Elections

Two lawyers have been charged to court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for allegedly rigging the 2018 election of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). John Demide and Sarah Ajibola were charged to a Federal High…

Mr Fred Aimienwanwu, Vice Chairman, Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo, has raised the alarm on threat to his life and family over his refusal to defect from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and join the Peoples Democratic…

Sri Lanka’s twice-postponed parliamentary elections are now scheduled for Aug. 5, the electoral authority said on Wednesday. The island nation’s elections were originally set down for April 25 and then moved to June 20 as the coronavirus…

The Accord Party said on Tuesday that it would not withdraw the case it instituted in court challenging the conduct of the 2019 Local Government Elections in Zamfara, despite the dissolution of the councils by Gov. Bello…

Nigeria Police Command in Benue said it had deployed 5,200 personnel for Saturday, May 30 Local Government Elections in the state. DSP Catherine Anene, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), told News Agency of Nigeria…

Federal Government has called on all political actors and other stakeholders in the Republic of Guinea to refrain from violence and commit to transparent, free, fair and peaceful elections to consolidate peace and stability in that…

Ethiopia’s parliament on Thursday passed a law imposing jail terms for people whose internet posts stir unrest. According to Lawmaker Abebe Godebo, a move the government says is needed to prevent violence ahead of elections but…

President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that Nigerians in the diaspora will be allowed to participate in electoral activities if National Assembly amends the relevant laws to make it a reality. President Buhari made this comment on…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigerian Police Force, on Friday exchanged verbal invective over the security lapses that marred last year’s governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states. INEC chairman,…

Twenty-six candidates, including two women, have been cleared run in Tunisia’s early presidential elections, slated for Sept. 15, the country’s electoral commission said on Wednesday. The 26 were cleared out of 97 aspirants, who submitted…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said it planned to sustain its current  partnership with universities, as it  was vital for the conduct of free, fair and credible elections in Nigeria. Prof. Mahmood…

Senegal, Nigeria , South Africa and Malawi all has concluded their elections, but disputes over retail corruption has trailed the results! Since the beginning of 2019, Africa has witnessed elections in; Senegal, Nigeria, South Africa…

Now political campaigns and elections are over. The winner has been declared and the loser has chosen a court option to seek for redress. I cannot see anything new or strange about this; this is normally what trails elections in Nigeria and…

Looking at the strength with which foreign observers in recent weeks raised strong voices against uncivil antics that characterized the just concluded elections; it again raises a concern about the thorny transparency-challenge confronting…

Senator Shehu Sani who represents Kaduna Central has stated that lecturers should no longer engage in INEC related activities as a result of the occurrences and illegalities that plagued the just concluded elections. He argued that the…

Some voters  at Ward 3 Unit 2 inside State Junior Grammar School, Eric Moore, Surulere area of Lagos State have lamented the mix-up on the voter register with the Independent National Electoral Commission. More than five eligible voters…

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) provided mattresses on Friday for corps members recruited as ad hoc staff for the general elections in Niger. In a statement in Minna on Friday,  Mrs Theresa Arokoyo, NYSC Coordinator in Niger,…

The Director General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, has warned corps members to stay away from politicians during the upcoming general elections. Kazaure who was represented by a Director in the…

The acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has directed police officers to stay away from politicians during the forthcoming elections. Adamu disclosed this during the public presentation of a partnership between some…

Normal it is, no politician would ever deny of not giving or auctioning something out as in  manifesto to have masses' support, affection or as way of being popular. Normal it is, that politicians would always claim that well-being of…

The Presidency on Sunday night described as irrelevant the reported endorsement of the People’s Democratic Party presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, in the Feb. 16 general elections by some socio-cultural groups in the country.…

The Presidential candidate for the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has claimed that his endorsement from various political and religious bodies has moved him to tears. In a statement signed by the former Vice President,…

The Presidential candidate for the African Action Congress (AAC) Omoyele Sowore, has revealed that Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka will not be backing him for the Presidency. Professor Soyinka had recently said that he would not…

In the light of the upcoming elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has threatened any corrupt official with jail time. National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education of the commission, Mr.…

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama on Sunday started a campaign tour of rural communities of Enugu State for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari. Onyeama stormed Nsukka zone in company of some chieftains of the party…

The Nigeria Army has assured residents of Kaduna State that the state will be peaceful for the conduct of the Feb. 16 and March 2 general elections. Maj-Gen. Mohammed Mohammed, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division of the Nigeria…

A Senator representing Anambra south senatorial district, Andy Uba, has laid out his plans to become Senate President if he's re-elected The APC senator was speaking in Orumba north local government area of Anambra state. He also…

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has advised corps members’ that would be participating in the forthcoming general elections to remain neutral in their conduct. Mr Julius Amusan, the Akwa Ibom Coordinator of the Scheme, gave the…

President Muhammadu Buhari and members of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council on Saturday arrived Dutse, Jigawa State, to launch the party’s re-election bid. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…