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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 …

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 …