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  • JUST IN: INEC Announces Date for Supplementary Elections

    . JUST IN: INEC Announces Date for Supplementary Elections

     The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced a date for supplementary elections. INEC said supplementary elections will hold on April 15 for the conduct of all outstanding governorship, National and State Assembly supplementary elections. This was made known by the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi on Monda
  • Peter Obi Is Ungrateful, I Recommended Him As Atiku’s Running Mate In 2019 - Gov. Wike

    . Peter Obi Is Ungrateful, I Recommended Him As Atiku’s Running Mate In 2019 - Gov. Wike

     Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said it is wrong for the candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, in the February 25 presidential election, to say he worked against him (Obi) in the poll.Following Obi’s loss to Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Wike has been accused of working against the former Anambra Stat
  • President Buhari Abandoned Me After I Drank Gutter Water To Celebrate His Victory In 2019 – Bauchi Man

    . President Buhari Abandoned Me After I Drank Gutter Water To Celebrate His Victory In 2019 – Bauchi Man

     Aliyu Sani, the man whose viral video showed him drinking gutter water in 2019 to celebrate the declaration of Muhammadu Buhari as President has expressed his regrets.According to him, he was betrayed after the incident.Sani had vowed to spend some minutes inside a gutter and drink the drainage water if President Buhari won re-election.He fulfille
  • Peter Obi Officially Files Petition to The Presidential Elections Tribunal in Abuja

    . Peter Obi Officially Files Petition to The Presidential Elections Tribunal in Abuja

     The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi has formally submitted a petition challenging the process leading to the outcome of the Presidential Election held on February 28, 2023.The Independent National Electoral Commission had announced Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the election after which it declared him President-El
  • Elections Over, Let The Healing Process Begin – Tinubu Tells Nigerians

    . Elections Over, Let The Healing Process Begin – Tinubu Tells Nigerians

     President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has asked for the healing process to begin now that the February 25th Presidential/National Assembly and the March 18th Governorship/State Assembly elections are over.Tinubu made this appeal in an statement released on the official website of Tinubu/Shettima campaign.The statement reads, in part:“ I’m sadd
  • Peter Obi Replies Chimaroke Nnamani Who Accused Him of Inciting Ethnic Sentiments Just to Win Elections

    . Peter Obi Replies Chimaroke Nnamani Who Accused Him of Inciting Ethnic Sentiments Just to Win Elections

     The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has responded to allegations of ethno-religious bigotry levelled against him by former Governor of Enugu state, Chimaroke Nnamani, who went off on a rant after losing a senatorial election to a Labour party candidate. Asides from accusing Obi of whipping up ethnic and religious sentiments
  • Hoodlums Razed Down High Court, 24 Hours After INEC Declared Results Of Ebonyi Elections

    . Hoodlums Razed Down High Court, 24 Hours After INEC Declared Results Of Ebonyi Elections

     Suspected political thugs have set ablaze a state High Court in Owutu Edda community in Ebonyi State.The development came barely 24 hours after the conclusion of the Governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state.The Registrar of the court, Mrs Oluchi Uduma, who spoke to newsmen, said that the hoodlums invaded the court in the early hou
  • Comedian AY Makun Reacts To The Elections Held In Lagos, Slams FFK

    . Comedian AY Makun Reacts To The Elections Held In Lagos, Slams FFK

     Comedian AY Makun has lashed out at a member of the All Progressives Congress presidential campaign council, Femi Fani-Kayode for inciting hate against Igbos living in Lagos. He was reacting to the elections held in Lagos last Saturday, March 18. Recall that Igbos were prevented from voting in most parts of Lagos with many attacked because of thei
  • VIDEO: Nigerian Men Based Abroad Tear Their Nigerian Passports Over Outcome of 2023 Elections

    . VIDEO: Nigerian Men Based Abroad Tear Their Nigerian Passports Over Outcome of 2023 Elections

     Two abroad-based Nigerian men have torn their Nigerian passport after witnessing the poor conduct of the 2023 general elections.In a video making the rounds online, the Nigerians, expressing their dissatisfaction with the process and outcome of the elections tore their passports in rage.One of the men showed off his booklet as he voiced how he was
  • NHRC to Grill MC Oluomo, Kogi Gov Over Inciting Comments During The General Elections

    . NHRC to Grill MC Oluomo, Kogi Gov Over Inciting Comments During The General Elections

