The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Barrister Julius Abure has charged party supporters nationwide to consider themselves as party agents in whatever polling unit they are voting on Saturday. He expressed gratitude to party members and supporters for standing firm by the party despite several attempts to intimidate and bully them. At a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, …

Ahead of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections, members of the Coalition of Peter Obi Support Groups (CPO) in Kwara State have raised the alarm over alleged plot by some candidates and leaders of the Labour Party in the state to negotiate the collapse of the political structure of both the presidential and vice presidential candidates of the party – …

The National Security Council (NSC) has expressed satisfaction with the level of security across the country, insisting that the presidential and National Assembly elections would hold as scheduled in a safe atmosphere. The national elections – presidential and National Assembly – will hold on Saturday, while the state polls – governorship and House of Assembly – take place on 11 …

Presidential candidates of the 18 political parties participating in the 25 February election on Wednesday signed a Peace Accord in Abuja. Present at the signing of the Peace Accord were members of the National Peace Committee, as well as President Muhammadu Buhari. In Kwara State, 14 political parties also signed a peace accord document in Ilorin, the state capital. In …

Former Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has called on Nigerians to vote peacefully on Saturday and shun activities that may lead to the breakdown of law and order. In a statement by the head of Fayemi media office, Mallam Ahmad Sajoh, the former President of the Forum of Regions of Africa said: “I urge all registered voters to come …

The presidential campaign council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed certainty that its candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu would win Saturday’s election. “Nigerians will elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the next President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, for, he clearly stands apart from the pack and has worked so much to earn the trophy”, the campaign …

In preparation for the presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for Saturday, 25 February, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the distribution of sensitive election materials to its local government offices. The electoral commission has already started distributing the materials to various locations ahead of the polls, according to latest reports. The materials are expected to be transported …

Bandits who disguised as political thugs have kidnapped a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)  ward chairman and a community leader at Danmahawayi village in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna state. According to a native of the area, “when the bandits came at  about 11 pm on Sunday, they picked  Alhaji Bala Alhassan Marafa, PDP chairman of Dan Mahawayi Ward and …

A northern group, Arewa Youth Assembly, on Tuesday, called for the suspension of the general elections in the country. The group, comprising youths from the 19 Northern states and Abuja, noted that the suspension of the forthcoming elections became necessary due to the fuel and naira scarcity. In a statement released to newsmen in Kaduna, the Speaker of the group, …

It was a homecoming of sort for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday at the party’s campaign grand finale rally in Lagos. At the rally, President Muhammadu Buhari lifted up Tinubu’s hand, again proclaiming him the next president of the country, God willing. The rally was attended by an unprecedented crowd who had …