dumped the party after the just-concluded elections. Speculations were rife on Wednesday th…
The District Head of Duhu and surrounding communities in Adamawa State, Mohammed Sanusi, said there were enough signs that the insurgents who attacked the neighbouring Michika on Monday night were after foodstuffs, cash and drugs. Residents said the…
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