Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged residents of the state to continuously ensure that Lagos remains politically stable for continuous peace, which it currently enjoys as the most peaceful state in Nigeria. He made the appeal on Sunday during his meeting at the Lagos House, Marina with leaders of the Lagos State chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, led by …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed media reports that it has discarded the electronic transmission of election results. An earlier report had quoted INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Barrister Festus Okoye as saying that the collation of results of the 2023 general elections would be done manually despite the adoption of …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the collation of results of the 2023 general elections will be done manually despite the adoption of electronic transmission of results. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Barrister Festus Okoye stressed that the commission would transmit results from polling units to its result-viewing portal (IReV), as …

Comedian Debo Adebayo (well known as Mr Macaroni) has alleged a threat to his life by supporters of an undisclosed presidential candidate because they believe he is against their choice. The 29-year-old actor made the allegation in a Twitter post on Sunday. He said he has been experiencing cyberbullying from supporters of “a presidential candidate”. Mr Macaroni wrote: “I went …

In my primary and secondary school days, it was common to see someone run to the staffroom to gleefully announce to the hearing of teachers: “Two fighting, Sir/Ma”! And the teachers would send the “reporter” back to the errant students to report with automatic alacrity. On occasions where either or both errant students could be strong-headed enough to ignore the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said empathically that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has no senatorial candidate for Yobe North and Akwa Ibom North West districts for the 2023 elections. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Barrister Festus Okoye said this on Sunday in an interview on Channels Television said the commission decided to …

Ogun State traditional rulers have now endorsed the second term bid of Governor Dapo Abiodun. With their counterparts in Ogun Central (Egba) and Ogun East (Ijebu) Senatorial Districts having backed the Governor’s bid, the traditional rulers in Ogun West (Yewa) gave their own endorsement over the weekend. The Olu of Ilaro and paramount ruler in Yewaland, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle, who …

With the 2023 presidential and National Assembly elections campaign formally starting on 28 September, the Oyo State Police command has asked political parties participating in the general elections to submit their campaign schedules. According to the time table of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the campaign for governorship and state assembly elections kicks off on 12 October. Following a …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged Nigerians to vote wisely in the 2023 general elections, warning that the country might be consumed if the wrong choice was made. He however refrained from suggesting a candidate for the electorate. Eighteen political parties submitted candidates for the 25 February 2023 presidential election, but four of them are considered as front runners. They …

The National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) has said that Nigeria was on the wrong course based on the “wasteful energy being invested in the 2023 general election”. In a statement on Wednesday by the coalition’s General Secretary, Chief Ayo Opadokun, NADECO stated that the exercise amounted to misdirected pursuit of a sectional rather than national agenda. NADECO was formed in 1994 …