By Ogaga Ariemu The official of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has commenced Dawaki, Gwarinpa polling units. NewsDirect observed that Polling units at Dawaki, primary school, Dawaki Extension, News Engineering have commenced ballots sorting and counting at 5:45 pm. The…
Some election officers are protesting non-payment of their training allowances in Kano State, blocking voters from accessing the polling units. The INEC ad-hoc staff, in their numbers, said they were not paid their training allowances of N4000. They vowed that…
By Moses Adeniyi Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, alongside his wife, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has cast their votes for the presidential and National Assembly elections. Sanwo-Olu who arrived his polling unit 006, Eiyekole Ward RA-15 Lagos Island, alongside his…
By Titus Atondu, Makurdi As the 2023 general elections for the presidential and national assemblies are in progress in Benue State, the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has called on the state branch of the Economic and Financial Crimes…
Voting has commenced in the polling unit of Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Voting commenced around 9:10am at the polling unit 006, Eiyekole Ward RA-15 Lagos Island, where Sanwo-Olu would cast his vote. Record of the process still appears…
The presidential election has been delayed at the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu’s polling unit, Polling Units 085, Ward 3, Sunday Adigun, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos State. Observers, police personnel and journalists were spotted at the scene while the…
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) says it has deployed 200 armed operatives to combat vote buying in Kano, Katsina and Jigawa states during Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections. The Kano Zonal Commander of EFCC, Mr Farouk Dogondaji,…
The Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA), in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Wangari Mathai Institute, have reiterated the importance of improving food security in Africa. Prof. Patrick Verkooijen, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GCA, in…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has shifted the conduct of Saturday’s senatorial election in Enugu East Senatorial District to March 11, following the death of the Labour Party (LP) Senatorial Candidate, Oyibo Chukwu. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed…
The European Union Observation Mission (EU EOM) to the 2023 General Elections have condemned the recent act of violence in the country. In a statement in Abuja on Friday, the EU EOM singled out the recent politically-linked assassination in some…
