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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 general election, Peter Obi, has voted at his Amatutu polling unit in Agulu, Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State. Obi, after voting at about 11.20 am, said he observed voter apathy and “transactional politics” unlike the February 25 presidential polls. He also condemned a situation where politicians buy …

Today, Nigerians in most of the states will troop out to cast their votes for different candidates, as the governorship and House of Assembly elections hold across the country. In this extensive report, Saturday Sun introduces the major governorship contenders.      ABIA OKEY SAMPSON, reporting from Umuahia, writes that among those jostling for the governorship seat in Abia State are Chief Mascot Uzor …

Youths in the South-East have told the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that they would not tolerate impartiality in today’s governorship and House of Assembly polls. President General of Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), Comrade Goodluck Ibem, told Saturday Sun that their members across the states in the zone would monitor the exercise. He disclosed that the rumours were …

Suspected thugs have carted away electoral materials meant for Ogbia Wards 2, 3, 4 and 5 in Ogbia Constituency 2, Ogbia Local Government Area.According to eye-witness account  the thugs carted away the materials and burnt them.Already Governor Douye Diri has condemned the incident and has urged the Inspector General of Police and the Bayelsa State Commissioner of Police to swing …

• Expect Better Security, IGP Re-assures Nigerians• Hot Contests In Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Rivers, Enugu, Others• No Supplementary NASS Elections Today, Says INEC• HURIWA, Others Condemn Violence Threats In Lagos As 837 governorship candidates across 28 states and 10,240 flag bearers for the 993 State Assembly seats seek the votes of the electorate in today’s governorship and State Assembly elections, …

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to visit Moscow next week, offering a major diplomatic boost to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the same day the International Criminal Court announced it wants to put the Russian leader on trial for alleged war crimes. Xi’s visit was the latest sign of Beijing’s emboldened diplomatic ambitions, and came amid …

Ahead of Saturday’s State Assembly election, the Edo State Government has declared today, Friday, March 17, 2023, a half-work day. In a statement, the Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., said the directive, which implies that government offices and establishments will close for work by 12 noon, is to allow workers in the state travel to their respective …

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on the social and economic development of Crimea and Sevastopol via a videoconference at the Moscow’s Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 17, 2023. (Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) THE HAGUE (AP) — The International Criminal Court said Friday it has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war …

INEC said the company belonging to the APC governorship candidate in Adamawa State, Aishatu Ahmed, got the contract through open bidding. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed it awarded the printing of some sensitive materials for the 2023 elections to a company owned by a sitting Senator and a governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa state. …

• NNPP: We‘re studying reports, will go to court soon• Atiku denies withdrawing petition, slams APC for endorsement shopping• 2023 polls: International Alert launches national dialogue to curtail violence Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has described the last round of general elections as an exhibition of motion without movement in the nation’s political trajectory, being the …