The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the governorship election in Plateau and Adamawa States inconclusive. Returning officers for the election in both states made the declaration on Monday in separate announcements at their respective collation centres. In Jos, the Plateau State capital, Professor Richard Kimbir announced that the margin of a lead of […]
Independent National Electoral Commission has suspended all electoral processes in Rivers state until further notice. National Commissioner, Information and Voter Education, FESTUS OKOYE, says the decision was taken after reports of widespread disruption of the elections conducted on Saturday. OKOYE said the commission is concerned about the credibility of the process due to violence in […]
President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has expressed profound shock at the plane crash involving an Ethiopian Airliner bound for Nairobi, Kenya, in which all the 149 passengers and eight crew members died. In statement by his media aide,GARBA SHEHU, BUHARI extends his sincere condolences to Prime Minister ABIY AHMED of Ethiopia, the people of Ethiopia, Kenya, Canada, […]
Former Head of State, ABDULSALAMI ABUBAKAR has thanked Nigerians for maintaining peace during the elections. He stated this after he and his spouse finished casting their votes at the Hill Top, called on the contestants to be aware that only one of them will emerge the winner and whoever loses should concede defeat for peace. […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says card readers will shutdown automatically by 10PM on the day of elections. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja during a briefing on the progress made by the commission following the postponement of the general elections. He said, “They (the card readers) are configured […]
Federal Government has declared Friday, February 22nd as a public holiday. Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the announcement via his Twitter handle. According to him, the government made the declaration in preparation for the presidential and National Assembly elections. Dambazau, however, said bankers and those offering essential services were excluded from the declaration.
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected allegations of bias levelled against it in the aftermath of the postponement of the general elections. INEC Chairman Professor Mahmoud Yakubu said this during his briefing about the preparations for the rescheduled polls. While the PDP accused INEC of doing the bidding of the ruling APC, the APC […]
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) says it received the news of the postponement of the general elections by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) with a rude shock. CAN described the election postponement of the election as a national embarrassment, said a statement by its Director of Legal and Public Affairs, Samuel Kwankur. According to the […]
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has thanked Nigerians for conducting themselves in a peaceful manner following the postponement of the general elections by one week. The governor appreciated the people while delivering a message during a church service on Sunday in Port Harcourt, the state capital. He apologised to them for being unable to vote, […]
