Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, the Governor of Rivers had in less than 48 hours made the third allegations of alleged sundry criminal offences against General Officer Commanding 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Jamil Sarham. The latest of his claims was that he survived an assassination attempt on his life on Thursday night after […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians and the international community that it has concluded arrangements to commence elections by 8. a.m. on Saturday. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, gave the assurance on Friday in Abuja while addressing a press conference on the commission’s preparations for the presidential and National Assembly elections. Yakubu […]
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Less than 40 hours to Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections, the chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party in Yobe has dumped the party and switched to the All Progressives Congress and President Muhammadu Buhari. The chairman, Alhaji Sani Inuwa Nguru was in Aso Rock today to pledge allegiance to President Buhari and his […]
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Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says there is no reason “whatsoever” to resign. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, the INEC chairman said he has been doing his best in his service to the nation. “There is no reason whatsoever to resign. No reason to even contemplate […]
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Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has promised automatic employment for corps members who do well on election duty. Speaking at the daily briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, the INEC chairman said the commission will definitely reward excellence in the conduct of this year’s elections. Responding to questions on the […]
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Festus Keyamo, the spokesman of the Buhari Campaign Organisation, says snatching of ballot box can be charged as treason or treasonable felony, which he says is punishable by death. Keyamo, in an attempt to defend President Muhammadu Buhari’s position, on making ballot box snatchers pay with their lives, said those quoting the electoral act are […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has lifted the ban on electoral campaigns. In a statement issued on Monday after a meeting, the commission reviewed its earlier position and lifted the ban. The statement signed by National Commissioner Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye, the Commission allowed for campaigns to resume immediately and terminate at […]
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Senator Shehu Sani has raised concerns that President Muhammadu Buhari’s statements on what will befall ‘snatchers of ballot boxes’ can encourage lawless persons to engage in jungle justice. President Buhari had on Monday stated that those plotting to snatch ballot boxes during the general elections will be severely punished, with death not written out of the […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of planning to derail the electoral process and throw the nation into political crisis. The PDP was reacting to a statement credited to the president’s threat to those planning to hijack ballot boxes and disrupt the elections. At a meeting of APC leaders in Abuja […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari says anyone planning to snatch ballot boxes during the forthcoming elections will do so “at the expense of his own life”. Speaking at an emergency meeting of leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja on Monday, Buhari warned against tampering with the electoral process. He said having campaigned across the […]
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