“One of the suspects, Afekhana Esther, was arrested at Ward 1, St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Ikpoba Okha, Benin City with 20 PVCs belonging to different people.”

By Haruna Aliyu , Birnin Kebbi The minister of Justice and attorney general of the federation, Abubakar Chika Malami has said that president Muhammadu Buhari has fulfilled his pledge to Nigerians of consolidating democracy in Nigeria. Malami made the statement in Birnin Kebbi shortly after casting his ballot at his unit of 064 Garkar Nagambo […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has extended voting in the presidential and national assembly elections in Cross River to Sunday, February 26. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Mrs Anthonia Nwobi, Head of Department, Voter Education and Publicity, on behalf of Prof. Gabriel Yomere, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Cross River. […]

According to eye witnesses, Shamsiya had  traveled from Kotorkoshi area of Bungudu Local Government to Tsafe town, a distance of about 50kilometers to cast her vote

As Nigerians await the outcome of the Saturday general elections, information and culture minister Lai Mohammed has lauded his compatriots’ determination to elect credible leaders for the country. Mohammed, who voted at his Polling Unit 006 in Oro Ward 2, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara, particularly lauded the voting process which he described as […]

About 24 hours after the opening of polls in Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections in Lagos State, no single result from the 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) has arrived at the State Collation Centre. Prof. Adenike Oladiji, the State Collation Officer and Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) disclosed this during the […]

..thanks Nigerians for peaceful conduct despite provocation By John Alechenu, Abuja The Director General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Balogun Akin Osuntokun, has implored the Independent National Electoral Commission not to plunge the nation into an avoidable crisis after a largely peaceful election. Osuntokun said this in a statement early on Sunday. He […]

“But we heard an information that some hoodlums allegedly sponsored by the APC Reps candidate went to Omifon area with some fake soldiers to harass the voters and we have reported the issues with the security personnel.”

Tinubu described President Muhammadu Buhari as a dedicated and sincere leader who faced many challenges when he took over the reins of government in 2015.

At Polling Unit 016, Kanyar Mai Garewani Shema Ward Dutsinma LGA, where former Governor Shema voted, the presidential candidate of PDP, Atiku Abubakar, scored 84 votes to beat his closest rival, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu of the APC, who polled 72 votes.