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The electoral commission, INEC, has approved that campaigns continue ahead of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections. The elections were rescheduled early last Saturday hours before they were to commence. The presidential and National Assembly elections were shifted to February 23 while the state elections were shifted to March 9. PREMIUM TIMES reported how the INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, gave …

Edo State Agency for the Control of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) (EDOSACA) has urged Local Action Committee on AIDS (LACAs) across the 18 local government councils and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to support Governor Godwin Obaseki’s efforts at revving up intervention programmes on prevention and management of the disease across the state. Executive Director, EDOSACA, Mrs. Flora Oyakhilome, …

…salute Obaseki’s courage, pro-women policies Wife of the Edo State Governor, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki, has charged the Police in the state to ensure strict enforcement of the Violence Against Persons (VAP) Law. Mrs. Betsy gave the charge during a march to protest acts of violence against persons in the state, which coincided with the signing of the VAP Law by …

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the military and law enforcement agencies to deal “ruthlessly” with anyone caught trying to disrupt the rescheduled February 23 presidential and National Assembly elections. The President, who is seeking reelection on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, warned that anyone trying to snatch ballot boxes would do so “at the expense of his life.” …

… Says: APC National Chairman complicit in election postponement … Return presidential result sheets in your possession! … Edo has exposed you. Nigeria is too sophisticated for your shenanigans! Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Edo State branch has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress’ National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole of being in possession of presidential result sheets meant for the election …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has commended the African Union (AU) for recognising the peculiar travails of immigrants, returnees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) across the continent, noting that there was need to bring the issues to the front burner. The governor said this in reaction to the declaration of 2019 as the Year of Immigrants, Returnees and Internally …

The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Saturday visited communities in Kajuru Local Government Area where at least 66 people were reportedly killed recently. The governor was accompanied by security chiefs in the state. Details of the visit were captured in a statement by Samuel Aruwan, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the governor. On the trip …

The Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State, Boniface Okoloho, has been shot dead by unknown gunmen. The APC chieftain was reportedly killed on Saturday by unknown gunmen on his way home from a party function in Ohimini. Ohimini is an Idoma dominated area in the state which forms part of Benue South …

PREMIUM TIMES has obtained more details of the attack the Kaduna State government said killed 66 people. The attack occurred on Monday and was a reprisal after an earlier incident that left many dead, a resident said. The details came amid controversy over the accuracy of the details provided by the Kaduna government. Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Friday announced the …

Some vehicles engaged in election duty were destroyed in a pre-election crisis that erupted in Obot-Akara Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom on Friday, the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mike Igini, has confirmed. The vehicles were engaged to convey election materials from INEC headquarters in Uyo to Nto Edino, the headquarters of Obot-Akara Local Government Area office of the …