Governorship Elections: Anybody who wants to disrupt the system should be ready to die – Police warns

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has warned anybody who wants to disrupt the governorship and state assembly elections on Saturday. There is heightened tension ahead of the elections, with political parties and their supporters, fuelling fears of election-day violence. Police commands across different states have however assured Nigerians of adequate security as they troop out to […]

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INEC urge political parties to warn supports to refrain from acts of violence

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged political parties to prevail on their supporters to refrain from acts of violence during the governorship and state assembly polls. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, spoke on Tuesday during a meeting of the inter-agency consultative committee on election security. The INEC chairman thanked security agencies for the professionalism […]

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Former INEC chairman, Prof. Jega reveals the greatest dangers to 2023 general elections

A former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has said the biggest danger to the success of this year’s general elections are politicians and the electorate Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja while delivering a keynote address at the public sensitisation on peaceful co-existence and the need to have hitch-free elections, […]

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#2023:  Some kind of devil has entered into the midst of our party – PDP Chieftain, Bode George

Ahead of the 2023 presidential elections, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has appealed to embittered Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, and Atiku Abubakar, PDP presidential candidate, to “cool down” amid the crisis in the party. In his remark while speaking on Wednesday during a Channels TV interview, Bode George said […]

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INEC REC: Elections in Nigeria are nothing but organised crime

The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Akwa-Ibom State, Mike Igini has described local government elections in Nigeria as nothing but organised crime. Igini who disclosed this during his appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, accused state governors of interfering in the conduct of the polls at the grassroots. “Local government elections are nothing but organised crime. […]

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Watertight security as INEC distributes electoral materials in Edo – Photos

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday commenced the distribution of sensitive electoral material for the Edo governorship election. Distribution of electoral materials was done amid heavy security presence at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Benin, the state capital. The exercise was supervised by Timidi Wariowei, head of voter education and publicity […]

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Court restrains APC from using direct primary in Bayelsa

The Bayelsa High Court on Wednesday granted an order restraining the National Executive Committee(NEC) of All Progressives Congress (APC) from adopting direct primary in selecting  the party’s flag-bearer for Nov.16 governorship elections in the state. According to the order of interim injunction made by Justice E.G Umokoro , the party’s NEC should refrain from applying  […]

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Observer groups have till August 30 to complete registration for Kogi, Bayelsa elections – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Aug. 30, as deadline for the submission of applications by observer groups interested to observe Bayelsa and Kogi governorship elections. The commission announced this in a statement on its website on Friday. It invited interested registered Civil Society Organisations, Non-Governmental Organizations and other  stakeholders which activities focus […]

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