Election monitoring body, Yiaga Africa, said it will deploy 21 trained and accredited citizen observers using its Process and Results Verification for Transparency (PRVT) methodology to observe today’s bye-elections to ensure the process and results are credible. The election observation body, in its bulletin, detailing some of its programmes, said the deployment will enable it to provide the most timely …

The Lagos State Police Command has clarified that restrictions on movement for the bye-elections scheduled for Saturday (tomorrow) in Lagos would only affect Surulere Federal Constituency I. In a statement, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, Superintendent Benjamin Hundeyin, however, noted that Funsho Williams Avenue would be free for passage only. While emphasising that movement into and out …

Ahead of the 21 September Edo State governorship election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cleared its 10 aspirants to participate in the party’s primary election scheduled for 22 February. One of the 10 aspirants will emerge as the party’s candidate or flag bearer for the main election on 21 September. Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has raked in …

The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, on Monday, asked the  Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to pay its outstanding bills so the Air Force could help to airlift materials for Saturday’s bye-elections. Abubakar made the demand during a visit to him in Abuja by the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to seek the support of NAF …

No fewer than 4,613,197 Permanent Voters’ Cards have been collected by voters for the 3rd February rerun/bye-elections, according to Sunday PUNCH. This was contained in a document posted by INEC on its X handle. Further Findings by newsmen revealed that 2,189,171 PVCs were collected by voters for the bye-elections while 2,424,026 PVCs were collected for the rerun elections. It was …

No fewer than 35,000 ad-hoc staff would be deployed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 3 February rerun and bye-elections. The elections will be conducted in 8,890 polling units, according to a document posted by INEC on its X handle. The bye-elections will be held in nine states in 4,294 polling units while reruns will be held …

The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Senator Uba Sani of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the Governor of Kaduna State. The apex court also upheld the elections of Governors Nasir Idris (Kebbi State) and Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe State). In the Kaduna State case, a five-member panel of the Supreme Court unanimously held on Friday that the …

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the appeal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Hon. David Umbugadu against the election of Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, who contested on the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The apex court also upheld the election of Governors Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State and his Delta State counterpart, Rt. …

The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the Kano State Governor, Mallam Abba Yusuf, who had challenged the nullification of his election by the Court of Appeal, which has given judgement in favour of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Nasiru Gawuna. Justice John Okoro, who read the lead judgement on Friday, said that the suit was …

The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Sanwo-Olu’s victory had earlier been  upheld by the state elections petition tribunal and the Appeal Court. The kernel of the case of the Labour Party candidate in the election, Mr. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, is on the qualification of Sanwo-Olu’s running mate, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat. He claimed that …