Category: Nigeria

Chairman of the National Peace Committee and former Head of State, Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar, has called on Nigerians to maintain peace during and after the elections. He stated this after he and his spouse cast their votes at the Hill Top, Water Tank polling unit in Chanchaga LGA, Minna, Niger State, on Saturday. He called […]

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has lauded the mass turnout of voters in the Saturday election. Abubakar, who spoke with newsmen after casting his vote at Ajiya 02 polling unit of Gwadabawa Ward, Yola North Local Government Area, Adamawa State, said he was highly impressed with the turnout. […]

say they are for security calculations The Army has explained that the multiple sounds of controlled-gun fire on Saturday morning heard in the outskirts of Maiduguri, was for “security calculations”.N The explosions, which took place in the early hours of today, sent residents running helter-skelter for their lives But the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col. […]

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday voted at Polling Unit 033, Ward A5 in Epe area of Lagos. The Governor, few minutes after he cast his vote, commended Lagosians for their peaceful conduct during the poll. Ambode arrived the Polling Unit at exactly 9:48am and voted at 10:01am at Ogunmodede College. In his word, the Lagos […]

Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Saturday expressed satisfaction with what he described as the massive turnout of voters in Kwara State for the Presidential and National Assembly elections. He spoke with journalists shortly after he cast his vote at Ode Opobiyi polling unit 005/006, in Ajikobi Ward of Ilorin West Local Government Area of […]

The People’s Democratic Party in Ekiti State has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of invading the Afao Ekiti residence of the immediate former governor of the state, Mr Ayodele Fayose. PDP State Publicity Secretary, Jackson Adebayo, said in a statement on Friday evening that “armed operatives of the EFCC stormed Fayose’s residence […]

Lagos lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, has said that it is unlawful to deploy the military on election duties contrary to the order already given by President Muhammadu Buhari. He quoted Justice Mohammed Rilwan of the Federal High Court in Sokoto, as saying that “other than for the purposes of protecting Nigeria’s territorial integrity, there […]

dismisses PDP allegation The Independent National Electoral Commission  (INEC) on Friday dismissed an allegation by Peoples Democratic Party that it was hoarding some election materials. The Chief Press Secretary of the INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, said the Commission would never deliberately hoard election materials or engage in any act intended to favour any political […]

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Federal High Court to, among others declare illegal the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari to security agencies to deal ruthlessly with ballot box snatchers. The request is contained in a suit it filed on February 21 this year. The suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/225/2019 has the President of the […]

alleges ruling party, government violate Peace Accord The National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has declared the peace accord signed by the two leading presidential candidates, President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the PDP has been violated. In a statement on Friday […]