Election

INEC mulls electronic voting as from 2021

  With effect from 2021, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will introduce electronic voting in major elections. “We will pilot the...

Just in: APC fixes June 22, July 20 for Edo, Ondo guber primaries

  Announces N22.5m for nomination and expression of interest form   Ahead of the governorship polls in Ondo and Edo States, the ruling...

Reps reject bill seeking six-year single term for President, Govs.

  Members of the House of Representatives, have rejected a Bill seeking to alter the Nigerian constitution to allow for a single term...

Buhari warns politicians: Nobody ‘ll use my name to canvass for votes in 2023 elections

    On the day he turned 77, President Muhammadu Buhari warned politicians planning to use his name to seek elective positions in...

Smart Adeyemi kicks out Dino Melaye from senate, wins Kogi West senatorial rerun

The broom has swept away entire 16 senators, Adams mocks Dino   A one-time senator, Smart Adeyemi of the All progressives Congress (APC)...

Murder of PDP Women leader: Buhari’s directive puts police on the spot, announce arrest of 6 suspects

Three days after the Presidential directive, the Police in Kogi State say they have arrested six people in connection with the gruesome murder...

Kogi elections: We are alarmed by the fatalities, violence, say EU, U.S., UK others

    With the violence that trailed the Kogi elections, the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, and other countries under...

Nigeria’s Supreme Court nails Atiku’s presidential dream, affirms Buhari’s poll victory

    With an air of finality, Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Wednesday thrown out the appeal filed by the People’s Democratic Party and...

PDP hit by thunderbolt in 2015, says George

Raising the hope of a more formidable Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after getting stuck in political mire, a chieftain, Chief Olabode George, says...

February 23 Poll: Forum Of Nigerian Leaders Declares Buhari’s Victory Illegitimate

Abuja – The Forum of Nigerian Leaders and Elders made up of PANDEF, NORTHERN ELEDERS FORUM (NEF), AFENIFERE, OHANAEZE and the MIDDLE BELT FORUM...

12 presidential candidates endorse Buhari

12 members of Forum of Presidential candidates of political parties for good governance, has endorsed President Muhamamdu Buhari. According to the Special Adviser...

Elections: FG commences payment of salaries to enable voters travel

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has disclosed that the federal government has commenced payment of salaries to workers to enable...

My Careless Talk Almost Cost APC Osun Governorship Election, Tinubu Admits In Leaked Audio

Former Lagos state governor Bola Tinubu has confessed saying Osun doesn’t have his kind of money in a leaked audio gone viral. “In...

Presidential poll: ECOWAS deploys 200 election observers

the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has deployed 200 election observers across the six geopolitical zones of the country, ahead of Saturday’s presidential...

FG shuts land borders for elections

The Federal government has directed that all Nigerian land borders should be closed from Friday, Febuary 15 to Sunday February 17, for the...

Jega ‘worried’ about 2019 elections across Nigeria, says bribe – taking has increased in government

Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has expressed concern over the flurry of upcoming elections in Nigeria, against...