With just months to the 2026 FCT Area Council Election, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Malam Aminu Kasimu Idris, has reaffirmed INEC’s commitment to ensuring the participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the electoral process, as guaranteed by law. The REC, represented by Mrs. Bimbo Oladunjoye, Administrative Secretary...
election
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has made it clear that he has no intention of giving up his trademark dance steps, insisting that his passion for dancing in no way affects his performance in office. Adeleke, fondly called “the dancing governor” by admirers and critics alike, has long been...
President Bola Tinubu has met with All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders and governorship aspirants in Osun state and appealed for unity and consensus-building ahead of the party’s primary on December 13. The President met with the aspirants at the State House, Abuja, on Monday night. The Osun State governorship...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has demanded an immediate explanation from the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, over the alleged missing or diverted N55.9 billion earmarked for the 2019 general elections. SERAP issued the call after the Auditor-General’s annual report, released on...
Kano State High Court, on Monday, sentenced a 22-year-old man, Najibullah Alkasim, 22, to death by hanging for stabbing one Isyaku Ya’u, to death with a screw driver. Alkasim, who lives at Dakata Quarters, Nasarawa Local Government Area was convicted on a one-count charge of culpable homicide. Delivering judgment,...
In a sharp critique of regional election oversight, former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has accused ECOWAS of applying a “double standard” following political upheavals in Guinea-Bissau and technical disruptions during Nigeria’s elections. Obi in a post on his verified X handle on Sunday, eflected on the unfolding...
An operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kazeem Yusuf, on Tuesday told the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) that the sum of N4.6 billion from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), meant for the supply of security equipment, was diverted to...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially handed over the Certificate of Return to Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, confirming his re-election as the governor of Anambra State following the November 8 governorship poll. The presentation took place on Tuesday at the INEC headquarters in Awka. Mr. Kenneth Ikeagu, the...
Newly elected chairman of Lau Local Government Area in Taraba State, Peter Julius, has vowed to transform rice production and livestock farming in the region by linking local farmers with major rice producers across Africa. Julius spoke on Saturday shortly after he was declared winner of the Saturday’s November...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed dissatisfaction with the conduct of the Saturday Anambra governorship election, describing it as a ‘heavily-monetised process’ that undermines democracy. In a statement on Sunday in Abuja by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party accused the ruling All Progressive Grand Alliance...
All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has congratulated Governor Chukwuma Soludo on his re-election, describing his victory in the November 8 Anambra governorship election as both historic and overwhelming. In a statement released on Sunday in Awka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Dr. Ejimofor Opara, said the outcome of the...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Professor Chukwuma Soludo on his re-election as the governor of Anambra State. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that Soludo won the Nov. 8 governorship election in Anambra with 422,664 votes to defeat his closest rival, Chief Nichols Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who polled...
Some electorate in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra have called on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that every vote counts in the ongoing governorship election in the state. The voters made the call after casting their votes at Agbola II polling unit in Awka South...
Despite the police order restricting movement across Anambra State, many residents and commercial transport operators in Awka and Onitsha went about their usual activities on Saturday. The restriction, which was meant to be in force from midnight to 6 p.m., covered all roads in the state, including inter-state routes....
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to be deployed in Saturday’s Anambra governorship election of their safety and prompt payment of election duty allowances. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, in an interview with newsmen in Awka on Wednesday, said nobody would...
The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), the apex body of writers in Nigeria, has re-elected Dr. Usman Oladipo Akanbi as its National President for a second term covering the years 2025–2027. The election took place during the association’s Annual Business Meeting held on Saturday, November 1, 2025, at the...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed firm optimism that it will clinch victory in the upcoming Anambra State governorship election scheduled for November 8, positioning its candidate, Mr. Nicholas Ukachukwu, to become the 26th APC governor in Nigeria. Speaking at the party’s grand campaign rally in Onitsha on Friday,...
Tanzania’s National Electoral Commission has declared President Samia Suluhu Hassan the winner of the country’s controversial general election, claiming an overwhelming 98% of the vote. However, the victory has been overshadowed by widespread protests and deadly clashes across major cities, as opposition parties accuse the government of orchestrating a...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja– Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the extension of the ongoing collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in Anambra State. The decision was reached at a meeting of the Commission held on Monday, 27th October 2025, following several appeals from citizens and stakeholders requesting...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja With just 12 days to the November 8, 2025, Anambra Governorship Election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed its preparedness following a weeklong readiness assessment visit across the state. A high-level delegation from the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja, led by National Commissioner for...