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The IGP said the restriction of movement will not be observed in states and FCT where elections will not be conducted. The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has announced a total restriction of movement from 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday when the governorship and house of assembly elections will be conducted. He also ordered quasi-security outfits nationwide to …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has given an insight into how polling unit results will be transmitted during the governorship elections across the states of the federation on Saturday. INEC Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, while speaking on Arise TV on Friday, said the commission had learnt valuable lessons from the February 25 presidential and National Assembly …

The National Assembly had in January transmitted 35 constitution amendment bills to the president for assent. The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chairman House Committee on Constitution Review, Idris Wase (APC, Plateau), said President Muhammadu Buhari has signed 16 constitution alteration bills into law. Mr Wase, in a statement on Friday, commended the president for giving assent to the …

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to electronically transmit the Saturday’s governorship and house of assembly’s election results in accordance with its regulations and guidelines. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a judgment, also ordered the use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation  System  (BVAS) to upload a scanned copy of the EC8A to INEC …

The NJC recommended the appointment of the Chief Judge of four states – Benue, Adamwa, Kwara, and Oyo. The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended candidates for appointment to 11 judicial positions, including the Chief Judges of four states. NJC’s Director of Information, Soji Oye, said in a statement Friday that the council made the recommendations to the governors of the relevant …

Barring urgent intervention by the police authorities, the Rank and File of the Nigeria Police Force may take to the streets. This time around, it is surely not to protect lives and property but to vent their frustrations over unpaid election allowances and salary arrears. A good percentage of this cadre of the police force known as the Force’s dependable …

•Tension high in Rivers, Edo, Enugu, Kano, Katsina, Cross River With 24 hours to the Governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections, concerns have heightened over alleged moves by governors to rig the elections by all means possible, including resorting to extra-judicial means to compromise the process. Aside allegedly recruiting thugs to help them disrupt the process to garner more …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday said he was opposed to becoming Nigeria’s vice president in 2007 but fate has another plan in store for him. He said he almost cried when he became Nigeria’s number two citizen, adding that he never planned to occupy such a high office at that time. Jonathan made the revelation on Wednesday when he …

•Says he has set his mind on governance while aggrieved candidates head to court •Believes impressive showing of new parties underscores ‘strength of our democracy’ President -elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has assured that in selecting his government, he would not be weighed down by considerations extraneous to ability and performance, saying the day for political gamesmanship was long gone. Tinubu …

…Engages AAU, Ekpoma Community …Lays foundation for ultra-modern admin block, classrooms for AAU Secondary School Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday, met with the Ambrose Alli University (AAU) community, with a 90-day ultimatum to the Special Intervention Team (SIT) to wind up its activities and pave the way for the constitution of a Governing Council for the state-owned …