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The Independent National Electoral Commission said that the Department of State Services and the Nigerian Army will henceforth provide additional security for the facilities nationwide. National Commissioner and Chairman, Security Committee of INEC, Modibbo Alkali disclosed this in a statement during of Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security, ICCES, in Abuja. The statement noted that the Security agencies will also upscale intelligence gathering, sharing and utilization of the same to […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said it would engage the media to ensure voter sensitization and sustain democracy in the country. Lagos State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Olusegun Agbaje, who was represented by the Director of Voter Education, Adenike Tadeshe, disclosed this during a media workshop in Ikeja GRA. Agbaje stressed that INEC has engaged the media as a critical partner and stakeholder in order to give the widest […]

A Group called the Imo PDP stakeholders has rejected the nomination of a former Deputy Speaker, Emeka Ihedioha, as the Chairman of the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Council in Imo State. A statement signed by the Spokesperson of the group, Ik Ogbonna, revealed that the group has summoned a stakeholders meeting to discuss the composition of the campaign council. The statement frowned at an attempt to use the Campaign Council […]

Some concerned Nigerians have reacted to the comment by the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress APC Adamu Adamu asking the Presidential candidate Bola Tinubu to get ready to be sworn in as President. Speaking with Boss Radio News, a public affairs analyst, Daniel Irogba, opines that it is a statement of hope.   Also speaking, a Pharmacist, Ikenna Mbata says the statement is over ambitious. Meanwhile, an academia […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission will today meet with the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, the service chiefs and the heads of all relevant paramilitary agencies. A statement issued by the National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, revealed that this comes against the backdrop of Thursday’s twin attacks on the office of the Commission in Ogun and Osun states. The statement noted that INEC convened the emergency […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has revealed that the commission will prosecute 23 staff members of the commission caught registering voters illegally in Kwara State. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Attahiru Madami, disclosed this at the INEC Stakeholders Forum in Ilorin, the state capital. Madami noted that the forum became necessary as a first step to ensuring hitch-free elections in 2023. The Commissioner added that the state had 43,008 […]

Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo, has approved the renaming of the ministry of commerce and industry. According to the Secretary to the state government, Solo Chukwulobelu, the approval was said to have been given at the state executive council meeting. Chukwulobelu said the decision was to enable the Ministry of Industry to focus on the industrialization agenda of the governor, and for greater performance. The Secretary revealed that the trade […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission has expressed concern about the challenges it is facing as it prepares for the 2023 elections. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, while appearing before the House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters, said that the recent flooding across the nation had destroyed no fewer than 20 offices of the commission. Yakubu noted that the development had forced the agency to begin to look for new office […]

Ebonyi state Governor David Umahi has presented the 2023 budget estimate for the State. The budget, which is tagged Budget of Divine Mandate Consolidation and Continuity is estimated at N139 billion. The Governor explained that the 2022 Budget has been implemented to 75%, noting that he was satisfied that Government was fast in executing the 199 kilometer Abakaliki Ring Road project. Recall that the State Governor had said the budget […]