2019 Elections

The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, a coalition of 70 organisations has called on other countries to emulate the United States’ visa restrictions on persons who flout the electoral process. Clement Nwankwo, the convener of the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has inaugurated a study group to analyse critical issues and challenges in the conduct of the 2019 general elections. The commission announced this in a statement issued by its…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja said results of 2019 elections clearly reflect the interest of Nigerians, and having received the mandate for a second term, he will not disappoint the people. President Buhari, who received…

The Buhari Media Organisation has said Senate President Bukola Saraki is the biggest loser in the 2019 general elections because he has lost so much in the power equation and is fast on his way to political extinction. The Pro-Buhari…

Human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN), has described the 2019 general elections as “a useless enterprise” and “an expensive joke,” noting that governments at all levels must have expended over N250bn on it. Falana said this during an…

Proponents of “Third Force” under the aegis of Nigeria Intervention Movement on Tuesday expressed concerns over the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission to declare governorship elections in some states as inconclusive.…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ifako-Ijaye, Lagos State, on Sunday referred eight ad hoc workers of the commission to the police over alleged disappearance of zip pad memory cards in the polling unit. Mr. Joshua…

By Toye Faleye In a show of protest, the ad-hoc officers attached to Ward E, Unit 16 arrived late keeping the electorates including Mudashiru Obasa, the Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker waiting unaccredited till 10.30am.…

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has felicitated President Muhammadu Buhari for his reelection. The felicitation was contained in a tweet via the governor’s verified Twitter handle, @AkinwunmiAmbode: See the greetings: On…

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside a decision of the Federal High Court which affirmed the exclusion of the All Progressives Congress candidates in Zamfara State from the forthcoming general elections. The lower court presided by…