Tag: 2019 Elections
Photo News: See the agony corps members went through for elections
Our Reporter It is no longer news that today’s presidential and National Assembly Elections have been postponed till next week…
2019 Election: 1.7m voters to vote in Sokoto
Mr Abubakar Sadiq, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Sokoto state, says no fewer than 1, 726, 887 eligible voters are…
2019 Election: Olusegun Obasanjo’s brutal testimonial on Atiku Abubakar
Obasanjo had published in his memoirs a brutal testimonial about Atiku, which he said he was not retracting. Excerpted here…
Elections: INEC expresses confidence in card readers
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed confidence in the performance of the Smart Card Readers to be used…
Buhari arrives Lagos for re-election campaign
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Lagos, for continuation of his re-election campaign in the Feb. 16, Presidential Election.
2019: INEC employs 16,500 ad-hoc staff in Osun
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun said it had trained and employed 16,695 ad-hoc staff, in the state,…
Campaign rally: Buhari arrives Makurdi
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday arrived Makurdi airport for his presidential campaign rally in Benue State.
Nigeria’s treasury safe with Buhari – Bajowa
A retired Major-Gen. Olu Bajowa, on Saturday, said Nigeria’s treasury was safe with President Muhammadu Buhari if re-elected for second…
Elections not sole responsibility of INEC – European Centre
The European Center for Election Support (ECES) says elections are not the responsibility of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
Anambra community endorses YPP candidates, promises to deliver kinsman
The people of Akpo community in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra have endorsed the candidates of Young Peoples Party…
There will be no national, assembly and governorship elections — Rivers APC Candidates
The duly nominated candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers say there will be no national, state and…
Elections: INEC releases priority list for voting
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said that pregnant women, aged people, the sick and persons with disabilities would…
Violence: BMO appeals to PDP to restrain members, supporters
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has appealed to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to prevail on its members and supporters…
Nobody can rig the coming elections – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says nobody within or outside the commission can rig the forthcoming general elections.
Bauchi PRP pledges to reduce poverty
The People’s Redemption Party (PRP) in Bauchi has pledged to reduce poverty by boosting irrigatigation farming in the state if…
Electoral Violence: Ishaku accused of arming thugs
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba has accused Gov. Ishaku Darius of the state of allegedly arming political thugs…
INEC to engage 14,000 adhoc staff in Gombe
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to engage 14,000 adhoc staff for the conduct of the forthcoming general elections…
Elections: Ajimobi cautions transport unions against violence
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has warned members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and Road…
Elections: NOA to curb invalid votes
As the nation prepares for the general elections, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) says it has mapped out strategies to…
Support groups stage walk for Lagos APC
Support Groups of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State on Saturday trooped to the streets canvassing votes for…
Only Buhari can clean past rot – Advocacy group
A U.S.-based Nigerian group, “Better Nigeria", says only President Muhammadu Buhari can clean the rot of the past, hence the…
2019 Elections, referendum on security, hunger, says Dogara
Mr Yakubu Dogara, Speaker, House of Representatives, says the 2019 General Elections are neither about President Muhammadu Buhari nor his…
Elections: Commissioner sues for peace
The Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Benue, Mr Joseph Shimaor, has admonished politicians to embrace peace, especially during the…
2019: Chairman predicts PDP’s victory in Kaura LGA
Mr Shemang Donatus, Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, says that the…
Don’t sell your PVC, Ebonyi APC chieftain warns electorate
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi, Chief Austine Edeeze, has warned the electorate against selling their…
2019: Make progressive choices at the polls – Lawmaker to Nigerians
As Nigerians celebrate the New Year, a Lagos lawmaker, Mr Tunde Braimoh, on Tuesday urged the citizenry to reflect and…
2019: Don’t see election days as holidays, US-based to Nigerians
A US-based socio-cultural group, Pan Ndi-Igbo Foundation (PNF USA), has urged Nigerian electorate to wake up to their civic duty…
Herbal, traditional medicine potential foreign exchange earners -NAFDAC
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has called on Nigerian celebrities to utilise their…
2019 elections : APC, PDP disagree over readiness
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have disagreed over the readiness of both parties for the…
2019: No Diaspora voting – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says there will be no Diaspora or Out-of-Country voting for Nigerians in the 2019…