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April 17, 2023 No Responses

PDP To INEC: Ensure Adamawa Supplementary Election Outcome Is Credible

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure the outcome of the supplementary election in Adamawa State is not controversial. The board gave the advice in a statement by...

April 16, 2023 No Responses

Sylva Emerges APC Governorship Candidate In Bayelsa

Chief Timipre Sylva has been declared the winner of the Bayelsa All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary. The result of the primary was announced at the APC state Secretariat in Yenagoa by the Chairman of the election committee, retired Maj....

March 17, 2023 No Responses

INEC Blacklists 100 Ad Hoc Staff Over Alleged Malpractices

INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Akwa Ibom, Dr Cyril Omorogbe, on Thursday, disclosed that the commission has delisted 100 ad hoc staff in the state over alleged involvement in election malpractices. Omorogbe, who made the disclosure in an intervie...

March 16, 2023 No Responses

INEC Begins Distribution Of Sensitive Materials In Lagos

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State has commenced movement of sensitive materials to be used for Governorship and House of Assembly elections to various local government areas of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) repor...

February 28, 2023 No Responses

INEC Declares Yobe South Senatorial District Election Inconclusive

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Yobe South Senatorial District election inconclusive. The Returning Officer, Prof. Shettima Saidu of Federal University Gashua, Yobe, made the declaration in Potiskum on Monday. He said the ...

February 27, 2023 No Responses

Coalition Expresses Concern Over Slow Upload Of Results

A Coalition of Civil Society Organisations has expressed worry over the slow upload of the Presidential and National Assembly election results. Mr Hamzat Lawal, Chief Executive, Connected Development (CODE)who spoke on behalf of the Civil Society Organisations...

February 26, 2023 No Responses

Collation Of Presidential Election Results To Commence Sunday Midday

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to commence the collation of 2023 presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday at midday. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced this at a news conference on the 2023 general electi...

February 21, 2023 No Responses

Shutting Down All Nigeria Varsities Over Elections Illegal, Inappropriate, Says Afe Babalola

Legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD, Chief Afe Babalola, SAN, has condemned the closure of all universities in Nigeria by the Federal Government over the general elections. Babalola made the remarks on Monday in A...

February 8, 2023 No Responses

Naira Re-design Won’t Affect 2023 General Election, Says CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says naira re-design won’t affect the 2023 general election, as it will provide required cash and other support needed for smooth conduct of the poll. Godwin Emefiele, the CBN Governor, said this when he...

January 19, 2023 No Responses

Catholic Bishops Urge Nigerians To Elect Patriotic, Servant Leaders

For the desired change in the country, Nigerians must vote for leaders who will be true patriots and servants of the people, the Catholic Bishops of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province have said. The Bishops also advised the electorate to ensure that...

January 3, 2023 No Responses

661,783 PVCs Remain Uncollected In Edo

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Edo office, has disclosed that 661,783 old and new Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) were yet to be collected in the state as at December 31, 2022. Mr Timidi Wariowie, the Head, Voter Education and...

January 3, 2023 No Responses

Vote Only Leaders That Can Fix Nigeria’s insecurity Problem’

The President of Laity Council of St. Christopher’s Catholic Church, Games Village, Abuja, Dr Ralph Igweh, has urged Christians to vote the right leaders that are capable of addressing Nigeria’s security challenge. In his New Year message on Sunday, ...

September 6, 2022 No Responses

2023: Catholic Bishop Prays For Emergence Of God’s Chosen Leaders

Bishop Peter Chukwu of the Abakaliki Catholic Diocese on Monday prayed for God’s chosen leaders to emerge from the 2023 General Elections.Chukwu said the prayer during the grand finale of the 2022 Abakaliki Catholic Diocese Communications Week.He further pra...

August 4, 2022 No Responses

INEC Projects 95m Voter Population For 2023 Poll

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday projected a voter population of about 95 million for the 2023 General Election in the country. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this at an election security management training in ...