Day: February 25, 2023

Some lawyers on Saturday faulted the open display of ballot papers by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) and the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, after casting their votes for their preferred candidates. They stated that though it was wrong for the President and the governor to openly engage in such an act, it

The Independent National Electoral Commission in Lagos State has said the result of the presidential election held across the polling units in the state will be collated on Sunday. The state Collation Officer, Prof. Adenike Oladiji, disclosed this late on Saturday evening while briefing journalists and election observers at INEC’s collation centre in Yaba, Lagos.

The Ebeano political family in Enugu State has described as ‘spurious and ridiculous’ allegation by the brother of slain Enugu East Labour Party senatorial candidate, Oyibo Chukwu, that it masterminded his killing. Sunday PUNCH reported that the group is the political movement floated by a former governor of Enugu State and candidate of the state

A political think-tank under the aegis of the Centre for Democracy and Development on Saturday urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to extend the voting period for eligible voters to cast their ballot. The organisation said that though its observers’ data showed the availability of one Bimodal Voter Accreditation System device in 98.8 per cent

The President of the African Children Talent Discovery Foundation, Dr Noah Dallaji, has called on Nigerians to maintain peace before, during and after the elections. Dallaji, who spoke after voting at his Wornu One Primary School polling unit 015, Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State, said the election could only produce one president.

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Saturday shifted voting in Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections in 141 polling units in Bayelsa State to Sunday (today). The commission also moved voting in three Local Government Areas of Edo State till March 11, the date for the governorship and state House of Assembly elections. The INEC

Autism has become a popular phenomenon around the world. Since the condition was named in 1911 by the German psychiatrist, Eugen Bleuler, it has been prevalent in our society. These days, one is at least related to or knows someone living with autism. Despite the popularity of autism, it remains one of the most misunderstood

The Federal Government has identified new oil fields capable of delivering about 681,000 barrels of crude oil per day and 1.52 billion standard cubic feet of gas daily. It disclosed this in a new document put together by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission titled “Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Sector: Value Optimisation, Energy Transition and Regulatory

This is a difficult column to write.  Yesterday, February 25, was Nigeria’s much-awaited federal elections. I write this one day before, but you are reading it the day after, and ahead of the result.  I write as the pregnant one is wheeled into the labour ward but before the crying of the new life is

An associate professor of political science, Kayode Esuola, shares with AYOOLA OLASUPO his expectations about the ongoing elections This presidential election has been described as unprecedented given the difficulty to predict its outcome and it’s unlike the usual two-horse race, do you also see anything unique about the election? This election is unique like any