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…