Elections

PDP sweeps Bayelsa LG poll, wins all chairmanship seats

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has won all the eight Local Government Areas of Bayelsa State in the just concluded election organised by...

China says foreign interference in Nigeria’s elections must end.

The Chinese government has declared that Nigeria is capable of managing its affairs without any interference. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang, while...

Dogara raises concern over Buhari’s comment on ‘ballot box snatching’

  The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has described the statement by President Muhammadu Buhari, directing security agents to “deal...

Elections: Buhari orders Military, Police to be ruthless with ballot box snatchers

President Mohammadu Buhari, has ordered the Nigerian Police and Military to be “ruthless with anybody who decides to snatch ballot boxes or lead...

Why We Postponed General Elections – INEC

…Be Neutral, APC urge INEC …Resign immediately, PDP tells INEC chairman …Buhari planning to disenfranchise Nigerians, Atiku says The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),...

President Buhari Assures Credible Poll As Atiku, others Sign Second Peace Accord

President Muhammadu Buhari, the candidate of the governing All Progressives  Congress (APC), and former vice President Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the major...

US, EU mission wants free, fair elections in Osun state

THE European Union Observer Mission said INEC should undo past wrongs by a free, fair and credible election in Osun state. Mr David...

Buhari’s Love Affair With Card Reader Revealed

As the Buhari administration has battled internally and seesawed publicly over issues like security, economy, recession, trade, health care, and even infrastructure, there’s...

2019: US, UK and 22 others Call for Free, Fair and Inclusive Elections in Nigeria

The United States government Tuesday urges Nigeria to hold free, fair and inclusive elections in 2019 as Nigerians celebrate the day on which...

Malami: INEC Is Vested With Powers To Conduct, Supervise And Organize Elections in Nigeria

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice on Monday told a Federal High Court in Abuja that the Independent National Electoral...

2019 Election Sequence: Overriding PMB’s Veto

By Sufuyan Ojeifo By writing to both chambers of the National Assembly to express his reservations about the Electoral Act 2010 Amendment Bill,...

NOA To Anambra Electorate: Ignore IPOB Threat Over Election  

By Amos Dunia, Persecond News Abuja – National Orientation Agency (NOA), on Monday called on voters in Anambra State to disregard the threats...

CIA insists Russia meddled in US elections, despite Trump’s comment

The Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo on Saturday stood by the U.S. intelligence assessment that Russia meddled in the 2016 election, despite President...

Court annuls presidential polls in Kenya

Kenya’s Supreme Court has nullified President Uhuru Kenyatta’s election win last month and called for new elections within 60 days, shocking a country...