     The National Human Rights Commission on Sunday, said it would invite Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State and the Chairman of Lagos State Parks Management Committee, Musiliu Akinsanya, alias MC Oluomo, over their alleged inciting comments amid the general elections.The PUNCH reported that a day before the presidential and National Assembly election
  • Labour Party Threatens Nationwide Protests Over Results Of Governorship Elections

    . Labour Party Threatens Nationwide Protests Over Results Of Governorship Elections

     The Labour Party, LP, has threatened to mobilize protests around Nigeria, alleging that election results are being manipulated by the opposition in Abia and Enugu States.This was made known in a statement signed by the party’s national chairman, Julius Abure, on Sunday.Abure claimed that supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia s
  • Political Thug Shot Dead For Attempting To Disrupt Elections At A Polling Unit In Lagos

    . Political Thug Shot Dead For Attempting To Disrupt Elections At A Polling Unit In Lagos

     A suspected political thug has been shot dead by a stray bullet from a police gun in Star Times Estate, Ago Palace, Lagos while attempting to disrupt elections.According to reports, the thug and his colleagues were about to cause havoc while residents were casting their votes in the area when they met resistance.While his colleagues were able to e
  • 2023 Elections Held In Nigeria Has Shown That PVC Is Useless - Apostle Johnson Suleman (VID)

    . 2023 Elections Held In Nigeria Has Shown That PVC Is Useless - Apostle Johnson Suleman (VID)

     General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman has said that the 2023 general elections in Nigeria have proven that the Permanent Voters Card used to cast votes during elections is useless because the leaders force their way into power.The clergyman stated this while preaching in his church today March 19. He ment
  • "What I Will Do To Some People After Nigeria's Elections Are Over" -Singer Paul Okoye Reveals

    . "What I Will Do To Some People After Nigeria's Elections Are Over" -Singer Paul Okoye Reveals

     The crooner took to his page to disclose that he will no longer be eating on the same table again with some people.
  • INEC Postpones Gov, Assembly Elections In 10 Lagos Polling Units

    . INEC Postpones Gov, Assembly Elections In 10 Lagos Polling Units

     The Independent National Electoral Commission has postponed Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly elections in 10 polling units in the Victoria Garden City, Lekki area in the state.INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Lagos State, Segun Agbaje, stated this when he addressed reporters at the VGC on Saturday.Agbaje said members of the
  • Police Confirm Arrest Of 3 Persons For Disrupting Elections In Kano

    . Police Confirm Arrest Of 3 Persons For Disrupting Elections In Kano

     The Police Command in Kano state has confirmed the arrest of three persons suspected of disrupting elections in Masaka polling unit, Kofar Mazugal/Gwammaja, Dala local government area of the state.The Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Usaini Gumel, confirmed the arrest while addressing newsmen during his on-the-spot assessment of Saturday’s Go
  • IGP Orders Restrictions of Movements & Ban on Police Escorts on Guber Elections Day

    . IGP Orders Restrictions of Movements & Ban on Police Escorts on Guber Elections Day

     The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Baba, has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement across the country on the day of the Gubernatorial and State Houses of Assembly elections scheduled to hold on March 18, 2023. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who made this known in a statement on Thursday, said the directive
  • Video of MC Oluomo Making Fresh Threats to Igbos Ahead of Saturday's Gubernatorial Elections

    . Video of MC Oluomo Making Fresh Threats to Igbos Ahead of Saturday's Gubernatorial Elections

     MC Oluomo, Chairman of Lagos state Parks Management Committee has been spotted in a live feed on Instagram, dishing out a warning ahead of this Saturday's governorship and house of assembly election. In the video making rounds online, MC Oluomo was heard saying “Iya Chukwudi, if you know you no wan vote for us, siddon for your home o”.
  • VID/PICS: Rivers Women Protest Against The “Sham” Presidential Elections Orchestrated By Wike

    . VID/PICS: Rivers Women Protest Against The “Sham” Presidential Elections Orchestrated By Wike

     Women in Rivers state have taken to street to protest against the sham orchestrated by on the 25th FEB in the name of ‘Presidential Election’There's need for the Nigeria people to Register their displeasure, this is what we should've done/doing long ago.[html]
  • Presidential Election Better Than Past Elections In Nigeria - Garba Shehu

    . Presidential Election Better Than Past Elections In Nigeria - Garba Shehu

     The Presidency on Tuesday said the 2023 presidential election is the best the country had seen in recent times despite all the controversies that have trailed the exercise. Recall that the election on the February 25 presidential election produced the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, as president-elect. Many foreign and local o
  • "I Admit, February 25 Elections Weren’t Perfect" – APC Chairman, Adamu Confesses

