The Independent National Electoral Commission has called on the residents of Akwa Ibom State to come out and collect their Permanent Voter Cards. This is as the electoral body expressed concern over the slow collection of PVC in the state. The INEC National Commissioner, May Mbu, raised the concern on Tuesday in Uyo during the…
Popular Nigerian actress cum politician, Funke Akindele has said that she would emerge victorious in the 2023 gubernatorial polls. The 45-year-old who made this known in an interview with Punch published on Wednesday also disclosed that her latest film Battle on Buka Street was like a farewell. Funke talked about how she went from being…
A certificate forgery case brought against Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress has been dismissed by the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday. NAN reported that the court dismissed suit filed by the Action Alliance (AA) against Sen. Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Obiora Egwuatu,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been accused of creating room for political parties and individuals to manipulate the upcoming 2023 election. The accusation was made by the apex Socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo. Ohanaeze said it would be unfortunate if after all the funds provided for INEC, the commission could not provide security for…
Nigerian youths have been told to go out and collect their permanent voter cards ahead of the 2023 election. A candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the Anambra North senatorial district, Dr Tony Nwoye stated this, adding that campaign on social media is good, but elections are not won there. He said it would…
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has revealed why he doesn’t want to contest for a senatorial senate at the end of his tenure. Speaking on Monday, El-Rufai said he doesn’t intend to retire to the legislature as most of his colleagues do because he can’t function there. The governor made this revelation while he spoke…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said no critical election material was during the attack by gunmen on its Imo headquarters. Festus Okoye, INEC national commissioner, and chairman, information and voter education committee disclosed this in a statement released on Monday, December 12. Okoye noted that there is a systematic attack targeted at the Commission’s assets…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has condemned his party’s decision to give its presidential ticket to a Northerner. According to him, it’s an insult for another northerner to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. Wike said this amid rift with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, flag bearer, Atiku Abubakar. He said those agitating for narratives are…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has come under fire after he attempted to explain why he deleted a tweet condemning the killing of Deborah Samuel over the weekend. Recall that Deborah Yakubu, a 200-level Home Economics student of Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto State, was earlier…
Governor Nyesom Wike, and his colleagues, Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos) and Seyi Makinde (Oyo) bagged honorary doctorate degrees from Ajayi Crowther University in Oyo State on Friday. The trio was at the foremost Anglican university in Nigeria to receive degrees in different disciplines during the institution’s 14th convocation ceremony on its campus in Oyo. Gboyega Akosile,…