The Lagos State Chapter of All Progressives Congress has suspended its campaign for the general elections scheduled for 25 February and 11 March.  In a statement on Tuesday,  the state chairman of the party, Hon. Cornelius Ojelabi said the decision was reached as a result of the scarcity of fuel and the pain occasioned by the Naira redesign.  He empathised …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that warehoused Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) can no longer be used during elections as every voter must be authenticated with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS). At the political parties’ polling agent training workshop and Training of Trainers (TOT) in Abuja on Monday, the Director-General of The Electoral Institute (TEI), Dr Sa’ad …

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate for Ebonyi South senatorial district, Sir Ifeanyi Eleje has condemned the attack on the party’s governorship candidate in the state, Prof. Benard Odoh, and described the action as heinous. Eleje said: “I  am shocked to learn of the brazen attack on the convoy of Prof. Ben Odoh, the All Progressives Congress Grand Alliance, …

I never knew it was an interview; I had thought it was one of those “reactions” that reporters seek from members of the audience or those they think can help them flesh up or throw some insights into a story line they are pursuing – and I have done this on a couple of occasions for The Guardian reporter, Kehinde …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as evil, the allegations that some individuals at the Presidency were plotting to install an interim government at the expiration of the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari. There have been allegations that elements in high places were responsible for the current fuel and Naira scarcity in the country in their bid to cause …

The General Manager of the Lagos State Parks Management Committee (LSPMC), Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (popularly known as MC Oluomo) has requested from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) approval for his committee to participate in the distribution of sensitive poll materials. MC Oluomo is an associate of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In his …

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept the nomination of candidates of the Labour Party in 24 states either manually or through its electronic nomination portal. Delivering judgment in the suits brought before him by the party, Justice Inyang Ekwo held that INEC violated Sections 31, 33 and 36 of the …

The South-West zone of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) on Tuesday decried the state of the nation and called on the Federal Government to address the issues of insecurity, fuel scarcity, and other matters affecting the well-being of the country. NYCN also urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to be more proactive to ameliorate the suffering of …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi has said that the over three million Nigerian students who are eligible to vote in the forthcoming presidential election must be encouraged to take part in the exercise. He spoke against the backdrop of concerns being raised about the possibility of students missing out on the exercise because of the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again extended the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). The new date is Sunday, 5 February. This is the second time INEC will extend the deadline for PVC collection. The previous deadline was tomorrow, 29 January. In a statement on Saturday, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education …