An official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) been abducted in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Also, a boat carrying election personnel and materials to southern Ijaw LGA capsized and result sheets were lost during the incident. Wilfred Ifogah, head of INEC voters’ registration in the state, disclosed this in a statement on…
Tension is very high in Kogi, Imo, and Bayelsa states as voters file out today to elect governors in off circle elections. Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State and his counterpart in Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, are seeking re-election, while Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State who is rounding off his second term, is supporting…
A group, Nigeria Citizens Watch for Good Governance (NCWGG), has expressed concern over alleged fresh plans to re-arrest former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele. On Wednesday, a federal high court in Abuja granted bail to Emefiele, who had been in detention since his arrest on June 10, 2023. The…
The Nigerian Army says it has uncovered plans by some people to wear military uniforms to disrupt governorship elections scheduled to hold in Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi states on Saturday. The Director, Defence Media Operation, Maj. Gen. Buba Edward, disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday. He said massive security had been…
The Muslim community in Plateau state on Thursday, join hundreds of people in a peaceful protest against the appeal court judgments that sacked two senators and four members of the House of Representatives, elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. The protest came from the 17 Local Government Areas…
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered the posting and redeployment of 40 senior police officers comprising 14 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and 26 Commissioners of Police to various commands and formations in the country. Force Headquarters said in a statement that the exercise was part of the “mandate to ensure professionally competent,…
