As many as 4,817 petitioners have reached out to the Independent National Electoral Commission with a request. The petitioners are asking the INEC to desist from holding elections on Saturdays, which, for them, is a ‘critical day of worship and a date with God.’ The petition, titled “General Elections and the Religious Rights of Seventh-Day…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the number of Permanent Voter Cards collected according to states. According to INEC, 87,209,007 permanent voter cards (PVC) have been collected across the country so far. Mahmood Yakubu, the INEC chairperson, announced the development on Thursday during a media briefing at the national collation centre in Abuja….
Professor Attahiru Jega, the former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said that there is a possibility that the commission’s database can be hacked. Commenting on issues surrounding INEC’s preparation ahead of the Saturday polls, Jega commended the level of preparedness by the electoral body, adding that he can’t guarantee that…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the distribution of sensitive and non-sensitive election materials to the 20 local government areas of Ogun State ahead of the presidential and national assembly elections scheduled for Saturday, February 25, 2023. The Ogun State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Niyi Ijalaye confirmed this to newsmen in Abeokuta Thursday….
The presidential flagbearer of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has pledged to pursue 40% affirmative action for women in political appointments if he emerges victorious in the February 25th polls. Obi also said he would encourage the same for women in the corporate sector. The former Anambra State governor, who disclosed this in a post…
The Military High Command has said security agents will not hesitate to use “strong force” against any element who plans to destroy the presidential election billed to hold on Saturday. Acting Director, Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, stated this Thursday at Defence headquarters, Abuja during the ongoing joint press briefing of critical security. Those in…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Oyo State, has commenced the distribution of sensitive materials ahead of Saturday’s general elections. The distribution of the sensitive materials to all 33 local government areas was done in the early hours of Thursday. It was reported that the exercise was done at the Central Bank of Nigeria,…
Rotimi Akeredolu, the Ondo State Governor, has slammed the new naira policy. He said the naira redesign and swap policy was targeted at truncating Saturday’s presidential election and national assembly elections. He added that the policy was also targeted at the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, to ensure he lost the election. The…
President Buhari has boasted that many presidents in the world envy his position. According to him, this is because of the support his government has received from the private sector in addressing societal issues. The President said this while speaking at the commissioning and handover of security equipment valued at over N12 billion to the…
The Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi has been adopted by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) as the candidate to vote for in Saturday’s presidential election. Nigerian Tribune reported that the resolution was contained in a communiqué issued and co-signed by the Party’s National Chairman, Chief Supo Shonibare and National Secretary, Hon. Saleh Dass…