As the gubernatorial election holds next Saturday across the nation, the Lagos State chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on eligible voters among the student populace in the state to vote for Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who they described as “one who is tested and trusted with the best plan for education in Lagos State”. At …

With six days to the rescheduled governorship and state assembly elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been urged to fix all glitches that affected the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines, the INEC Results Viewing (IReV) portal, and other logistics; and also prevent corrupt personnel from being part of the exercise. INEC had scheduled governorship and state assembly …

The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Enugu State, Barrister Chijioke Edeoga has raised an alarm over alleged plans by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state to use armed thugs to frustrate efforts at free and fair governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state on Saturday. He therefore called on the Federal Government to conduct …

Following the low turn out of voters recorded in thepresidential and National Assembly elections, a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Lekan Fatodu has launched the APC Polling Unit Challenge (PUC) ahead next Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections. In a statement, Fatodu, who is Senior Special Assistant to Lagos State Governor on Sustainable Development Goals said that …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will appeal the court judgment that asked the commission to accept the use of the Temporary Voter’s Card (TVC) in this year’s general election. In a tweet via its verified handle @inecnigeria, the commission said: “INEC has been served a copy of the judgment delivered today (yesterday) by the Federal High …

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu has endorsed Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule for reelection in the rescheduled governorship and House of Assembly elections on 18 March. Addressing a gathering in Keffi Local Government Area on Thursday, Adamu urged party members, residents in the Nasarawa West Senatorial District, and citizens of the state in …

The National Chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Prof. Rufai Ahmed Alkali has said the party is waiting for the judgment of the Supreme Court on the winner of the senatorial ticket for Kano Central. He expressed confidence that the party would reclaim the mandate from a former Kano State governor, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau. Alkali told The Nation …

Nigeria’s Ambassador to Thailand, Oma Djebah has extolled the leadership and governance qualities of the Delta State governorship candidate of the All Progressives (APC), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, declaring that he stands head and shoulders above all the other contenders. The frontline international journalist, who is also a former Commissioner for Information in the state, maintained that Omo-Agege, who is the …

Personnel of the 9 Brigade of the Nigerian Army on Wednesday recovered 1,671 Permanent Voters  Cards (PVCs)  in an apartment in the Olodi-Apapa area of Lagos State. Three persons were subsequently arrested in the apartment, while the prime suspect was said to be on the run. Also recovered in the apartment were ballot papers, cutlasses, and Indian hemp. the startling …

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to directly and electronically upload from the polling units to the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) the results of the governorship and state House of Assembly elections in Lagos State. Delivering judgment on Wednesday in a suit filed by the Labour Party and 41 others, in …