The police has taken a number of measures to enhance security during the governorship and state house of assembly elections, including a ban on concealment of vehicle number plates by all unauthorised vehicle users.

Barely three days to the Governorship and State Assembly elections, President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, met behind closed-doors with the service chiefs and  heads of other security agencies at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, with a directive that more security agents be deployed to Bayelsa, Rivers, Delta and Akwa Ibom states.

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has raised the alarm of a plot by security agencies and the All Progressives Congress (APC ) to kidnap the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the state to create an excuse for the postponement of the Governorship and State Assembly elections.

Mr Benjamin Olabinjo, the Special Adviser to Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Civic Engagements, says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will scrap the 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) and stifle development, if allowed to take over in Lagos State.

Nigerians in the diaspora have advised the Peoples Democratic Party against contesting the result of the just concluded presidential election in court, saying such move would constitute major distraction to President Muhammadu Buhari

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has given assurance that there would be uniform timing in the commencement of Saturday’s Governorship and State Assembly elections nationwide.

Spokesman of the Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress, PCC, Festus Keyamo (SAN) has challenged the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, to proceed with his suit in court over the results of the February 23rd presidential and parliamentary elections which saw the APC candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari thrashing Atiku to emerge winner.  Keyamo, in a statement on Tuesday, said the APC is fully ready and anxiously waiting to meet Atiku in court.

Ahead of the forthcoming governorship and state houses of ssembly elections slated for March 9, the PDP in Plateau has accused the APC of “plotting to rig the polls” .

A Federal High Court sitting in Owerri, Tuesday sacked the Imo state governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Okey Ezeh.

Barely few days to the March 9 Governorship and State House of Assembly elections, the duo of Ondo state Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu and his Ekiti state counterpart, Kayode Fayemi, have approached former Governor of Ondo state, Olusegun Mimiko, to bolster the All Progressives Congress, APC’s chance in next Saturday’s election.

More than seven thousand Pastors including Bishops across the State have adopted the governorship Candidate of Action Alliance, AA, Ugwumba Uche Nwosu as their Candidate for the Saturday, March 9, 2019 governorship election in the State.

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Tuesday, okayed hearing on a suit seeking to invalidate the election victory of President Muhammadu Buhari over allegation that he violated section 91(2) of the Electoral Act, 2010, as amended.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed-doors with the Service Chiefs and other heads of security agencies at the Presidential Villa Abuja.

PRESIDENT General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo has distanced the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization from statements credited to the group’s President in Lagos, Solomon Ogbonna that Ndigbo should vote for a particular candidate in Lagos governorship election on Saturday.

Following the suspension given to the Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha by the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Working Committee last week, the Presidential Support Committee, PSC, South East Zone, has given the APC committee 48 hours ultimatum to lift the suspension.