Some news just in say US President Joe Biden has withdrawn from the US Presidential race saying “it is in the best interest of my party and the country”. It comes four months before Americans go to the polls, ending his chances of getting re-elected It follows weeks of intense pressure from fellow Democrats after…
The Independent National Electoral Commission will on Saturday conduct re-run and bye-elections into some national and state legislative seats across 26 states of the federation. The elections, which will be held in 80 local government areas across Nigeria, are to fill vacancies created by the resignation, death and removal of lawmakers through post-election litigation. INEC…
The Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered restriction of all forms of vehicular movement on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation from 12 am to 6 pm in 26 states holding bye-elections on Saturday. This is with the exclusion of those on essential duties such as officials of the Independent National Electoral…
The Enugu State government has postponed the local government election fixed for February 24 to October 2024. The postponement came barely one month before the council polls. Announcing the postponement, in a statement on Wednesday night, the Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission, Mike Ajogu, SAN, said it followed what he described as a…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has adjourned collation of results in the governorship election in Bayelsa and Imo state. The Returning Officer for the election Faruk Adamu Kuta announced this late Saturday at the INEC Collation Centre in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. He said the collation will now take place by 10:00 am on Sunday…
The governorship candidate of Action Alliance in the off-cycle governorship election in Kogi State, Olayinka Braimoh, has been arrested. His media aide, Musa Yakubu, who confirmed the arrest to journalists, said the politician was arrested by security operatives in Kabba. Musa revealed that the candidate and seven of his security details were nabbed after campaign…
No fewer than 14 people have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for alleged vote buying during Saturday’s governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states on Saturday. The commission disclosed this in a statement posted on its social media handle. According to the message, the suspects were arrested during operations across…
The candidate of Labour Party in Saturday’s governorship election in Imo State, Senator Athan Achonu, has said democracy is under attack in the country. Speaking at his resident after casting his vote, Achonu decried the alleged high level of electoral manipulations that took place in the state but assured that the masses will resist the…
Votes are about now being sorted out following the conclusion of Voting in all the polling units in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states where governorship elections took place Saturday Voting was expected to end by 2pm but extended beyond that time because of late arrival of INEC officials. According a journalist who monitored the exercise,…
Voting in the ongoing governorship election has commenced after about three hours delay in Okpoama Ward, Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa. Okpoama Ward Polling Unit-4 has 17 polling centres and is the electoral ward of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Timipre Sylva. Accreditation and voting across the ward commenced at…
