general elections

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of eight new Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) and retired seven others. The new DIGs are: Aminchi Baraya, (North-East); Usman Abubakar, (North-West); Abdulmajid…

The House of Representatives on Tuesday adjourned its plenary session until February 19. The adjournment was sequel to a motion moved by the Deputy House Leader, Rep. Idris Wase (APC-Plateau), at the plenary session presided over by the…

Hajiya Ramatu Sanda, the Katsina State NYSC Coordinator, has advised corps members to be patriotic by doing the right thing during the forthcoming general elections. Sanda, who made this call on Tuesday in Katsina State while addressing…

The dust raised by former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s open letter, accusing President MuhammaduBuhari of plotting to rig this year’s general elections is still to settle. The social media has been abuzz with sharp rejoinders,…

Residents of Osogbo in Osun State have appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to ensure free and peaceful general elections. In separate interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on…

The UK Government has expressed concern over the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen ahead of the general elections. The UK made this known in a statement from its High Commission in Abuja on…

The United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) has collaborated with Cleen foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), to train police officers on election security management ahead of the forthcoming general…

Senator Chukwuka Utazi, representing Enugu North Senatorial District, has advised youths in the state to resist being used as thugs during the general elections. Utazi, who is the senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…

United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, has said the future of the country depends on the forth-coming general elections. The envoy, however, urged the institutions of government to promote credible and peaceful polls.…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Cross River State says it will recruit 15,000 ad hoc staff for the forthcoming general elections in the state. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Frankland Briyai,…