Category: Nigeria

Protesters hold a banner reading “We applaud the security for maintaining peace” during a demonstration against the suspension of governorship elections in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on March 11, 2019. – Several thousand people on Monday protested against the suspension of governorship elections in Nigeria’s volatile Rivers state following widespread disruption to the vote. The […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a list of senators elected for the ninth assembly so far. These lawmakers were voted in by millions of Nigerians who came out on February 23 to also vote in a president and a vice for another term of four years. Also elected were members of the […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared winners in 21 of the 29 states where the governorship election held on March 9. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has 13 states while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which has eight. The exercise has been declared inconclusive in five states while collation was ongoing in […]

• 9 killed in Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Enugu, Ibadan, Katsina• 20 INEC staff abducted in Katsina• Saraki blames low turnout on militarisation of exercise• Rigging responsible for voter apathy-Dogara• It’s a protest against APC — Jang• Excessive, heavy deployment of military the cause – Election Situation Room The alleged manipulation of the presidential and National […]

• Votes won’t count without device, says INEC• Seeks return of stolen machines in Bayelsa Representative, National Security Adviser, Sanusi Galadima (left); INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu during a press conference in Abuja on Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly election … yesterday. Photo: Lucy Ladidi Ahead of […]

The Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd) has ordered the closure of all land borders with effect from 12:00 noon on Friday March 8, to 12: 00 noon of Sunday March 10, 2019. He said the development is to restrict movements across the borders during Saturday’s elections. According to a statement issued in Abuja […]

Seven Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs), ten Assistant Inspectors General (AIGs) and 277 Commissioners (CPs) have been deployed nationwide to monitor the governorship and State Assembly elections on Saturday. The DIGs will cover the six geo-political zone, the AIGs will cover the Zonal Command while the CPs will complement the efforts of the Commissioners of Police […]

The army said on Wednesday, that it had uncovered alleged plans by some politicians to set off bombs and disrupt the coming Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections in the country. Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Tukur Buratai who made the disclosure, also said that the plots by the politicians include using herdsmen and […]

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting behind closed-doors with Service Chiefs and other heads of security agencies at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting started about 11am and its agenda as usual was not made public. But it was learnt that discussions would likely dwell on the security situation in the country and how to […]

By Banji Ayoola Official results of last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections as announced by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, are coming in gradually from across the 36 states of the federation into the National Collation Centre in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. Over 70 candidates contested the Presidential election to determine the […]