    . "I Admit, February 25 Elections Weren’t Perfect" – APC Chairman, Adamu Confesses

     Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), has admitted the Feb. 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections weren’t perfect.Adamu spoke on Monday evening while delivering his speech at the parley of APC National Working Committee with Bola Tinubu, the President-elect, Kashim Shettima, the Vice President-
  • Kogi Women Forum Calls For Cancellation Of Presidential, NASS Elections

    . Kogi Women Forum Calls For Cancellation Of Presidential, NASS Elections

    Women across the three Senatorial Districts of Kogi State have called for the cancellation of the February 25th presidential and National Assembly, NASS, Elections.Spokesperson of the Forum, Esther Opaluwa in a statement yesterday in Lokoja, said “As you are all aware a significant date in the history of Nigeria just passed, a date that has bec
  • VIDEO: APC Reportedly Caught Already Conducting Upcoming State Elections in Minna

    . VIDEO: APC Reportedly Caught Already Conducting Upcoming State Elections in Minna

     There is a video currently making rounds of APC supporters/agents allegedly conducting the upcoming state elections in Minna, Niger State. The Election riggers were caught with already manipulated papers. INEC is compromisedRecall that INEC postponed the State elections from today 11th March to 18th March 2023Watch the moment the riggers were caug
  • Even APC People Joined As Reno Omokri Leads Protest in The UK Against The 2023 Elections (VID)

    . Even APC People Joined As Reno Omokri Leads Protest in The UK Against The 2023 Elections (VID)

     From 11 AM to about noon, on Thursday, March 9, 2023, Nigerians in the United Kingdom gathered to protest the #NigerianElections2023 in front of the Nigerian High Commission, on Northumberland Avenue, London, SW1.Led by author and former Presidential spokesman, Reno Omokri, the crowd expressed anger and disappointment at the conduct of the electio
  • INEC Postpones Gubernatorial and State HoA Elections to March 18th

    . INEC Postpones Gubernatorial and State HoA Elections to March 18th

     Emerging reports indicate that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections to March 18, 2023.INEC’s decision is coming a few days before the March 11 date which was earlier scheduled for the state elections.A top INEC official who made the disclosure known to our corre
  • INEC Considers Postponing Saturday, 11th March Elections

    . INEC Considers Postponing Saturday, 11th March Elections

     The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) might decide to postpone the governorship and state assembly elections, which is scheduled for Saturday, March 11.TheCable reports that INEC is expected to take a decision on the issue at a meeting of its national commissioner on Wednesday night.Since the conclusion of the presidential and natio
  • JUST: Governorship, House Of Assembly Elections May Be Postponed

    . JUST: Governorship, House Of Assembly Elections May Be Postponed

     The Governorship and House of Assembly elections scheduled to hold on Saturday, March 11, may be postponed unless the Presidential Election Petition Court varies the orders that were granted to the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP), Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, respectively, to inspect materials used for the l
  • Bandits Impose ₦‎2m Levy On Zamfara Communities, ₦‎200k At Each Polling Unit Ahead of Guber Elections

    . Bandits Impose ₦‎2m Levy On Zamfara Communities, ₦‎200k At Each Polling Unit Ahead of Guber Elections

     Bandits have imposed N2million levy each on Yan-buki, Kadamutsa and Dada communities under zurmi LGA, Zamfara State 200k for every PU, before they could conduct the gubernatorial election in the above areas. The residents confirmed.[html]Bandits have imposed N2million levy each on Yan-buki, Kadamutsa and Dada communities under zurmi LGA, Zamfara S
  • Anambra Gov. Soludo Denies Plot To Assassinate Peter Obi After Nigeria Elections

    . Anambra Gov. Soludo Denies Plot To Assassinate Peter Obi After Nigeria Elections

     Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo has countered the allegation linking him to a plot on the life of Peter Obi.The businessman and former Anambra governor is the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP.A viral message on social media alleged the one time Central Bank of Nigeria Governor had been contracted to eliminate Obi.The informatio
  • Thousands Of Kogi Women Trooped Out For Thank You Walk, Commend Peaceful Elections

    . Thousands Of Kogi Women Trooped Out For Thank You Walk, Commend Peaceful Elections

     Thousands of women professionals from Kogi Central Senatorial District, on Sunday, trooped out to express their gratitude to voters for turning out en masse to vote, overwhelmingly, for the All Progressives Congress  (APC) candidates, ASiwaju Bola Tinubu in the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections.The women, who thanked

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