Category: Politics
President Buhari orders security agencies to track down killers of Oyibo Chukwu
25 Feb 2023
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of the Labour Party (LP) senatorial candidate for Enugu East Oyibo Chukwu. Mr Chukwu and his aide were killed by gunmen earlier in the week with several others injured. But in his reaction, Buhari said the perpetrators have no respect for life. Presidential aide Femi Adesina in a […]
Continue ReadingVote buying: EFCC sends 200 armed agents to Kano and two other states
25 Feb 2023
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced on Friday that it has deployed 200 armed operatives to combat vote buying during Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections in Kano, Jigawa, and Katsina States. Farouk Dogondaji, the EFCC’s Kano Zonal Commander, revealed this during an interview with NAN in Kano. Dogondaji stated that the deployment […]
Continue Reading2023 Election: Kogi Police restrict movement and use of sirens, among other things
25 Feb 2023
The Nigerian Police Force has reiterated its commitment to enforcing restrictions on vehicular movements across Kogi State ahead of today’s Presidential and National Assembly elections. In a statement issued Friday night by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP William Ovye Aya, the Commissioner of Police in charge of election security in Kogi State, CP Yekini […]
Continue ReadingINEC suspends election in Enugu East Senatorial District
25 Feb 2023
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended election in Enugu East Senatorial District. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu made this known at a media briefing on Friday in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. According to him, the election in the senatorial district earlier slated for Saturday, February 25, 2023, has been moved to March 11, […]
Continue ReadingAnambra hunter discovers PVCs in the forest
24 Feb 2023
The Anambra State Police Command ordered an investigation on Wednesday into the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a bag containing Permanent Voter Cards in a forest in Akamili community, Nnewi, Anambra State. An unidentified hunter discovered the bag in the forest and took it to the premises of a radio station, Authority FM. A worker […]
Continue ReadingResidents of the Imo community flee their homes due to ongoing gunman attacks
24 Feb 2023
Residents of the Amuro autonomous community in Imo State’s Okigwe Local Government Area have reportedly fled their homes due to frequent gunmen attacks. There was widespread panic in the area as a result of the daily reports of attacks. On Wednesday, gunmen kidnapped the wife of the community’s traditional leader, Ugoeze Umugborogu. Along with kidnapping […]
Continue ReadingLabor Party condemns INEC after INEC removes the party logo from ballot papers in Lagos
24 Feb 2023
The Labour Party, LP, has slammed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for omitting the party’s logo on Lagos State ballot papers for the Saturday election. Remember that INEC received sensitive materials for the Presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for Saturday, February 25 on Wednesday. In a statement issued on Thursday, LP Chairman in […]
Continue Reading87 million PVCs has been collected- INEC
24 Feb 2023
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 87,209,007 permanent voter cards (PVC) have been collected across the country. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairperson, announced the development on Thursday during a media briefing at the national collation centre in Abuja. The commission had initially fixed December 12 to January 22 for the exercise in all the 774 […]
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