politics

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has revealed that 93 million voters are contained in the register for the 2023 general elections. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, who made the revelation at a meeting with 18 political parties, stated that 44 million registered voters are females and 49 million are males. Yakubu noted that with the presentation of the voter register; the commission has successfully achieved 11 out of the 14 […]

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has restated the need for the forthcoming general elections to be held as scheduled. This was contained in a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary of the Organization, Jare Ajayi. According to the statement, the admonition comes on the wake of the threat issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, that insecurity may affect the much expected general elections. It, therefore, called on […]

Cross River  State  Governor Ben Ayade has reshuffled his cabinet and sworn in 13 commissioners. Speaking at the swearing-in Ayade urged the new commissioners to work assiduously to ensure that his administration finished strong. Their appointment comes barely five months to the end of his administration.

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has called on youths to resist the temptation of selling their votes in the forthcoming general elections. Secretary General of CAN Youth Wing FCT chapter, Joseph Daramola, revealed that Nigerian youths were battered psychologically and emotionally hence, the urge to do the right things amidst the fear of unknown. Damarola noted that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC had assured that all votes would […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has warned that the forthcoming general election faces serious threat of cancellation should the insecurity persists. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, who was represented by the Chairman, Board of Electoral Institute, Abdullahi Zuru, made this known at the validation of election security training resources held in Abuja on Monday. Yakubu stressed that the cancellation or postponement of elections in sufficient constituencies due to the prevailing […]

Oyo State House of Assembly has passed the state’s N310billion budget for the year 2023. Speaking shortly after the passage, Speaker of the House, Adebo Ogundoyin, commended his colleagues for painstakingly scrutinizing and working on the budget proposal. Ogundoyin described the efforts as a collective sacrifice aimed at ensuring that the next fiscal year is better than the outgoing year. The lawmakers passed the budget after the presentations of the […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has lamented the attack on its office in Imo State. A statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said the attack, which was carried out on Tuesday, left eight windows smashed and burglary proofs removed. The statement noted that ballot boxes and voting cubicles had been evacuated to another INEC facility for safe keeping. It stated […]

The Director General of Labour Party Campaign Organization, Doyin Okpue, has resigned from his position. Okupe announced his resignation in a letter addressed to the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. This follows a ruling by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that convicted him of violating the Money Laundering Act.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said if attacks on its facilities persist into January 2023, it could affect the conduct of the general elections. The Commission’s Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, revealed this at a workshop on Political Violence and Election Security. Okoye noted that the attacks recorded in 2022 were systematic and coordinated to derail lNEC from conducting free, fair, credible and transparent elections. The […]