Former Special Adviser on Education to Osun State Governor, Mr. Jamiu Olawumi, on Saturday, urged people to be wary of footage circulating on social media showing voters participating in the local government poll in the state. The claim was however countered by the Director of Media of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Mr. Oladele Bamiji, who insisted …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 7,746 deceased voters were removed from the national voter register in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as of December 2022. The Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Victoria Etta-Messi, disclosed this to The PUNCH on Thursday. “Seven thousand, seven hundred and forty-six decreased persons across the 36 states …

Residents in some polling units have lamented the late arrival of election materials in the ongoing Local Government elections in Cross River State. Party officials and agents were seen lamenting and questioning the process of elections and materials distribution as they alleged deliberate foreplay by their opponents. Our correspondent who monitored the exercise disclosed that Ward 3, Unit 21 Hope …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 2.053 million registered voters will participate in the 16 November governorship election in Ondo State. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Babalola, disclosed this on Saturday in Akure while addressing newsmen on the commission’s preparedness for the election. Babalola revealed that 1.034 million males (50.36 per cent) …

A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (NCSSR), has said that it observed “widespread instances of blatant vote buying and selling across several polling units” in the ongoing Edo State governorship election. “Situation Room observers reported widespread instances of blatant vote buying and selling across several polling units, despite the huge presence of security …

Low voter turnout and late arrival of electoral materials marred Saturday’s local government elections in Warri and its environs in Delta state. In Warri South and Uvwie, materials arrived at about 11 a.m. This is even as traders at Igbudu market were seen going about their trade, and commercial operators going about their businesses. Addressing reporters shortly after casting his …

A total of 269,992 new voters have been registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo and Ondo states at the end of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) which ended on Sunday, 9 June 2024. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in Edo and Ondo states to 9 June. The commission had earlier set Wednesday, 5 June 2024, as the closing date for the registration exercise, which started on 27 May 2024. During the period, the registration exercise recorded significant progress, with 120,458 new voters registered. Earlier, …

Terrorists attacked the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State on Saturday, inflicting injuries on a some voters. The insurgents fired gunshots from the top of the Mandara Mountains during Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections in Gwoza, located in the East of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. At a media briefing in Abuja on Saturday, the Chairman of the …

A coalition of civil society organisations under the aegis of West African Democracy Solidarity Network (WADEMOS) has raised fears that fuel scarcity may lead to low voter turnout during next month’s general elections. WADEMOS, a coalition of 30 civil society organisations in the West Africa subregion, also challenged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to clarify the constitutional requirements for …