The Director Voter Education and Publicity of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mr Victor Aluko has emphasised that no one will be allowed to vote without presenting a Permanent Voter Card (PVC). On Channels Television’s The 2023 Verdict  on Friday evening, Aluko said that the commission had not reviewed its position, describing as fake news, reports that people could …

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday in Abuja launched its situation room for the 2023 general elections. Additionally, the centre will attend to human rights violations across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) during the elections. The short code for reporting human rights abuse, vote buying, and police brutality is 6472 while the toll-free line …

The Ooni of lfe, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to justify citizens’ confidence in the commission with credible, transparent and acceptable elections. The monarch also called on the citizens, particularly the youths to be civil, law-abiding and eschew all forms of violence that might undermine the credibility of the exercise. Addressing newsmen at …

A staunch member of the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nkechi Amadi has charged the people of the state to be wary of buying into the deception around the political expediency being promoted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in order to justify its recent adoption of the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for …

Voting is an essential aspect of democratic governance, as it is the only way through which the people can exercise their power to choose their leaders and shape their future. Nigeria, a country blessed with abundant human and natural resources, is poised for another democratic exercise as her citizens head to the polls to elect their leaders. It is time …

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has ordered the closure of the country’s borders throughout Saturday for the presidential and National Assembly elections. NIS Comptroller General, Isah Jere Idris issued the directive to command comptrollers across the country in a circular on Thursday. The circular titled, ‘Border Closure for the 2023 Presidential and National Assembly Elections’ read: “The Federal Government has …

No fewer than 100 corps members trained as electoral officers and assistant presiding officers in three Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Imo State have withdrawn their participation in Saturday’s general elections. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Imo State, Sylvia Agu told the media in Owerri on Thursday that the corps members cited insecurity as reason for their withdrawal. The …

The Labour Party in Lagos State on Thursday condemned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for omitting party’s logo in the Senatorial and House of Representatives’ ballot papers. The elections into both chambers of the National Assembly hold along with that for the president on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that INEC took delivery of sensitive materials …

To advance civic education at this time of general election, the Nigerian Baptist Convention (NBC) has collaborated with the Community Life Project (CLP) to organise a national sensitsation seminar. The seminar was executed by NBC’s Ecumenism for Development and Peace Initiative (EDAPI) in partnership with the Community Life Project. The Director of NBC’s Ecumenism and Interfaith Department, Dr Testimony Onifade …

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 …