politics

The Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from ending voter registration on June 30, 2022. The Presiding Judge, Mobolaji Olajuwon granted an order of interim injunction following the hearing of an argument by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP. Justice Olajuwon adjourned to June 29, 2022, for the hearing of the Motion on Notice for interlocutory injunction. SERAP and 185 concerned Nigerians filed […]

The Governors Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has congratulated Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa for his emergence as the party’s vice-presidential candidate for the 2023 elections. In a statement signed by the chairman of the Forum, Aminu Tambuwal, the Forum, said the choice of Okowa is a sign of hope for Nigerians. The Statement added that the great task of recovering, rescuing and rebuilding Nigeria begins with the […]

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has said it would deploy 9,747 personnel to provide security for Ekiti State governorship election. NSCDC Acting Deputy Commandant-General of Operations, Lawal Haruna, disclosed this to personnel at the Corps headquarters in Ado Ekiti, the state capital. Haruna stated that information regarding violence-prone areas have been shared with other security agencies involved in the election. The Deputy Commandant added that 160 armed female […]

The Nigerian military has warned politicians against inciting violence before and during the 2023 general elections. Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor, disclosed this during the operational briefing of the military in Abuja. Irabor stressed that any political thug caught during electioneering would be seriously dealt with, adding that the desire to have peaceful general elections by Nigerians must come to fruition. The Army Chief noted that the military would […]