Tag: election
Bauchi records hitch-free elections
Accreditation and voting commenced on schedule in most polling units in Bauchi state, with an impressive turnout of voters.
Election: Kano records large turnout of voters
The Governorship and House of Assembly elections in Kano State witnessed large turnout of voters in some local government areas…
Voter apathy recorded in FCT
A low voter turnout has been witnessed in the Local Government elections in some parts of the Abuja Municipal Area…
INEC undeterred by burnt office in Akwa Ibom, polls to go on
The Independent National Electoral Commission (lNEC) said it has replaced and reconfigured the 198 Smart Card Readers that were on…
Ekiti youths warned against ballot snatching
Mr Ayodeji Aluko, Coordinating Director of Oye Local Government of Ekiti state on Friday warned youths in the community to…
Polls: 176 candidates for 24 assembly seats in Edo
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says 176 candidates from 23 political parties would contest in Saturday’s state House of…
163 candidates jostle for Saturday’s elections in Yobe
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 163 candidates from different political parties would feature in Saturday’s Governorship and state…
334 candidates to participate in Saturday’s elections in Katsina
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday, said no fewer than 334 candidates would participate in the Governorship and…
Election: Police warn private security outfits to steer clear
The Commissioner of Police in Bauchi State, Mr Ali Janga, has warned all quasi security agencies to keep off polling…
March 9 polls: INEC is ready – Niger REC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Niger State says it has completed the distribution of election materials and is…
Election: Kaduna lawmaker calls for end to hate campaigns
Mr Labari Tella, member Kaduna State House of Assembly representing Jema’a constituency, has urged the electorate to stop heating up…
Elections: Rivers Police Command deploys 15,544 personnel
The Rivers Police Command says it is deploying 15,544 police personnel for the Governorship and State House of Assembly Elections…
Election: NSCDC deploys 3,700 personnel in Kaduna
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed no fewer than 3,700 personnel for the Saturday’s Governorship and…
IGP deploys 7 DIGs, 277 CPs, DCPs, ACPs for Governorship, Assembly polls
The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Muhammed Adamu has deployed seven Deputy Inspector General of Police, DIGs and 277 Commissioner…
Election: Niger governor assures non-indigenes of safety
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger has assured non-indigenes residing in the state of their safety during and after Saturday’s Governorship…
Election: Obi commends mature conduct during election
Mr Peter Obi, Senior Fellow at Youths for Peace Building and Development in Africa (YOUPEDA), has commended Nigerians for their…
Election: Lawyer threatens to sue INEC over use of NYSC
A Human Rights Lawyer, Dr Kayode Ajulo has threatened to sue the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the use…
Presidential poll: This is the worst election in over 30 years – Atiku
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has described Saturday's Presidential poll won by President Muhammadu…
2019 Election Results: When Nigeria Needs a Jonathan
The outright rejection of the results of the 2019 national election by the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), even before the…
Elections: EU EOM observer lauds Nigerians, civil society organisations’ role
The European Union Elections Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Nigeria have commended Nigerians and the civil society organisations’ role in…
Elections: Marwa alleges plan to manipulate result
The Chairman, Central Working Committee, Women and Youth Campaign Team of APC Presidential Campaign Council, Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd), has…
Ajimobi hails election as credible, peaceful
Oyo South Senatorial District candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Abiola Ajimobi, has expressed satisfaction with the conduct…
Elections: Police arrest 23 in Lagos
No fewer than 23 persons were arrested for various electoral offences in Lagos State on Saturday, according to the Commissioner…
Boko Haram stops Yobe governor from voting
Boko Haram terrorists have prevented the Yobe state Governor, Ibrahim Gaidam from going to cast his vote. This was disclosed…
If we lose, we’ll accept the outcome if the election is free, fair – Tinubu
National leader, All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu voted at his polling unit 047 at Sunday Adigun, Alausa in Ikeja…
Alaafin, Alao-Akala, Folarin laud INEC over peaceful polls
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has commended INEC over the peaceful conduct of the Presidential and National Assembly…
Lagos Island: Party agents concerned over low voter turnout
Some agents of the political parties contesting in the ongoing Presidential and National Assembly elections in Lagos State have expressed…
Election: Obaseki says turnout impressive
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, says the turnout of voters for the ongoing presidential and national assembly…
Early voters turnout excites Council Boss
Alhaji Aliyu Idris-Ibrahim, Council Chairman, Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna state, on Saturday, described early turnout of voters in…
No voter apathy in Ekiti – Nigeria’s Ambassador to Hungary
The Nigerian Ambassador to Hungary, Dr Eniola Ajayi, says there is no voter apathy in the ongoing Presidential and National…