Police on Sunday arrested a middle-aged man named Gabriel Agabi, over alleged impersonation and being in possession of 17 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) devices not programmed for the ward where he was apprehended. Mr Agabi, who wore an INEC reflective jacket, was arrested at the collation centre in Okpoma, ...
Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong who is also the Director General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) has lost the bid to clinch the Plateau South Senatorial District slot. He lost to Rtd AVM Bali Ninkap Napoleon of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the National ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Yobe South Senatorial District election inconclusive. The Returning Officer for the election, Shettima Saidu, stated this at the collation centre at Federal College of Education(Technical) Potiskum, on Monday. The election was held on Saturday. Mr Saidu, a professor, said the election ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has hinted on plans to deploy undercover agents to pulling units for the 2023 general elections, in a bid to cut down on the menace of vote buying. The INEC Chairman on Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, stated this in Abuja during ...
Northern Elders Forum, NEF, and Catholic Laity Council have asked Nigerians to consider the age and mental as well as physical capacity of presidential candidates in the 2023 elections before voting. While the northern elders said they would consider these factors to determine which presidential candidate to support, the Catholic ...
Following the spate of insecurity across the country, the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (retd) on Thursday assured Nigerians that the 2023 general elections would hold and be held in a secured environment. He stated that the President, Major General Mohammodu Buhari (retd), has ordered the police and ...
The House of Representatives has asked the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria to accept medical and dental certificates from war-torn Ukraine. The resolution followed a motion moved by Tajudeen Yusuf from Kogi State on Tuesday during plenary. 9jaYarn reported that MDCN had announced that it will not accept certificates ...
The number of fresh voters registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission in the ongoing registration currently stands at 10,487,972, the commission said on Monday. The commission gave the figure in its update for Week 11 in the Fourth Quarter sent to Journalists in Abuja. According to the short document, ...
The question begging for an answer among political parties as the seventeen (17) Presidential flag-bearers emerge in line with the Section 84 of the Electoral Act 2022 is the choice of suitable running mates that will ensure a win for both the presidential candidates and parties in the forth coming ...
Senator representing Abia South Senatorial District, Eyinnaya Abaribe, has officially resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).His resignation letter was read by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, during Wednesday’s plenary.Until his resignation, Abaribe was the Minority Leader in ...
