Agency report The Edo governorship election on Saturday held across the 18 local government areas of the state with commendation for the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) for a peaceful conduct of the election from observers. Correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN), who monitored the exercise in the three senatorial districts of […]
…..APC alleges violent plots by Wike, Obaseki to disrupt election ……PDP raises alarm over alleged harassment of its governors in Edo …..Again, INEC Chairman warns staff members against partisanship ……Yiaga Africa to adopt PVT methodology to check credibility of election results ……..Anxiety among journalists over fear of kidnap Ibe Pascal Arogorn The hotel where Rivers […]
*INEC distributes sensitive materials *Security agencies in show of force *IGP orders restriction of vehicular movement *1,735,910 voters to decide candidtes’ fate *PDP storms INEC headquarters, demands assurance of credible polls *With 31,000 security operatives, there must not be rigging, violence – ADP *Obaseki hails Buhari’s call for peaceful, transparent election *Buni tasks stakeholders on […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has concluded sorting and distribution of sensitive materials to the 18 local government areas of Edo, ahead of the Saturday’s governorship election in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who was at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) premises in Benin, venue of the distribution on […]
…….Stop inciting Nigerians with your utterances, CSO tells Obasanjo, Soyinka A Coalition of Northern Youths under the umbrella of Arewa Youths Parliament, has criticised former President Olusegun Obasanjo, for declaring Nigeria a failed state and trying to discredit President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Abdurrahman Umar, the secretary of the coalition said this while briefing newsmen on […]
…..You can’t extend your political empire to Edo, Obaseki replies Tinubu ……..Tinubu Can’t Determine Edo People’s Choice – Oyegun …….UK threatens election offenders with visa ban, asset seizure Ibe Pascal Arogorn The national leader of the APC and the governor traded attacks ahead of the Edo governorship election. Mr Tinubu, a former Lagos governor, in […]
Frank Ibezim, the All Progressives Congress candidate for the October 31 senatorial bye-election in Imo North, is embroiled in a certificate scandal, SaharaReporters has gathered. Ibezim, who hails from the Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, is a long-time friend and aide to Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba. It was gathered […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will depart Abuja on Tuesday for Accra, Ghana, to attend an Extraordinary Summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the situation in Mali. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement said the vice president will represent President Muhammadu Buhari at the summit. Osinbajo will join other leaders […]
Mali’s military coup leaders must hand over power to a civilian transitional government immediately, the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said on Tuesday. The chairman said this in Accra as a deadline expired for the ruling junta to appoint interim leaders. The 15-member ECOWAS imposed economic sanctions after the Aug. […]
The United States Government says it has imposed a visa restriction on some individuals for their actions during the November 2019 Kogi and Bayelsa state elections and in the run -up to the September and October 2020 Edo and Ondo state elections . Although elections have not yet held in Edo and Ondo states , […]
