Ayodele Adesanmi Ado Ekiti The former governor of Ekiti State and People’s Democratic Party governorship aspirant for the 2022 governorship election, Engr Segun Oni, has said the major opposition party will resist any attempt by any party or group to rig the next year’s poll. Oni said that the party will galvanise supports from the […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the sale of forms for Ekiti and Osun governorship elections. Sen. John Akpanudodehe, National Secretary APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. According to the statement, sales of expression of interest and nomination forms for Ekiti governorship election […]
Tunde Opalana, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at a meeting in Abuja on Thursday resolved to review reports from accredited observers and the media and respond to identified challenges encountered during the Anambra governorship election. The commission also will present Certificate of Return to the winner of the poll, Prof Chukwuma Soludo and […]
NKIRU NWAGBO, AWKA Chief Chukwuemeka- Odumegwu Ojukwu Junior, the first son of late Dim Chukwuemeka- Odumegwu Ojukwu the Biafran war Lord has described the Anambra Governorship election as peaceful and divine as what was expected did not come to pass. He said that the victory of the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA so far in […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra has dispelled the reports that it called for the cancellation of the Nov. 6 governorship election in the state. Chief Basil Ejidike, the state chairman of the party made the clarification at a news conference held at party’s state secretariat on Monday in Awka. “I was surprised that […]
Ukpono Ukpong The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, has commended the patriotism of Corps Members engaged in the conduct of the governorship election in Anambra State. Ibrahim made the commendation at the weekend while monitoring the election in the nine Local Government Areas of the State. He said the Corps […]
Mr Echeng Echeng, the Anambra Commissioner of Police has commended residents of the state for the peaceful conduct of Saturday’s governorship election. Echeng said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Sunday. “It is on record that we have witnessed one of the most peaceful elections in recent […]
Mr Echeng C. Echeng, Commissioner of Police in Anambra says he is impressed with the level of security across the state ahead of Nov. 6 governorship election in the state. Echeng made the observation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Awka. He said that the force had commenced ariel […]
*Says ‘We’ve made water-tight security arrangements’ *US threatens visa ban on electoral offenders The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has said that the massive deployment of security for the Saturday Anambra governorship election was not to intimidate law-abiding citizens. Baba, who said the clarification became necessary to counter the rumours being insinuated in […]
Residents of Awka, the Anambra State capital have expressed mixed feelings following the deployment of heavy security to the state ahead of Nov. 6 governorship election. The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) had earlier announced that it would deploy 34,000 personnel outside those serving in the state for the election. Apart from the police, the military, […]
By Charles Onyekwere The Leadership of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says it has not ordered the people of Anambra State to boycott the November 6, 2021 governorship election in the state. It, however, warned politicians and propagandists to leave IPOB out of their “political predicaments”. In a statement on Thursday by its spokesperson, Emma […]
Tunde Opalana, Abuja Determined to enfranchise every eligible voter in Anambra State ahead of the November 6,2021 governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved that registration exercise of voters should be carried out in 326 wards in the state. The commission said this is to ensure that fresh voters and those who […]
By Tunde Opalana Two chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the weekend said governments of the United States of America, United Kingdom and European Union were misled to believe that Governor Yahaya Bello and leaders of the party committed electoral offences to rig the November 16, 2019 governorship election in Kogi state. The […]
On Saturday 19th September, that is tomorrow, the people of Edo State will go to the polls to elect a governor. There has been palpable tension in the state. While the incumbent governor Mr. Godwin Obaseki is seeking reelection under the umbrella of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Pastor Osagie IzeIyamu is hoping to be […]
Reactions have continued to trail the preparation for the oncoming Anambra State Governorship election. The election for Governorship poll has been slated to take place in November 2021, marking the end of Governor Obiano’s second term in office. This has continued to generate opinions from prominent personalities in the state, vis-a-viz the zone that will […]
Emboldened by Tuesday’s Supreme Court judgement on Imo State that sacked Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as governor and installed Senator Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Chairman of the APC in Anambra State, Chief Basil Ejidike, has said that only God can stop the party from winning next […]
Election Observer group, the Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA) has called on the Independent National Elctoal Commission (INEC) to cancel Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi state in the face of the widespread violence that characterised the polls. In its preliminary report on observation of the Kogi poll, the CTA said the elections were marred by […]
Chief Anthony George-Ikoli, is a former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Bayelsa State, he is confident that the people of the state will on Saturday reject the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the governorship election in the state slated for November 16 and embrace the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), like they have done […]
…Accuses Gov Bello of threats of violence in Kogi central …Condemns attack on SDP secretariat by alleged APC thugs The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the threats of violence from the All Progressives Congress (APC) will never deter it from overrunning Governor Yahaya Bello and his party in all the senatorial zones of […]
The legal action instituted by former Ekiti State governor, Engineer Segun Oni, challenging the eligibility of Kayode Fayemi in the last governorship election suffered a setback in Abuja yesterday. Justice Babatunde Quadiri of the Federal High Court, who has presided over the case since June, suddenly on Monday afternoon ordered that the case be transferred […]