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President Joe Biden said the United States does not have preference for any particular candidate or party in the coming 2023 general elections.  Biden stated this in a statement issued by the Office of the U.S. Consulate General in Nigeria on Thursday.  The US President noted that the US strongly support a peaceful and transparent process that reflects the will …

By Eben Enasco Less than four days before the February 25, general election in Nigeria, a new Commissioner of Police, CP Benjamin Okolo has assumed office as Election Duty Officer, in Edo State. He took over the mantle of leadership on Wednesday from CP Mohammed Dankwara, who until his withdrawal from the special assignment was the Edo State Commissioner Of …

…Groups Warn against polls rigging, results manipulations …Declare a vision of Niger Delta Region and member-government no longer run by guns but by brains …A Niger Delta not run by politicians but by statesmen and nation builders By our Correspondent Leaders and representatives of former militants drawn from all seven states of the Niger Delta have endorsed the ticket of …

The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed, has warned members participating in the forthcoming general elections against collecting gratification from politicians. The warning by the NYSC DG came as he announced that the scheme would be deploying 200,000 corps members nationwide for election duties. He spoke during a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday insisting that corps …

At 61, former governor Peter Obi is the youngest of the three frontrunners for Nigeria’s top job in this weekend’s presidential election. With a message that he is the only candidate offering real change, Obi, a wealthy businessman from southeast Nigeria’s Anambra state, has emerged as an unexpectedly powerful force in the race. Labour Party Presidential candidate Peter Obi addressing …

The Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, has remanded a member representing Etche/Omuma Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Ephraim Nwuzi, who is seeking reelection, to the Nigerian Correctional Center. Nwuzi, who is seeking reelection on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform, was remanded Wednesday as the Nigerian Police Force arraigned him for allegedly inciting violence over the …

Campaigning around the country for Nigeria’s opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), ahead of Saturday’s election for the country’s top job, former vice president Atiku Abubakar is treading a familiar path. L – R: PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar and running mate Ifeanyi Okowa. Photo/FACEBOOK /Atiku.org This week’s election will be the wealthy 76-year-old’s sixth attempt in three decades to claim …

…urges Easterners not to bow to threats of violence The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Barrister Julius Abure, has charged party supporters nationwide to consider themselves as party agents in whatever polling unit they are voting on Saturday. He expressed gratitude to party members and supporters for standing firm by the party despite several attempts to intimidate and bully …

Bola Tinubu, a political “godfather” famed for his strategic deftness and clout, has never hidden his ambition to be president of Nigeria. Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu gestures during the final campaign rally of the party at Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos, on February 21, 2023, ahead of the Nigerian presidential election scheduled for February …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has deployed officials to the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, to monitor the conduct of the 2023 general elections. In a statement, on Wednesday, the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, charged the operatives to be conscious of the interest of the nation. Meanwhile, the EFCC has …