Security has been beefed up at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akure, Ondo State, as the people of Ondo State go...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed no fewer than 7,079 personnel and 60 sniffer dogs ahead of the Ondo State governorship election....
The United Nations has warned politicians in Guinea to curb hate speech rising in the lead-up to general elections, warning the situation iwas “extremely dangerous” and...
A former Ondo State Governor, and the national leader of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Segun Mimiko, has condemned the lingering violence in the state ahead...
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has cautioned the Nigeria Police, the Army and other security agencies to “refrain from using their personnel to rig”...
Natasha Akpoti, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in the last governorship election in Kogi State, has declared that the decision by the US government...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called for a peaceful conduct of the Edo State governorship election set for September 19 stating that it is...
Plans are underway to conduct elections into local councils in Borno State, after polls were suspended in the state due to deadly terrorist attacks which started...
Amnesty International has stated that the potential turmoil being stirred up by various factions ahead of the gubernatorial election in Edo State should send clear danger...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has informed that it is doing everything within its capacity to eradicate ‘do or die’ attitude and the menace of...
A former Senator representing Kaduna Central in the 8th Senate on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC), Shehu Sani, has called out politicians in Nigeria...
Authorities in Hong Kong have banned no fewer than 12 opposition figures including prominent activist Joshua Wong from running in the upcoming legislative elections. The government...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that it will use the 2019 election register for the forthcoming Edo State 2020 Governorship election. This was...
The incumbent President of Malawi, Peter Mutharika is refusing to concede defeat despite unofficially trailing behind his main rival Lazarus Chakwera from Tuesday’s re-run of the...
The opposition party in Burundi, National Freedom Council (CNL) has lamented the arrest of no fewer than 200 members of its party during Wednesday’s general elections...
As Nigeria matches towards another election year in 2023, a silent debate has gripped the country over which region should produce the next president. Which region...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied reports that it would shift the conduct of the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states. It would...
A Court of Appeal in Abuja has held that Musa Wada was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Kogi State governorship election...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Sunday warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against attempts to intimidate the Supreme Court ahead of the review of the apex...
Guinea will go ahead with a contested election to elect members of parliament and vote on a proposed constitutional reform despite opposition calling for a boycott...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all the chairmanship and councilors’ seats in Saturday’s local government election in Enugu State. At least 36 political parties...
The General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman has taken a sly dig at the electoral process in Nigeria stating that politicians need not...
A report by the Panel of Inquiry on the pre-election violence in Nembe Local Government Area (LGA) of Bayelsa State has revealed that 21 persons died...
The Supreme Court will on Wednesday afternoon deliver judgment on the election petitions involving three Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors. The three governors are – Okezie...
President Muhammadu Buhari has advised governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to concentrate fully on fulfilling their campaign promises. He said...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has welcomed the Supreme Court’s verdict that affirmed the elections of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde and Udom Emmanuel of Akwa...
The Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the local government council elections conducted in the state on Saturday as “a selection...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has set Saturday 25th January, 2019, for the staging of all the 28 outstanding court-ordered rerun elections. This was revealed...
Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) candidate in the Kogi West Senatorial rerun election coming up on Saturday, Dino Melaye, has issued a fresh petition to the...
The Bayelsa State governor-elect, David Lyon, has expressed his gratitude to the people of the state. Lyon was declared winner of the election by the Independent...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected what it called the “fictitious” votes being collated in Okene and other parts of the state and entered by...
A gang of youths suspected to be political thugs were reportedly involved in a heated argument over the movement of election materials to several polling units...
Democracy is earning the power to govern through free, fair and credible elections. Nigeria is a democratic state, but the leadership recruitment process is largely undemocratic....
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has expressed concern over reported cases of vote-buying ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi State. In a statement...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday kept Nigerian guessing on the fate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Saturday’s governorship election, David...
Ahead of Saturday’s governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi States, the Nigerian Police Force said on Thursday that anyone caught snatching ballot box would not be...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of importing armed thugs from Edo, Delta and other states into Kogi to...
The Senate on Wednesday approved N10 billion loan refunds to the Kogi State government. The Senate approval came just three days before the governorship election in...
The war of words between the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of this weekend’s governorship election in Bayelsa has intensified...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, Monday affirmed the election victory of the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun. Governorship candidate of the Allied...
The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has issued a stern warning to mercenaries allegedly hired by opposition parties to cause violence in the state during...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar, Cross River State has ruled in favour of Godswill Akpabio and ordered a rerun election in Akwa Ibom North-West...
Deputy Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Christopher Adaji, has been sacked as the lawmaker representing Ohimini state constituency. This was as a three-man...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that it is mandatory for card readers to be used during the November 16 governorship elections in Kogi...
Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) under the aegis of Access Nigeria: Disability Votes Matter campaign have demanded a better deal and inclusion in governance. They met in...
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has informed that no fewer than 69,282 personnel would be deployed to provide adequate security during the November 16...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu on Tuesday upheld the election of a former deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. The appellate court dismissed the appeal...
The Appeal Court has affirmed Shamsudeen Dambazau of the All Progressive Congress (APC) as the lawmaker representing Takai/Sumaila federal constituency election in Kano State. Dambazau who...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked Nigerians to erase the notion that constitutional and electoral act amendment is the only means to solve electoral...
The Rivers State Governorship Election Tribunal Saturday validated the re-election of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and dismissed the petition filed by the defeated governorship candidate...