The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Akali Baba on Tuesday said 21,000 police officers would be deployed for the Osun July 16 governorship election. Alkali Baba stated this in Osogbo at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Osun 2022 Governorship Election Stakeholders’ Meeting. The IGP, however, said that...
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By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State has commenced the door to door political evangelism tagged “Operation Get Your Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC)” across the 3281 polling units in the state. The Cross River State Chairman of APC, Alphonsus Ogar, disclosed during...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said fresh registration in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) has hit 10,487,972 as at 7 a.m., on July 4. INEC disclosed this in its Quarter four, week 12 update released in Abuja on Wednesday. The...
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has condemned the alleged act of electoral misconduct involving a corps member, Orji Nkenna and some staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun State. This is contained in a statement by the NYSC Director, Press and Public Relations, Mr Eddy...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says a total of 1,955,657 registered voters will participate in the July 16 Osun governorship election. Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education, said this at a round table media executives dialogue on Friday in Osogbo. Okoye...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said Thursday that it registered 1,955,657 voters for the July 16 Osun governorship poll. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Prof. Abdulganiyu Raji, disclosed this at the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room Dialogue (NCSSRD) on Osun Governorship and Review of the...
Many residents of Abuja have alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is making it difficult for them to be registered for the Continuous Voters Card (CVR) . They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja that they left their homes as early as...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says fresh registration in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) has hit 10,487,972 as at 7 a.m. on Monday, June 27. The commission in its CVR weekly update, released in Abuja on Monday, also disclosed that 8,631,696 registrants had completed their registrations....
The Borno Chairman of New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP), Mr Mohammed Mustafa, said the party had registered over two million members and supporters in the state Mustafa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri on Sunday that the party was very popular in Borno and now set...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has published the particulars of some candidates nominated by political parties for the 2023 general elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the information was published on Friday by INEC in its offices in the country. The particulars included those of...
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested a staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission over alleged extortion in Rivers State. INEC confirmed the arrest on Tuesday via a statement issued by its Public Affairs Officer in the state, Geraldine Ekelemu. According to the electoral body,...
The House of Representatives has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), to extend the voter registration by 60 days. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise is scheduled to end on June 30. This followed the adoption of a motion by...
By EDDY OCHIGBO, Kaduna – As the build-up to the 2023 general elections gathers momentum, some clergymen have appealed to members of their congregation without Permanent Voter Cards (PVC), to as matter of urgency get registered before the extended closing date of June 30, 2022, as failure to do...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The National Publicity Secretary, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Dr Emmah Isong has warned electorates in the country not to allow monetary inducement determine their choice of candidate for the 2023 general elections Dr. Isong gave the warning while filing questions from journalists...
The Plateau Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), on Sunday advised eligible Christians to get their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to participate in the 2023 general elections. Rev. Fr. Polycarp Lubo, the Chairman of the association in the state, gave the advice at the 2022 Lenten Campaign...