The Presidential Election Petition Court sitting at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Wednesday, granted the request of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) it used for the presidential election held on 25 February. In a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of justices, the court held that preventing the commission …

A young man from Katsina State, Gadaffi Musa who embarked on a journey with his bicycle from his home state to Lagos State to congratulate President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has arrived in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. On his way to Lagos, Musa explained on Radio Nigeria Amuludun FM Moniya, Ibadan that he embarked on the journey to express his …

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday inaugurated the legal team to challenge the presidential election of 25 February. While inaugurating the legal team at his campaign headquarters in Abuja, Atiku charged it to establish the claim of illegality in the election and “reclaim the mandate of the Nigerian people”. Atiku told the team …

A leader in the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has appealed to leaders and stake holders in Kwara State to re-elect Governor AbdulRahman Abdulrazaq for a second term in Saturday’s gubernatorial election. In a chat with reporters in Ilorin, Olawepo-Hashim explained that although “I am aware that many leaders are angry with the governor (I also have …

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, and other senior commission officials have been requested by the Southern and Middle Belt Alliance (SMBA) to step down if they cannot ensure the integrity of this Saturday’s gubernatorial and state House of Assembly elections. In a statement  on Tuesday by its spokesperson, Rwang Pam Jr.,  SMBA lamented …

President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s election victory has been praised by the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA). The umbrella group of Nigerian Muslims asserted that it could vouch for Tinubu’s track record of public service and decades of arduous labour. In a statement on Tuesday in Abuja by its Deputy Secretary-General, Prof. Salisu Shehu, NSCIA urged the President-elect to …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, received warm hospitality from communities of Igbo traders and businessmen across the state, as he embarked on campaign tour of major markets populated by Nigerians of Southeast origin. The Governor took a tour of the markets ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election, following the open endorsement and show of support for his re-election …

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has sought the cooperation of religious bodies in the state towards a successful Governorship and House of Assembly elections on Saturday. Makinde, who was represented at the Interfaith Stakeholders Engagement by his Executive Assistant on Administration, Rev. Idowu Ogedengbe on Tuesday, noted that the session was basically to appeal further to the faith communities, …

Three days to the governorship and state House of Assembly elections, the police have cautioned Nigerians against the use of dogs and others pets at polling units. “The Nigeria Police Force has deemed it necessary to educate and caution Nigerians on the use of pets, especially, dogs, at the polling units on election day, as such act runs contrary to …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised alarm over an alleged plot by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to destroy evidence contained in the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines under the guise of reconfiguration. At a press conference in Abuja late on Tuesday, PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba said that INEC’s motion at the presidential election …