Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi has described the 2023 general elections as a show of shame, which he said was plagued by allegations of fraud and widespread irregularities. In a series of posts via his X page on Saturday, the former Governor of Anambra State said the election was marred by glitches despite the enormous money spent …

To forestall security breaches, the Police have assured voters of its preparation towards the 11th November governorship elections in Kogi, Imo, and Bayelsa States. Part of the security measures, to be deployed is the use of drones for proper monitoring and nipping likely violence in the bud, warning those that were planning to instigate violence to stay off the states. …

No fewer than 40,000 ad hoc staff would be deployed by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the November 11, 2023 governorship polls in Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi states, according to The PUNCH. The tenure of the incumbent Governor of Imo State will end on 14 January 2024, while those of Kogi and Bayelsa states end on 26 January 2024, …

The General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Dr. Daniel Kolawole Olukoya has cautioned clerics who are in the habit of predicting the outcome of elections in the country. Faulting the practice of prophesying election results, Olukoya noted that the pulpit is not meant for politics. According to him, the pulpit is meant for teaching the …

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 …

Seven states of the federation that approached the Supreme Court to nullify the election victory of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have withdrawn their suit. The states – Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Taraba, and Sokoto State – on Friday, filed a notice of discontinuance of the case through their team of …

Oil marketers claimed on Tuesday that numerous depots had ceased filling up with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), because of the uncertainty brought on by the compilation of general election results nationwide. While filling stations operated by major marketers and the NNPC Limited were selling petrol between N194 and N200/litre, other outlets operated by independent marketers dispensed the product between N250 …

Fifteen suspected party agents have been detained by the police in Katsina State for allegedly plotting to hack the result of the presidential and National Assembly elections. The spokesman of the police command in Katsina, Superintendent Gambo Isah, who disclosed this to the medai, said that the suspects had in their possession several electronic gadgets, laptop computers, and other tools …

Lagos State University, Ojo has suspended the ongoing second-semester examination in view of Saturday’s general elections. The Registrar, Mr Emmanuel Fanu said on Thursday that students should vacate the campus on Friday. He stated that the varsity’s Senate gave the directive following earlier directives by the Federal Government through the National Universities Commission. “In view of prevailing circumstances and the …

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) announced on Tuesday that it would deploy 200,000 corps members to ensure a smooth 2023 elections. NYSC Director General, Brigadier General Yushau Dogara Ahmed (rtd.) told journalists at the ccheme’s headquarters in Abuja that the deployment was for the 25 February presidential and National Assembly elections. He disclosed that the scheme was working alongside …