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The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it will not issue Certificates of Return to candidates in places where its officials are held hostage or forced to declare winners under duress in the governorship and […]

The protest against military’s involvement in elections continued yesterday with a group in Abuja under the aegis of Save Democracy Women (SDW) cautioning against further deployment of soldiers for polls. On Tuesday, a pro-democracy group […]

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday urged party members in Lagos State to work assiduously to deliver votes to the party on March 9, during the governorship and […]

The Court of Appeal has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow Atiku Abubakar and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have access to all certified copies of the materials used in […]

Despite the record number of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) collected ahead of this year’s general elections, Nigeria recorded lower voters turnout in the February 23 presidential election, compared to that of 2015. It was the […]

“Every revolution starts like a seed, it grows to become an oak tree.’’ These were the words of the 79-year-old LAK Jimoh, the originator of the campaign slogan, “O To Ge”, of the All Progressives […]

YIAGA AFRICA, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), assures Nigerians that the organisation would verify the accuracy of the votes declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the Saturday’s presidential election. Samson Itodo, Executive […]

Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the bullion vans seen at his residence on Saturday are not ballot papers, but money, which belongs to him, and not for any […]

Many passengers were on Saturday stranded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, following restriction of movement during the ongoing 2019 Presidential and National Assembly elections. Some of the passengers who arrived the Airport from […]

Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says there is no reason “whatsoever” to resign. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, the INEC chairman said he has been doing […]

“Only an Act of God” can stop the conduct of the rescheduled Presidential and National Assembly election slated for Saturday February 23, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission has said. Yakubu […]

NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ON FRIDAY 22ND FEBRUARY 2019 Dear Nigerians, Finally, we have reached the eve of the rescheduled first round of this year’s general elections. Tomorrow, the polls open. Tomorrow, we […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says there is a huge amount of foreign currency flooding the country intended to influence the outcome of the general election beginning on Saturday. According to Garba Shehu, the president’s senior special […]

The U.S Embassy says its Abuja office and Consulate General in Lagos will be closed on Friday in recognition of the work-free day declared by the Federal Government. The embassy said this in a statement […]

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, yesterday faulted the advice by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, that the Nigerian Army should disregard President Muhammadu Buhari’s […]

In a new video released by the presidency in Abuja yesterday, President Muhammadu Buhari appealed to Nigerians to brace the odds and turn out to cast their votes at the rescheduled presidential and National Assembly […]