Tag: elections
Senior citizens not left out in voting
Some senior citizens were not left out of the voting process, as they turned out to participate in the Presidential…
Elections: Abeokuta residents troop out to vote
Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta Thousands of residents of Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital on Saturday came out to cast their votes in…
Elections: Large turnout of voters in Osun
The Presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday witnessed a large turnout of voters in Osogbo and Obokun Local Government…
Elections: Airforce deploys helicopter for surveillance in Kwara
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has deployed one security helicopter to Kwara for air surveillance operation during the Presidential and…
Ballot Snatching: Buhari’s comment not license to kill – NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says President Muhammadu Buhari’s comment on dealing summarily with ballot snatchers or arsonists in upcoming…
Presidential poll: Adamawa governor assures voters of safety
Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa on Thursday assured voters in the state of adequate security during and after the general…
Polls: INEC re-trains adhoc staff in Kwara
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kwara, Malam Garba Attahiru-Madami, says the commission will retrain all ad hoc staff that…
APC members in diaspora task INEC over Saturday’s elections
The Scandinavia chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to make the…
Lagos CP expresses command’s readiness for the polls
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos, CP Zubairu Muazu, on Thursday, expressed the Command’s readiness for a hitch-free election in…
Polls: Nigerians in Diaspora calls for large voters turn out
The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) has urged large turnout of voters on Saturday, Feb. 23 to protect the country’s…
Election: 2 Brigade cautions Akwa Ibom politicians against violence
The Commander, 2 Brigade Nigerian Army, Brig -Gen. Nasiru Jega has warned politicians and their supporters across its area of…
Elections: U.S. Embassy closes Abuja, Lagos offices Feb 22
The U.S Embassy says its Abuja office and Consulate General in Lagos will be closed on Friday in recognition of…
Rivers APC denies alleged move to scuttle elections.
Mr Chris Finebone, Publicity Secretary, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers has denied allegation making round that the party…
Elections: INEC allays fears of insecurity in Adamawa
Mr Kassim Gaidam, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa, on Tuesday allayed the fears of the people over insecurity,…
CAN calls for prayers, calm over elections’ postponement
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kogi chapter, has advised Nigerians to remain calm and continue to pray fervently for…
2019: SFG assures of peaceful elections
Mr Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has urged Nigerians not to entertain fear or…
Elections: 40 EU Observers arrive Nigeria
Less than 19 days to the commencement of the general elections, 40 European Union (EU) Observers have arrived the country…
Elections: The whole world watching us – Anyaoku
A former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, on Tuesday urged the Federal Government and the relevant institutions to…
I will confront dictatorship and seek fair election -New Venezuelan opposition chief
The newly elected chief of Venezuela’s opposition-run Congress, Juan Guaido, on Saturday told audience at congress in Caracas, Venezuela that…
Buhari’s New Year message: 2019 elections not do-or-die affair
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said the 2019 general election is not a do-or-die affair and reinstated his promise…
DRC General elections: U.N Secretary-General sues for peace
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on political actors in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to work…
ECOWAS calls for free, fair elections in Nigeria, Senegal
The ECOWAS Heads of State and Government have charged Nigeria and Senegal to leave no stone unturned in ensuring the…
Elections: UN cautions DRC against ‘excessive use of force’
Deadly pre-election violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sparked by police reportedly firing live ammunition at opposition…
EU pledges support for credible elections in Nigeria
The European Union (EU) has expressed commitment to providing all necessary support that will enhance credibility and success of 2019…
Dollar extends recovery on post-election relief
The dollar rose on Thursday pulling further away from 2-1/2 week lows hit on Wednesday as the market breathed a…
U.S. Midterm elections: Russia dismisses prospects of better relations
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that it saw no prospects for an improvement in relations between Russia and the U.S.…
Elections: People living with disabilities want special considerations
The National Association of Persons With Disabilities (NAPWD), has appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to work out…
Libya to coordinate with UN to secure elections
Libyan Interior Minister AbdulSalam Ashour said on Monday that preparations in coordination with the UN are underway to secure the…
2019 elections will gulp N242.4 billion – Buhari
Nigeria's President Buhari, on Tuesday told the National Assembly that the 2019 elections will cost N242.4 billion.
Cambodia urges employers to pay workers before elections
Cambodia’s Labour Ministry on Monday urged employers to pay their workers ahead of planned elections on July 29 in a…