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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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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President Muhammadu Buhari says he is all out for free, fair and credible elections starting on February 16. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, said the president gave the assurance at a meeting with traditional rulers at the secretariat complexes of the Councils of Traditional Rulers in Yenagoa, Bayelsa, […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says an initial assessment of the fire incident at its Anambra office has shown that 4,695 card readers were burnt. The commission said it is already mopping up spare card readers to make sure that elections go as planned in the state. The cause of the incident is yet […]
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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, says presidential election scheduled for Feb. 16 will avail Nigerians the opportunity to determine the future of generations unborn. Onyeama disclosed this on Tuesday in Amagunze in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State in continuation of President Muhammadu Buhari re-election presidential campaign tour of the state . […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the governorship elections. In the list released on Thursday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) had no candidates in both Rivers and Zamfara states. A court of appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, had ruled the party cannot field candidates for […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the governorship elections. In the list released on Thursday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) had no candidates in both Rivers and Zamfara states. A court of appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, had ruled the party cannot field candidates for […]
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Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has pledged to resuscitate the three seaports in Delta, if elected. He made the pledge in his address to the people of Delta during the PDP presidential rally on Thursday at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba. He said “I want to commend the […]
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The Commissioner of Police in Edo state, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu, has said that the 2019 general elections will subject the professionalism and commitment to duty of security agencies to national and international scrutiny. Odumosu said this on Wednesday in Benin at a Peace Accord and stakeholders meeting, ahead of the February general elections. This is even […]
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Wednesday, said elections must reflect the will of the people for the citizens to reap the dividends of democracy in Africa Obasanjo spoke in Abuja at a book launch which he co-authored with a title: “Democracy Works: Rewiring Politics to Africa’s Advantage” sponsored by Brenthrust Foundation. The News Agency of […]
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