POLITICS

US President Joe Biden has called for peaceful and credible 2023 general elections in Nigeria, saying the citizens deserve a chance to do so. Biden made the call on his official handle Thursday, calling on all candidates to respect the election results and back a peaceful transition. “All Nigerians deserve a chance to choose their […]

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Wednesday, raised the alarm over alleged plans by politicians to buy votes in kind and  cash ahead of Saturday’s general elections. He made the claim during an interview and confirmed that all of its officers had been deployed to monitor the polls across […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has started the distribution of sensitive materials for Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections. Items distributed include the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), the result sheets as well as the ballot papers from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The distribution, which is still ongoing across the country, was […]

Ahead of Saturday’s presidential and national assembly elections, security agencies including the Armed Forces, Police, and the Department of State Services among others, have vowed to deal with anyone who attempts to subvert the general elections. At a joint news conference in Abuja, the Director, Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, said security agencies are […]

Gunmen have murdered Labour Party (LP)’s senatorial candidate for Enugu East Oyibo Chukwu and his personal assistant. The Enugu Police Command spokesman Daniel Ndukwe confirmed the development in an early Thursday statement. He said the incident happened Wednesday when the assailants on a Hilux vehicle, attacked and set ablaze Chukwu’s campaign vehicle. The spokesman said […]

Ahead of the February 25 presidential election, former President Goodluck Jonathan has urged politicians not to seek power at all costs but to eschew hatred and violence and embrace true sportsmanship, during and after the poll. “To politicians, this is a time to be circumspect in our actions and work towards consolidating our democracy,” the […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said a total of 1,574,301 polling units agents were nominated by the nation’s 18 registered political parties for the general election. A document released in the wee hours of Monday by the commission showed that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP has the highest number of polling units […]

Governor Chukwuma Soludo has appealed to the electorate to vote for candidates of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the forthcoming general elections. Governor Soludo made this appeal during an event in Awka. The Governor represented by his Deputy, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim thanked Ndi Awka South for the support they gave him during the […]

Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the South-West zone are divided over the presidential ambitions of former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; and Ekiti State Governor, and Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, NGF, Dr Kayode Fayemi. While Fayemi is still consulting, three of […]

The Rivers State Government has cancelled the approval it granted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council to use the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium  Port Harcourt, the state capital for its rally. The reversal order is contained in a statement signed by the  Rivers State Commissioner for Sports, Christopher Green, and addressed to the Director […]