The Police Command in Anambra has dismissed the piece of information in the media that personnel on election duty were protesting non-payment of allowances. There were reports trending on social media that alleged that some police personnel were chanting solidarity songs demanding their duty allowance for election coverage. The Police authority, however, dismissed the claim […]

AFTER weeks of tensed preparations the D-Day is here. A crowd of 18 billionaires and philanthropists are locked in a pitch battle to succeed Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State, whose tenure will expire on March 16, next year.

By Vincent Ujumadu The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Mr Valentine Ozigbo voted at his unit 10 Amesi Ward but expressed worry over the poor internet connectivity experienced by voters.Ozigbo said it took him over 20 minutes to cast his vote and wondered what other voters would experience in various parts of the state. He, […]

At polling unit 09, Ezimezi Amawbia, Anambra State, was set to go, but the presiding officers said they are having network issues. Scores of voters were already on ground.

The Saturday governorship election in Anambra started generally peacefully with an impressive turnout of voters in most of areas in Awka South, Njikoka and Idemili North Local Government Areas. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the turnout was impressive in the polling units in Nibo in Awka South, Enugwukwu and Abagana in Njikoka […]

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra has voted in the Saturday governorship election in his Eri Primary School Ward 1, Aguleri, Anambra East Local Government Area of the state. Obiano’s wife, Ebelechukwu also cast her vote alongside the governor in Polling Unit 004 at about 9.38 a.m. The governor urged the Anambra people to troop out […]

The late arrival of election materials and INEC officials resulted in a slow start of Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra. NAN reports claim INEC officials were yet to arrive at many polling units as of 9 a.m. Whereas officials of the electoral umpire were yet to arrive, security operatives, election observers and a few voters […]