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Following its inability to get the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to adjust the 2023 general election time-table, the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has reviewed its own primary election timetable, saying there is no truth in the assertion it had zoned its presidential ticket to any part of the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday launched its revised Gender Policy 2021-2026, as part of its commitment to electoral inclusivity. The INEC Gender Policy (IPG), which was first developed in 2014, guided by the National Gender Policy (2006) and other Regional and International Instruments to which Nigeria is …

Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State, weekend, said he has done administering the state in the last three and half years of his administration, noting that despite paucity of fund, he has delivered on his campaign promises. He also stated that the opposition parties cannot in anyway stop his re-election …

ON Wednesday, April 6, 2022, the Federal Government continued its gradual relaxation of restrictions on public gatherings which it imposed as a means of controlling the COVID-19 pandemic since April 2020. According to a statement by the Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee, PSC, on COVID-19, Mr. Boss Mustapha, the …

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, struck out a suit that sought to disqualify former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, from vying for the presidency in 2023. The suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/177, challenged Atiku’s eligibility on the premise that he is not a Nigerian by birth. A group, under …

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned political parties to shun vote buying during Saturday’s area council election in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) or face the full weight of the law. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, gave the warning in Abuja, yesterday, at a stakeholders’ meeting, saying said the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission says fresh registration in the third quarter of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration nationwide has hit 5,173,335. INEC in its weekly update on CVR for Quarter 3, Week 3, in Abuja on Monday, also disclosed that 2,665,421 registrants had completed online and physical registration. This …

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday slated for November 30 judgment in the suit challenging the qualification of Anambra State governor-elect, Prof. Charles Soludo; and Deputy governor-elect, Onyeka Ibezim, to contest the last governorship election in the state. Justice Taiwo Taiwo had fixed the date after lawyers to …

Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has been declared winner of the Anambra Governorship Election by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The Returning Officer of the Anambra Governorship Election, Prof Florence Obi, announced the result on Wednesday …

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has constituted a seven-member conference committee on the Electoral Amendment Bill. Members of the committee are Kabiru Gaya (North-west), Ajibola Basiru (South-west) and Danjuma Goje (North-east). Others are Uche Ekwunife (South-east), Sani Musa (North-central) and Matthew Urhoghide (South-south). The Senate Leader, Abdullahi Yahaya, will lead …