We Will Not Accept Results Signed, Collected Under Duress – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it would not accept result signed and collected under duress. Mr Edwin Enabor, INEC Head, Voters Education and Publicity in Rivers, made…
Elections: Lagos Police Makes Few Arrests – CP Muazu
CP Zubairu Muazu The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Zubairu Muazu, said on Saturday that few arrests were made during the gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections…
Party Leaders Decry Low Voter Turnout in Badagry
Some political party leaders in Badagry on Saturday have decried low turn out of voters as counting of votes began in the area. The governorship and house of…
Election Day: Six INEC Staff kidnapped, Released in Kogi
Six staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were kidnapped and later released in Lokoja, Kogi State during the state assembly election on Saturday. The kidnapping of the…
Okowa, Wike, Sanwo-Olu leap to early lead
Incumbent governors of Delta and Rivers states, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa and Barr. Nyesom Wike respectively have taken to early lead as votes are tallied at different polling units in their…
Hamzat Gets Landslide Victory in His Polling Unit in Epe
Obafemi Hamzat Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State and the All Progressives Congress, APC, deputy Gubernatorial candidate, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, have won their polling units for the party candidates. Deputy…
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….
Money laundering: EFCC Arrests Acting Accountant General of Imo, Uncovers N1bn Cash Withdrawal by Kwara Govt.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, INEC, in Enugu has arrested the Acting Accountant General of Imo State, Uzoho Casmir on allegation of laundering the sum of more than one hundred Billion, through…
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…