Category: Nigeria

say action shows INEC ‘gross incompetence’, ‘total irresponsibility’, ‘gross abuse of statutory powers’ Democracy under threat in Nigeria National Assembly should probe electoral body Lawyers, yesterday, weighed in on the shock postponement of the presidential and National Assembly elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and concluded that the electoral umpire acted beyond its powers. According to them, while […]

says this sloppiness must stop, Nigerians are ready to perform civic duty demands free, fair elections By Banji Ayoola The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, South West chapter, has criticised as flimsy the reasons given by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for its last minute postponement of the Presidential and National Assembly elections. The elections […]

The United Nations has sued for calm and patience  in Nigeria ahead  of the elections. The  Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Mr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, commended “Nigerians for a pre-election period that had been largely, peaceful and participatory”. Chambas, who is also Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday said he has not fled Nigeria, contrary to a social media report that he had traveled out of the county ahead of the presidential election scheduled for Saturday. Obasanjo spoke with newsmen at his Presidential Library, Abeokuta, describing the Social media post as “fake news. The former president was […]

When Prof Attahiru Jega announced the official results of the 2015 presidential election, majority of Nigerians jubilated.  Not convinced, many skeptics imagined what could happen should the then incumbent government refuse to accept the outcome. A national uproar was possible but, thankfully, it did not materialise. President Goodluck Jonathan graciously conceded, passed the baton to […]

Incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari, centre, and opposition presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, right, stand for a group photo with other candidates after signing an electoral peace accord at a conference centre in Abuja, Nigeria, on February 13, 2019. Nigeria is due to hold general elections on Saturday, February 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) As Nigeria’s elections […]

A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to put his integrity to work by being faithful to his promise to ensure free, fair and credible Presidential and national assembly elections on Saturday. He said the President must also demonstrate his strong resolve […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday vowed that nobody will unseat him after Saturday’s presidential election. Buhari, who was elected president in 2015 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is running for another four years in office. In an interview published on CNN Africa’s Instagram page, he declared that he is confident of […]

The Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, on Friday, adjourned the trial of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on charges of non-declaration of assets, till March 11. The tribunal chairman had earlier insisted on adjourning the matter till February 21 in defiance to an agreement between the prosecuting team led by Ibrahim […]

PublishedFebruary 15, 2019Fire guts Anambra INEC office, card readers CBN deploys other sensitive materials to state The Independent National Electoral Commission on Friday declared that it had replaced the 4, 695 burnt card readers and other sensitive materials that were destroyed on Tuesday by fire at the secretariat of the commission in Awka, Anambra State. […]