Campaign Permit: Uzodinma imposes N54.3m fee on Imo Guber candidates

  Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state has stipulated the sum of N54.3million as the mandatory ‘Permit fee’ for Governorship candidates in the state to display and disseminate their campaign messages. This was brought to light Saturday by the G-12 chieftains of the Imo state Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), who described the policy executed through […]

2023 election: It’s wrong to say we wasted taxpayers’ money, says INEC

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has refuted claims that it wasted taxpayers’ money after failing to upload the 2023 presidential election results on its Result Viewing Portal (iReV). In March, INEC admitted that there were some glitches in the transfer of presidential and National Assembly results into the iReV portal, rather than sabotage […]

INEC SAYS: It’s Unfair To Judge Us For Result Upload Glitch

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday, said the glitch experienced in the upload of the February 25 presidential election in the country should not write off the entire polls held nationwide. INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye stated this in response to the final report on the 2023 general elections submitted by the […]

BREAKING: APC chairman, secretary accused of squandering N30 billion – realized from sales of forms

The All Progresive Congress (APC)National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and the National Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore have been accused of squandering the sum of N30 billion the party realised from the sales of forms during the 2023 general elections. The APC National Vice Chairman, North-West, Salihu Muhammed Lukman made the allegation in a statement titled; […]

10th Assembly Leadership: I felt betrayed by election result, says Yari

  Tope Omogbolagun major contender for the 10th Assembly Senate President seat, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, has said that he felt betrayed by the outcome of the 10th Assembly leadership election result. The PUNCH reports that the senators during the inauguration of the 10th Assembly voted for the presiding officers where Senator Godswill Akpabio emerged as […]

Atiku: Democracy in bondage in Nigeria | Incumbents must stop from influencing elections

  Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, says for democracy in Nigeria to come of age, incumbent political officeholders must stop influencing election outcomes. In his Democracy Day message on Sunday, Atiku said political leaders must be committed to the principles of fairness in election conduct, to avoid a dictatorship society. Democracy Day is commemorated annually in […]