Angry voters in Anambra locked up some officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday. The incident happened at College Primary School, Oko Ward II in Orumba North Local Government Area of the state. According to a PTCIJ observer, trouble started when electoral officials wanted to head to LGA collation center from

Aggrieved policemen staged a protest at the collation centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State on Saturday. The officers deployed for the election had lamented over the non-payment of their feeding allowance. The aggrieved policemen, said to be operatives of the Ondo Police Command, are currently

Many residents of Anambra State are relocating to neighbouring States over security concerns a few hours before the governorship election on Saturday. The Nation noted the exercise may witness serious voter apathy. Besides, the heavy deployment of over 34,000 security personnel by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Alkali Baba, has heightened fears of violence

Anambra Governor Willie Obiano has raised the alarm over alleged plan by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to declare written results of the governorship election in 10 local government areas. He spoke on Friday evening through Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr C Don Adinuba. But the APC dismissed his claim as the alarm

After months of preparations and campaigning, 18 political parties are set to contest the Anambra governorship seat. The election is expected to take place across the state’s 21 local government areas. According to the 2006 Census, the State has a population of 4,055,048 but only 2,525,471 have registered to participate in Saturday’s exercise. The elections

The Nigerian Correctional Service has debunked a report claiming that arrangements had been made for inmates to vote in Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State. The NCoS spokesman, Francis Enobore, therefore urged Nigerians to dismiss the report credited to one Emma Powerful, the spokesman of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra. Enobore in a statement

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has told staff of the commission that attention will be on the electoral body during Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State. In a message to INEC staff on the eve of the election, Yakubu said after several months of preparations, the election will

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has removed the head of the security arrangement for Anambra guber which few hours away, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Joseph Egbunike. Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba confirmed that DIG Egbunike has stepped down, though no reason was given for the removal of the experienced senior

Preparations for the highly anticipated Anambra Governorship election, are now in top gear as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the distribution of sensitive materials in the state. Photos bellow:

Following the heavy deployment of security operatives in Anambra, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has urged residents to go out en masse and vote in Saturday’s governorship election. The group, which had earlier threatened to disrupt the exercise if Nnamdi Kanu, its leader, is not released from detention, made a U-turn 48 hours to