archiveMarch 2023

  During the elections, there was a rise in comments breeding ethnic and religious strife, especially on social media. The remarks gave rise to voter intimidation and targeted attacks during the governorship and state assembly elections held on March 18. In a statement on Monday, Isa Sanusi, Media Manager, Amnesty...

  The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has urged the Federal Government to pay the N50 billion outstanding Earned Allowances to universities and Inter-University Centres in the country. The SSANU National President, Mr Mohammed Ibrahim, made the appeal on Sunday in a communiqué issued at the end of...

    The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, in Lagos State, has rejected the just-concluded governorship election in the state. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the winner of the election that was believed to have been marred by intimidation, voters suppression and violence. Reacting in a...

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigerians now trust the All Progressives Congress (APC), and as such, the party will be victorious in the governorship and state assembly elections. He said this on Saturday after casting his vote in Daura, Katsina state, Buhari said he was not surprised by the results of...

No fewer than 65 persons were arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday March 18, 2023 across the 28 states where Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections were conducted, for alleged voter inducement. A total of 20 of the suspects were arrested by operatives from...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly elections in 10 polling units in the Victoria Garden City, Lekki area in the state. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Lagos State, Segun Agbaje, stated this when he addressed reporters at the VGC on Saturday....

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on election monitoring duty in Kaduna State today, March 18, 2023 came under attack at School Road, Unguwan Rimi Kaduna while attempting to arrest a suspected vote buyer. The team, working on intelligence on the alleged activities of one Kabiru Musa...

Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike has said heads will roll over alleged attempts to breach the security of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Friday, March 17. He disclosed this while addressing journalists after casting his vote at Polling Unit 7, Ward 9, Rumoprikom in the Obi-Akpor Local Government...

  VP, wife cast votes in Ogun Guber, State Assembly polls Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN and his wife, Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo have voted at the Egunrege Polling Unit 14, Ward 1 in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State, expressing satisfaction with the conduct of the election. Prof. Osinbajo...

Thugs in large numbers have invaded Adejare Polling Unit in Ilasa, Oshodi/Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos State to disperse voters who were waiting for officials and ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to begin voting for the ongoing governorship and state assembly election. According to...