Late arrival of materials and low voter turnout were some of the challenges recorded in the the local government election in Imo State on Saturday. Even though the exercise was relatively peaceful in areas monitored, some civil society groups who monitored the election say the low turnout may be due to low sensitization by the […]
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has been forced out of the premises of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Benin by the DIG Frank Mba. Obaseki was on the premises early on Sunday morning at some minutes past 2am and was there until he was escorted outside by the police. PUNCH Online earlier reported […]
Sunday 22 September 2024 Govt interventions can crash Dangote petrol below N600/litre – Refiners DHQ denies detaining naval rating for six years… INEC Uploads Over 98% Of Edo Election Results On IReV Politicians Bought Votes With Bread, ₦5,000 At Edo PUs — CSOs Imo LG Election Records Low Voter Turnout Police nab serial rapist who […]
A video of a woman, believed to be a member of The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministry in Lagos, has ignited controversy after she shared a testimony about receiving divine intervention during a Federal Government examination. The video, which has since gone viral, shows the woman expressing gratitude for supernatural assistance and revealing that she […]
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (NCSSR), has observed voter inducement at polling units (PUs) in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State. “Situation Room observers reported widespread instances of blatant vote buying and selling across several polling units, despite the huge presence of security personnel,” the […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has uploaded 90.33 percent of the results from the Edo governorship election to its Result Viewing Portal. Results from 4,082 out of the 4,519 polling units where elections were held in the state have been successfully transmitted on the portal. Okùnfà Aáwọ̀ Láàrin Àwọn Mùsùlùmí Àti Oníṣẹ̀ṣe Ìlú Ìlọrin | […]
Lecturers under the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Imo State University (IMSU) chapter, on Friday, September 20, 2024, declared an indefinite strike to push for the resolution of long-standing issues related to their benefits. In a joint statement signed by the Chairperson and Secretary of ASUU-IMSU, Comrade Odinakachukwu Ejiogu and Comrade Lazarus Chikwendu, the […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), and Labour Party (LP) protested the exclusion of result sheets at polling units in Enugu State on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the protest began when Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) officials arrived at polling units at 9:40 a.m. without the […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission National Commissioner in charge of Edo, Prof. Rhoda Gumus, has promised not to collect bribes during the ongoing state governorship election. In an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Friday, Gumus asserted that nobody would dare approach her with a bribe because of her reputation. The INEC Commissioner added […]
The Kano State Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has suspended one Jamilu Ibrahim, a registrar in the Shari’a court, for allegedly receiving funds from a writ of possession fraudulently obtained to sell two plots of land. In a statement on Friday, Baba Ibrahim, spokesperson of the Kano judiciary, said the investigative committee set up by the […]
