Election: Thugs Torch Polling Station in Ebonyi -Police confirm
Suspected political thugs on Saturday morning attacked an Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, office in Ezza North local government area of Ebonyi state, setting it ablaze. The Registration Area Center…
Military presence reason for low voter turnout – TMG
The Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has blamed low turn of electorate during Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly polls across the country on “militarisation and over policing” of voting process….
Polls: Shooting in Rivers, ballot box snatching spread in Kogi
Gunshots were heard at Unit 17, Ward 3, Elele in Rivers State as one Hon. Elechi Dike allegedly led some men in military uniform to the unit but the gunshots…
Police, INEC Deny Allegations of Results Sheet Circulation in Plateau
Plateau State police command and the Independent national electoral commission, INEC, have debunked allegations that the result sheets for Saturday’s Governorship and state House of Assembly polls in Plateau…
IWD: UNODC Expresses Concern Over High Risk of Gender-related Killings in Africa
In commemorating the 2019 International Women’s Day, the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC), Nigeria, has warned against gender-related killings in Africa. Mr Sylvester Atere, Outreach and Communications…
No Card Reader, No Voting in Kaduna State -REC
Alhaji Kaugama Abdullahi, the INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, for Kaduna State said on Friday that there would be no voting in the March 9 Governorship and State Assembly elections…
PSC Suspends 3 Members Over Breach of Directives, Regulations
The Presidential Support Committee (PSC) has suspended three of its members over ultimatum given to Adam Oshiomhole, Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to lift the suspension on Imo…
Elections: NAF Faults Media Reports on Deployment… Says it is Misleading
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says a media organisation’s headline on its operational deployments for the March 9 governorship and State House of Assembly elections was misleading. NAF’s…
IWD 2019: NAPTIP Committed to Eradicating Gender Imbalance, Discrimination- DG
DG, NAPTIP, Julie Okah-Donli The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has assured Nigerian women that it would continue to work towards removing gender imbalance…
Election: There is No Shortage of Election Materials Supplied to State-Enugu REC
Dr. Emeka Ononamadu, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Enugu state, says there is no shortage in the materials supplied to the state for Saturday’s polls. Briefing newsmen in…