Elections: Minister decries voter apathy, advocates stiffer penalty for electoral offenders
Minister of State, Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, has frowned at the low turn-out of voters during the Saturday’s Governorship and State House of Assembly elections in Katsina State.
Breaking: Gunmen open fire at polling unit in Delta
THE prevailing peace that characterized the governorship and house of assembly elections in Delta State, was marred when unidentified gunmen stormed some polling units and shot persons suspected to be members of a rival political party.
#ElectionDay: EFCC arrests politician over alleged vote buying in Kano
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Kano State has confirmed arresting a politician in Kano over alleged vote buying, but declined to name the suspect.
Election: Counting begins
Vote counting began after polls closed on Saturday in keenly fought governorship and state assembly elections in Nigeria, held against a backdrop of political tensions and insecurity.
#ElectionDay: APGA, PDP run neck to neck in Enugu Assembly election
ENUGU-THE All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, were competing for Victory in the declared polling units for Isi-Uzo state house of Assembly in Enugu state.
ECOWAS Single Currency to debut in 2020 with select countries
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) through its parliament has reaffirmed its commitment to introducing the community’s unified monetary unit by next year.
