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Following protests trailing the outcome of the presidential and National Assembly elections, the National Peace Committee, has called on Nigerians to remain calm and give peace and the process a chance. Chairman of the National Peace Committee, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, in a statement, yesterday, acknowledged receiving reports of voter suppression …

By Angela Atabo  Abuja, Feb.27,2023 The Labour Party (LP) on Monday alleged that it was convinced that the processes leading to the results of the 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections have been compromised. Mr. Akin Osuntokun, Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, said this at a news …

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to stop Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), from colluding with those attempting to subvert the will of the Nigerian people as expressed through their votes at the National elections of Saturday, February 25 and Sunday, February 26, 2023. …

By Joan Nwagwu Abuja, Feb. 26, 2023 The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed worry over incidences of violence in some polling units and areas where activities of thugs are pronounced in Saturday’s general election. Mr. Joe Ajaero, the NLC President, said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, …

By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, Feb. 26, 2023 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will commence the collation of 2023 presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday at midday. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced this at a news conference on the 2023 general elections on Saturday in Abuja. Yakubu …

The Peter Obi Support Network (POSN) has raised alarm over what it described as obvious and deliberate moves to compromise the on-going Presidential and National elections. It charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to intervene immediately so as to prevent crisis. POSN in a statement issued …

Nigerians are today, Saturday, February 25, 2023, going to the polls to elect President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor. The electorate in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja would also be electing Senators and House of Representatives members. Many are not taking this as seriously as they should. …

A few days after his Television and Radio Stations were allegedly bombed by gunmen, Dr Chinyere Igwe, a member of the House of Representatives has been arrested with a bundle of dollars along Ana Road, Port Harcourt very early on Friday morning. The police while confirming Igwe’s arrest by 2:45 …

Mr. Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP) has been endorsed to win Saturday’s election by the National Christian Elders Forum, NCEF, made up of eminent Nigerians, including former Minister of Defence, General Theophilus Danjuma, Gen. Zamani Lekwot (retd), Dr. Ayo Abifarin, His Royal Majesty Oba Dokun Thompson, Solomon Asemota (SAN), Dr. Chukwuemeka …

  From far right: The General Officer Commanding 1 Division Nigeria Army, Maj.-Gen Taoreed Lagbaja with troops during the operation. By Mohammed Tijjani Kaduna, Feb. 23, 2023 The troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army and Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch have neutralized five bandits and recovered 10 motorcycles in …

 President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday arrived Daura, Katsina state, in preparation for the Presidential Elections on Saturday, February 25, 2023. The President, who was received by the Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari and Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Amb. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, will be casting his vote …

  U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, outside the Royal Castle, in Warsaw, Poland, Feb. 21, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein.   Washington, Feb. 23, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden called on Thursday for Nigeria’s presidential election on Saturday to be peaceful …

By Ismaila Chafe  Abuja, Feb. 22, 2023 President Muhammadu Buhari says the support his government has received from the private sector in addressing social ills is enough to make him the “envy of many presidents of the world.” The president stated this on Wednesday in Abuja while inaugurating and handing …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Feb. 22, 2023 President Muhammadu Buhari has urged candidates contesting elections at all levels to respect the choice of voters and accept the result of the elections as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The president made the call while witnessing the signing of …

The Labour Party (LP) presidential flagbearer, Mr. Peter Obi, and his running mate, Dr. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed have been projected to win this weekend’s presidential election with a wide margin. The Governance Index, a reputable consulting firm hired by the Peter Obi Support Network (POSN) to analyze preparations and projections …

By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, Feb. 21, 2023 The Nigerian Army (NA) has approved a list of Hotlines to report any suspicious act of violence by unscrupulous persons during the forthcoming general election. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. …

By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, Feb. 21, 2023 Former President Goodluck Jonathan has enjoined Nigerians to be patriotic, peaceful and display true sportsmanship as they exercise their civic rights to vote. Jonathan made the call in a message to Nigerians released by his Special Adviser Ikechukwu Eze in Abuja on Tuesday. …

By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, Feb. 20, 2023 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reassured Nigerians and the international Community of free, fair and credible elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu gave the reassurance when he received Commonwealth Election Observer Mission to Nigeria, led by former South Africa President, Thabo …

By Mustapha Yauri Zaria (Kaduna State) Feb. 20, 2023 Mr. Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP), has pledged to mitigate the unemployment rate among youths through provision of skillful labour if elected president of Nigeria. Obi stated this when he led his Vice, Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed on …

By Naomi Sharang Abuja, Feb. 20, 2023 The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) says the endorsement of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi is sacrosanct. The National Publicity Secretary of the Forum, Ken Robinson, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Abuja and made …

Funmilayo Okunade  Ado-Ekiti, Feb.19, 2023 Saturday is the biggest day of decision, and about the last opportunity Nigerians have to choose between the real change they earnestly desire, or continue to wallow in pain, Chief Akin Osuntokun said on Sunday. Osuntokun is the Director-General of the Peter Obi/ Yusuf Datti …

    Towards the 2023 general elections that commences with the Presidential and National Assembly polls this Saturday, February 25, 2023, the Police Service Commission (PSC) has appointed National, Zonal and State Coordinators to monitor the conduct of Police Officers on election duties. The PSC is the Federal Executive Body …

.. As African leaders seek adequate, predictable climate financing ..Continent received only 12% of Global Climate Financing, King of Morocco tells Summit  President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, pledged that Nigeria is ready to host the Secretariat of the Sahel Climate Fund, including equipping and provision of accommodation …

Washington DC, February 18, 2023: Nigerians in the United States of America (USA) who are supporters of the Presidential candidate of Nigeria’s Labour Party (LP) Mr. Peter Obi and his running mate, Dr Yusuf Datti Baba Ahmed, have literally overrun Washington DC, USA, the world’s most powerful capital, in their …

By Alex Enebeli/Stanley Nwanosike Enugu, Feb. 18, 2023 The Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has again, urged the people of the South East geo-political zone of the country to resist sit-at-home order by any group during the forthcoming election. This is as the South-East Council of Traditional Rulers …