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With the less than 48 hours remaining before Nigeria goes to poll to elect its president and federal lawmakers, President Muhammadu Buhari has said international observers were welcome to monitor the elections. “I want to assure all Nigerians, the diplomatic community and all foreign election observers of their safety and full protection,” Buhari said in […]

The Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement from 6 am – 6 pm on Saturday, February 16, 2019. Adamu explained that this development will help the security agencies in their electoral process and also prevent hoodlums from disrupting the electoral processes. Adamu said the restriction was in […]

The Kano Police Command said yesterday, it has arrested two suspects in possession of 14 bags of fake specimen ballot papers in Kano metropolis. The Command’s Public Relations officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, who made the confirmation to newsmen in Kano on Thursday, said the suspects were apprehended around Metro Police Area Command. He said that […]

The Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami, (SAN) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) to allow the All Progressives Congress (APC) of Zamfara to field candidates for the general elections. He also urged INEC to postpone the National Assembly, governorship and state assembly elections in the state to enable APC to catch […]

The US Embassy has reiterated its support for peaceful polls in Nigeria as the general elections begin on Saturday. The Presidential and National Assembly Elections will hold on Feb.16, while the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly polls will come up on March 2. The US Consul General in Nigeria, John Bray, gave the assurance […]

At the prompting of former President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, frontline presidential candidates in next Saturday’s election, incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari and his main challenger, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar yesterday shook hands, amid cheers by other foreign and local election observers who attended the final signing of the peace accord by the duo and […]

With just three days separating Nigerians and the 2019 general elections, concerns are mounting over the efficiency of the system, especially the use of card readers. The main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the use of card readers for the 2019 general election; asking a federal […]

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) yesterday ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Director General, Department of State Services (DSS) to arrest and produce the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, in court within 48 hours. The Chairman of the tribunal, Danladi Umar, issued the bench warrant against Onnoghen for […]

The United States’ Ambassador at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Samuel Brownback, has called on religious leaders in Nigeria to send out clear messages against violence during the upcoming general elections. Brownback, who gave the advice at a news conference on the International Religious Freedom, said the whole world was watching Nigeria’s general elections scheduled for […]

In spite of a purported court ruling, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State has declared that the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Uguru Usani is not the party’s gubernatorial candidate in the state. It insisted that Usani could not be the party’s candidate, having lost in the primary elections and […]

In barely 72 hours, the D-Day will beckon and the anxiety will shift to the H-hour. I don’t believe that February 26 will be a doomsday for the country because hanging on a cliff is apparently the country’s comfort zone. This will suggest that despite the current tension and possibility of localized violence during and […]

Africa’s global bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has collaborated with Google and ISP partner to launch Google Station in 11 key UBA branches in Lagos State as part of plans to roll out 200 stations in the country. Google Station, a platform for providing free, high-speed Wi-Fi hotspots in public places, began in […]