The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council has debunked reports that its candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu incited some APC governors to disobey the directive of the President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement on Friday night, the council’s Director of Media and Publicity, Mr Bayo Onanuga said that it is fake news being peddled by an online platforms, adding that the …

Nigerians can now confirm the location of their polling units through SMS, ahead of the forthcoming general election. In a statement on Friday, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu said that the commission has introduced technological innovations to make voting more credible and result management more transparent. He said that INEC noticed that, during …

The United Kingdom government has expressed worry over the likelihood of post-election violence in Nigeria and threatened to deny visas to politicians linked to the violence. The presidential and National Assembly elections are fixed for 25 February, while state elections – governorship and House of Assembly – will be elected on 11 March. British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing …

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has declared that the people of the state would vote for a presidential candidate whose election would promote equity, justice and unity of Nigeria. Receiving the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who paid a courtesy call on him on the sidelines of the party’s campaign rally in Ibadan, the state capital, …

Politician and human rights activist, Senator Shehu Sani has called on the Nigerian governors who are not on good terms with the leadership of their respectable political parties to join the presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), Mr Omoyele Sowore. In a statement shared on his Twitter page on Wednesday, the former lawmaker advised the aggrieved governors as the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it would not redeploy the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Lagos State, Mr Segun Agbaje despite recent calls by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Agbaje’s recent statement that the electoral commission has no option other than to work with the Lagos State Parks Management Committee to distribute election materials in the …

Nine days to the presidential election, the All Progressives Congress campaign train berthed on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, to a tumultuous reception where its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu spoke on the need for unity, stability and non-violence. Addressing an impressive rally at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Tinubu said that without peace and unity, the country cannot …

The African Union Commission announced on Tuesday that it would be sending a 90-strong observer mission to Nigeria for this month’s elections. Africa’s most populous country goes to the polls on 25 February for the presidential and National Assembly elections but has been plunged into crisis in the run-up to the vote with dire shortages of cash and fuel. The …

The Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised concern over the invitation of its Director of New Media, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode by the Police while he was being investigated by the Department of State Services (DSS). Fani-Kayode was a guest of the DSS on Monday in respect of what its Public Relations Officer, Dr Peter Afunanya …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised to accord a prime place to agriculture in Kebbi State, if he wins the election holding in a fortnight. Also in his plan for the state is the revamping of the Argungu Fishing Festival and its overall tourism potentials to yield more revenue for the Northwest state. …