National Peace Committee sues for peaceful poll tomorrow NASS supplementary election holds in 15 states COAS charges troops to be non-partisan Nigerians will no longer accept failure, CSO tells INEC INEC officials will be target of violence, intimidation, CDD warns YIAGA: Cash crunch, others capable of derailing poll APC, SDP to appeal judgment on electronic […]
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As the Saturday, March 18 date for the governorship and state assembly elections approaches, political observers project that the seeming redrawing of Nigeria’s electoral map, which began during the February 23 presidential and National Assembly elections, could continue. That means the reign of some gladiators in some political parties and states will be determined at […]
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The outcome of the 2023 presidential election sparked considerable controversies. Gift Habib writes on the postponement of governorship and states Houses of Assembly polls, reactions by parties, and the Independent National Electoral Commission’s preparedness for Saturday’s elections. The Independent National Electoral Commission, the beautiful bride days before the presidential election, has suddenly become the fall […]
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Three weeks after 25 million people voted in presidential election that was being contested by the three main opposition parties over fraud allegations, Nigerians are once again set to cast a ballot. This time, Africa’s most populous country will be voting for governors in 28 of the 36 states of the federation – the other […]
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Cybersecurity experts have stated that the Federal Government’s claim that 12.99 million cyberattacks were recorded during the elections is impossible. According to them, the government needs to explain its claim and allow experts to investigate its systems. On Tuesday, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, disclosed that 12.99 million cyberattacks were recorded […]
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The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has disclosed that his ambition to occupy the state governorship seat is not backed by any godfather as claimed by the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor. Rhodes-Vivour revealed this on Thursday morning on Arise […]
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INEC chairman Prof Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it did not remove the names of Igbo and South South people from the list of ad hoc staff for Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly elections in Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that rumours making the rounds on […]
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Deputy Inspector General of Police, DIG Hafiz Mohammad Inuwa said security operatives would not hesitate to deal ruthlessly with any political element bent to disrupt Kano State gubernatorial election. The police warning came when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano began the distribution of sensitive and non-sensitive materials to the 44 local government […]
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Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Cross River State has agreed to sign result sheets for Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Cross River State, Prof. Gabriel Yomere, disclosed this to stakeholders and newsmen, yesterday, at Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Calabar during inspection and distribution of sensitive […]
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INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu A lawyer, Bob James, has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to court over its alleged refusal to electronically transmit presidential and National Assembly election results from polling units onto its IReV portal. In the suit filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, 15 March, the plaintiff […]
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