Globally, the deployment of technology in the electoral process has become increasingly prevalent in recent years as the world seeks to facilitate and improve the electoral...
The Plateau State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Oliver Agundu, has announced that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will continue the conduct of the presidential...
Polling units in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory have been mounted by battle ready security personnel for today’s presidential and National Assembly elections....
Nigerians have taken to the microblogging site,Twitter to complain about the late arrival of officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission {INEC} in today’s election. This...
The value of naira, which reflects the cost of one dollar, closed positive across foreign exchange markets as demand slowed significantly. At the black market, Naira...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday charged the 18 presidential candidates taking part in Saturday’s election to respect Nigerians’ choice in the exercise. The president made the...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has designated its consumer toll-free number 622 to operate as a 2023 presidential election incident hotline due to the importance attached...
At least eight students of Madonna University in Rivers State died in an auto crash along the Trans-Saharan Road in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, on Saturday. The...
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has withdrawn the appointment of a former All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Naja’atu Muhammad as one of the individuals to coordinate...
The British High Commissioner in Nigeria, Catriona Liang, said on Wednesday her country has no preferred candidate in the 2023 presidential election. Liang stated this at...
Eligible American voters on Tuesday, trooped out to vote in a crucial midterm elections which could have either positive or negative effects on the final two...
Adams Oshiomhole, a former governor of Edo State, has disclosed that the nation’s electoral system has improved and that it is no more a “do or...
The Independent National Election Commission has made it clear that it is determined to pursue individuals who support electoral fraud in the nation. This information was...
A former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, has advised the citizenry not to elect officials who will buy their conscience during the 2023 electoral season. Jonathan...
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LOSING an election especially for an incumbent who the law permits to seek a second term is no fun. You can spin it by saying that...
With the final declaration of results in the Osun State gubernatorial election held on Saturday yet to be made official by the Independent National Electoral Commission...
It was a precursor when Portable, a street pop artiste, told fans to vote the current Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, who is the governorship candidate...
Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has warned of a breakout of a prolonged religious war in the country over plans...
CLAIM: President Muhammadu Buhari in his Democracy Day Speech postulated that primary elections conducted by political parties across the country were peaceful. VERDICT: False FULL SPEECH...
The South-East caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has thrown its weight behind calls by the Southern Governors’ Forum (SGF), for the party to zone...
The issue of zoning is likely to cause some rancour within the ranks of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) if the leadership refuses to issue...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Muhammad Bello has issued a warning to residents and politicians that no act of violence would be tolerated in...
The Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade has acknowledged that Nigeria is a very difficult and complex country to preside over, as evidenced by the...
A switch in IPOB’s tough stance on a sit-at-home order in the South-East was, perhaps, the biggest story in Nigeria’s political space last week. Originally designed...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that it will upload election results from the 5,634 polling units to its result-viewing portal in the ongoing...
Anambra State elections have been a source of excitement for locals for many years, as it is a time for the rich to flaunt their wealth....
At Nigerian independent in 1960, the Igbo nation was in control of every sphere of national life. There was Igbo dominance in academics, business, military, civil...
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has refuted reports of an alliance with Senator Andy Uba, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of...
The discussion about the viability of the electronic transmission of election results continues to dominate airwaves as the Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Kalu, has weighed...
The Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Mahmood Yakubu has said the commission would deploy “new and innovative” technology for the Anambra governorship poll....
The courts have again created confusion and uncertainty around who the authentic candidate of a party should be in respect of a forthcoming election. This is...
Zambia’s main opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema, has been declared winner of the country’s presidential election conducted last Thursday by the electoral commission, defeating incumbent President Edgar...
With just two years to the next general election in Nigeria, the country’s major opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appeared to be in a serious...
Ahead of the 2023 presidetial election, politicians have begun clandestine meetings to take positions with former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, making consultations with stakeholders in the...
A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Attahiru Jega has warned Nigerians against voting for the two major political parties; the Peoples...
The Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN) has laid down a marker with a call for the next president of Nigeria to be...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has decried the low turnout of voters during Saturday’s local government election in Lagos State. Gbajabiamila made...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has contradicted the position of the National Assembly on the electronic transmission of election results, saying it has the capacity...
The Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, on Friday described the decision of the Senate to curtail the powers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in...
Insecurity and political crisis have beneficiaries and sponsors. For the political class, it is fair game to exploit and deploy every instrument in the combat repository...
The primary elections of the Anambra State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been shifted due to the nullification of the process to elect...
Heavy fighting has reportedly broken out in several areas in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray between rebels and federal troops. The fighting which began on Tuesday,...
Ethiopians are going to the poll in a crucial parliamentary election taking place against the backdrop of war and famine in the northern Tigray region, with...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the official notice for the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State. The commission disclosed this in a...
A 23-year-old former fish seller, Hellen Auma Wandera, has become the youngest member of Uganda’s new parliament. Wandera was declared winner of the NRM primaries in...
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has upheld the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister 74 political parties earlier registered with the electoral...
The Kaduna House of Assembly has unanimously declared the seat of the suspended Speaker, Aminu Abdullahi Shagali, vacant. Shagali who represented the Sabon Gari State Constituency...
The Jigawa State will hold its local council election on June 26. The Chairman of the state’s Independent Electoral Commission (JISIEC), Alhaji Adamu Ibrahim, disclosed this...
