The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) launched into a fresh fight on Friday after the opposition party accused the ruling party of scheming to postpone the coming elections. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Barrister Debo Ologunagba said in Abuja that APC had been promoting what he called “many furtive narratives to blackmail critical election stakeholders”. But …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) until Sunday 29th January.  The electoral umpire earlier fixed the collection deadline as Sunday, 22nd January,  2023. But following a meeting on Thursday, INEC said it has pushed the deadline by eight days. “The Commission is determined to ensure that registered voters …

I have deliberately elected not to comment frontally on former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s New Year letter to Nigerian youth – of all segments of Nigeria’s population – because the writer behaves like Satan preaching Christ to unbelievers! I think that is why many have chosen to allude to the dichotomy between the message and the messenger or the baby and …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 93,469,008 Nigerians registered to vote in this year’s general elections. At a meeting with political parties at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu said that Lagos has the highest number of registered voters with 7,060,195, while Kano State followed with 5,921,370, and Kaduna State 4,335,208. …

The Labour Party (LP) campaign council has said that the party is well prepared for the conduct of the general elections, which commence in five weeks. According to the chief spokesperson of the campaign council, LP has agents in all the polling units across the country. In a statement on Sunday, Dr Yunusa Tanko urged Nigerians to disregard false information …

The Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan has cautioned politicians against any attempt to rig the forthcoming general elections. “With the current yearnings of the people for a better country, the election will no longer be business as usual”, Onaiyekan said on Saturday during the celebration of his 40th anniversary as Bishop, at the Holy Trinity Church, Maitama, …

…commences BVAS trial run in Plateau The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has established committees for National Situation Room and Collation Centre for the 2023 general elections. In a statement on Thursday in Abuja, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Barrister Festus Okoye said that the commission’s Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu heads the Collaboration Secretariat Committee …

I’m sure he expected the firestorm. As is his custom, he primed and released it to explode at his own time and season. If the letter by former President Olusegun Obasanjo endorsing Labour Party’s Peter Obi had gone unnoticed, uncriticised, and un-replied, then it would not have been Obasanjo’s letter. The letter had barely landed when the ruling All Progressives …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday received the last consignment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation (BVAS) machines ahead of the 2023 general elections. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Barrister Festus Okoye said on that its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, National Commissioners, and senior officials took delivery of the machines on Tuesday in Abuja. …

On Wednesday 9th February 2011, the Abuja Sheraton Hotel and Towers (now re-christened Abuja Continental Hotel) played host to a large gathering of people from diverse backgrounds. Tajudeen Yusuf had won the primary of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) for Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu federal constituency, and his friends, colleagues and associates organised a fundraiser. Elections and electioneering can be quite expensive in …