Gunmen burn electoral materials in Benue
All electoral materials for Mbalom ward in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue, were in the early hours of Saturday, burnt by armed hoodlums. According to a witness, the…
Ondo imposes curfew after election violence
Ondo governor Rotimi Akeredolu yesterday evening declared an indefinite dusk-to-dawn curfew in Oba Akoko in Akoko Southwest Local Government area of Ondo state, following a “heightened level of violence and…
No elections in Ebonyi violence-hit areas – REC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ebonyi has confirmed are were no elections in three Registration Areas (wards) hit by violence in the governorship and state house of assembly…
At least 10 dead as counting begins in bloody State Polls
For the second time in a fortnight, Nigerians went to the polls to elect governors in 29 of the 36 states, all state assemblies and administrative councils in the Federal…
Aisha Buhari says only APC members should get appointments
Despite the possibility that the presidential election petition tribunal could still overturn the results of the Feb 23 presidential elections, the wife of the President, Aisha Buhari has advised the…
Imo: the State to Watch as 70 candidates vie for Rochas Okorocha’s job
In the history of elections in Imo State, Saturday’s governorship polls are the fiercest since the state was created in 1976. This is due mainly to the caliber of candidates…
Enugu APC candidate Ayogu Eze missing on INEC list
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Enugu State, Sen. Ayogu Eze has urged the INEC to include his name in the Saturday governorship elections as directed by an…
No voting in Kaduna without card reader— INEC
Alhaji Kaugama Abdullahi, INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner for Kaduna State has reiterated that there would be no voting in Saturday’s Governorship and State Assembly elections without the use of the…
INEC undeterred by burnt office in Akwa Ibom, polls to go on
The Independent National Electoral Commission (lNEC) said it has replaced and reconfigured the 198 Smart Card Readers that were on Friday burnt in its office in lbesikpo Asutan Local Government,…
Apex Court dismisses Patience Jonathan’s appeal to upturn $8.4m forfeiture order
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan to upturn the $8.4 million interim order of forfeiture made against her. Justice Ejembi…