BENIN –The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo State yesterday commenced the distribution of sensitive materials for the election throughout the 18 local government areas of the state.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in Kano has concluded arrangements for the Saturday gubernatorial and state assembly elections as it has almost concluded distribution of materials in the 44 Local Government Areas of the state  hitch free.

ABUJA: The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has expressed readiness for tomorrow’s election which will throw up 29 new governors and 991 members of the 36 state Houses of Assembly in the country.

The Catholic Bishop of Nsukka Diocese, Most Rev. Prof. Godfrey Igwebuike Onah has urged Christians, especially Catholic faithful in the country, to consider voting during the governorship and state house assembly elections scheduled for tomorrow,  Saturday the 9th of March, 2019, as part of their Lenten observance.

The crisis rocking All Progressives Congress, APC in Ojo Local Government, Lagos snowballed, resulting into a clash between two factions of the party on Lagos-Badagry Expressway, Friday.

Frontline politician and two time Gubernatorial candidate in Rivers state, Prince Tonye T.J.T Princewill has challenged the United states, United Kingdom and European Union to make good their threats to sanction politicians who incite violence ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in the country and especially in Rivers state.

The Commissioner of Police in Jigawa, Mr Bala Senchi, says the restriction of movements during elections starts from the midnight of Friday, except those on essential duties.

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—-The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Friday, declined to disqualify Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State from participating in Saturday’s governorship election, following allegation that he tendered forged documents to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. It was alleged that the birthday certificate governor Wike attached to the Form […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State has lashed out at Governor Seriake Dickson for setting up what it described as a “strange judicial commission” on electoral violence with its members as clear targets.

No fewer than 70 political parties in Enugu state on Thursday rejected the call for the removal of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Dr. Emeka Ononamadu.
Chief Afam Ani, the Public Relations Officer of the group, said this at a press conference in Enugu, adding that the parties passed a vote of confidence on the REC.

Leading politicians and candidates criss-crossed the length and breadth of the 36 states of the country, yesterday, wrapping up campaigns for tomorrow’s governorship, state assembly and supplementary National Assembly elections.

The gubernatorial candidate of Labour party, LP, in Kwara State, Comrade Issa Aremu, has directed his supporters to vote for the candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq in Saturday’s election.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it would no longer tolerate any attempt by politicians to hold its officials hostage and force them to declare winners of elections under duress.

Rights groups have gone on the offensive over the deployment of the military in Nigerian elections as a new polling day looms.

Ahead the Governorship and Houses of Assembly elections across  the country, the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has raised concern over ability of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC , to conduct credible exercise.