Nationwide legislative and regional elections have commenced in Morocco amid a widespread disillusionment with the political system and an economic crisis deepened by the coronavirus pandemic,...
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has called on the United Nations (UN) and other world bodies, to put pressure on President Muhammadu Buhari, to...
Five Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) and four Directors have been redeployed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in a bid to reposition the body ahead...
Apex pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has insisted that there will be no election in 2023 without a new Constitution for the country. The Afenifere who declared...
The National Publicity Secretary of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has returned to mainstream politics by joining the People Redemption Party (PRP) ahead...
A faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra State, has rejected the judgment of the Court of Appeal sitting in Kano State, which...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said one million Nigerians have so far taken advantage of the ongoing online pre-registration of voters which started on...
Ahead of the 2023 elections, former President Olusegun Obasanjo is considering the formation of a new political party in order to shelter disgruntled members of the...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, fixed September 27, for the determination of a suit challenging the nationality of former Vice President Atiku...
Some of the major challenges bedevilling the electoral process in Nigeria, and thus abbreviating the integrity of democracy in the country include over the years: lack...
The Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission of Nigeria (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Wednesday, disclosed that the commission has created additional 56, 872 polling units...
Former Governor of Anambra State and Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2019 elections, Peter Obi, says the myriads of crises...
The current insecurity seems not to have deterred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the body pledged its readiness to ensure free and fair elections...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has lamented the recent attacks on its facilities, saying if unchecked, may affect future polls. This was contained in a...
The Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje has declared that though, zoning system is not in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, it is...
A second round of voting in the inconclusive presidential elections in Niger Republic has been fixed for February 21, after the first round of voting on...
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has advocated for a six-month deadline for political parties to submit the list of their candidates for...
About 10,000 security agents have been deployed for the local government elections scheduled for Saturday, January 16 in Kano State, the state police command said in...
The government of Uganda has deployed police officers to high-rise buildings in the capital of Kampala as voting commences today. This was contained in a statement...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that Nigeria and other African countries should adopt the use of electronic voting, if they must achieve credible elections. Jonathan,...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said on Wednesday the commission would continue to adopt and implement measures to mitigate...
Violence continues to be the order of the day in the West African country of Burundi as no fewer than two opposition members have been killed...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said Sunday it would call for the review of Supreme Court judgments on some of the elections held in 2019 if...
What manner of elections? Legislative rerun elections were held in 28 constituencies across 11 States of the Federation on January 25, 2020, based on the 30...
A bill to bar National and Resident Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from contesting elections, has passed the first reading at the House...
The House of Representatives minority caucus on Tuesday denounced the outcome of last Saturday governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States. The group led by Reps...
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday stated that constant trust deficit was one of many things obstructing quality electoral processes...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu, on Monday blamed declaration of elections as inconclusive on Insecurity. According to him, most...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved support to Guinea Bissau’s election process including 350 units of electoral kits, 10 motorcycles, five Hilux vans, two light trucks and...
This is what the APC’s defense team wants us to believe. In submitting their defense at the ongoing Presidential Elections Tribunal, they are reported to have...
The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has said that it lost the governorship election on some states because the party did not manipulate the process to...
The Senator representing Rivers South East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Magnus Abe has cautioned against blaming the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for...
Appalled by what he claims were campaigns of calumny against his administration, outgoing governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, has advised the incoming Peoples Democratic Party...
Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he does not believe in rigging elections. He says he only uses his moral authority,...
The Nigerian Police Force the Nigerian Army, on Friday announced that they have resolved the conflict that ensued between them during the governorship and House of...
It has been gathered that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just concluded general elections Monday officially filed a petition challenging...
By John Chukwu… The 2019 general elections saw the deployment of military personnel across states of the federation. This deployment was supposedly meant to provide adequate...
Ayakoromo community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State has dismissed allegations that the area host a militant camp. A letter to the Commander, Joint...
The security situation in Kajuru and Birnin Gwari local government areas of Kaduna State has forced the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to stop the deployment...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State has said the Army was only trying to divert attention with the arrest and parade of its members...
The announcement of Governor Rochas Okorocha as the winner of Imo West Senatorial District election is currently embroiled in controversy, as the returning officer for the...
Protesters on Monday reportedly invaded the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) along Jang Road in Benue State. A group believed to be supporters...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the voting time in some areas where voting kicked off late. The electoral body recognized that voting did...
A good number of eligible voters at Magwan polling centre within the Giginyu Ward in the Nasarawa local government area of Kano State are being delayed...
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, led by Sikirulahi Ogundele, has suspended the deputy governorship candidate of another faction in the...
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has denied that it has reduced the pump price of petrol from N145 to N140 to encourage Nigerians...
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement that allot box snatchers will meet their death during the elections,...
President Muhammadu Buhari has gone tough over the 2019 general elections, warning that those who plan to distrupt the elections will be doing that at the...
The President, National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTs) Mr Ken Ukaoha has said that the postponement of the commencement of the 2019 general elections has cost...
As the country goes to the polls in less than 24hours, the Federal government has ordered the closure of all land borders in the country with...
