The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Oyo State has commenced the distribution of sensitive materials to the 33 Local Government Areas of the state. The exercise, which was done at the Central Bank of Nigeria amidst tight security, had representatives of political parties in attendance. The distribution of sensitive materials confirmed the readiness of INEC to conduct the much-awaited …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reiterated that voters are prohibited from going into the voting cubicle with their phones. While expressing concern about vote buying at a media briefing on Thursday, INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu said he is, however, hopeful that the vices would be dealt with Noting that all materials have been distributed to states, he …

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Daura, Katsina State, in preparation for the presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday. A statement on Thursday by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu indicated that the President was received by the state governor, Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari; and Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Ahmed Rufai Abubakar. Shehu said the …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo North Senatorial district has drawn the attention of the security operatives to the actions of certain individuals within the All Progressives Congress (APC) to disrupt and intimidate voters before and during the presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday. In a statement on Thursday by its Spokesperson and Head of Communication, Barrister Wale …

With just a day to the presidential election, youths in Lagos State have come under a single umbrella to reiterate their support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Tinubu, they submitted, is the most experienced and reliable candidate to lead the country in the next dispensation. The youths, who came from all the traditional divisions …

With less than 48 hours to the 2023 elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 87,209,007 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have been collected across the country. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu told the media at the National Collation Centre in Abuja on Thursday that although the commission is pleased that the rate of collection is higher than …

Nigerians have been urged to resist selling votes to politicians, warning that electing the wrong candidates is dangerous to the nation’s democracy and will further shrink the civic space. Vote buying has become a disturbing phenomenon in recent off-cycle elections in Nigeria and is now a major concern ahead of the general 2023 polls. The Executive Director of Daily Trust …

The United States ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard has said that her country, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has provided over $25 million in support for the forthcoming elections in Nigeria. At a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, Leonard said the US has no preferred candidate and would favour none. She clarified that the …

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa has said that some politicians are planning to buy votes by distributing items instead of cash. On a Channels Television interview on Wednesday, Bawa said that the anti-graft agency was ready to arrest those caught buying votes during Saturday’s polls. Ahead of the general elections, stakeholders have …

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu has denied the claim that some cabals are in the Presidential Villa working against the emergence of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the presidential candidate of the party. Reacting to the claim made by the Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, Adamu said, “I don’t belong to …