The mock accreditation conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of the 2023 general elections using the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machine has been described as very efficient. Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this when he visited some polling units in Abuja on Saturday and observed that the mock accreditation was impressive. The INEC chairman who went around Abuja Area Council said he is optimistic about the performance of the...

…Appeals to banks, and Nigerians to stop sabotaging the project The Pan Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari that the seven-day request he made to resolve the problems associated with the cash crunch in the country is too long, and advised that the old and new notes should continue to circulate for at least next 3 months. The socio-political organization, in a press statement on Saturday signed by its National Publicity...

Anambra State Director General of the Atiku-Okowa Presidential Campaign Committee, Professor Obiora Okonkwo, has said no fewer than ten political parties in the State have collapsed their structures in support of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, in the forthcoming 2023 Presidential election. Okonkwo disclosed this to Journalists shortly after the presidential management committee meeting held at the campaign headquarters in Awka, on Friday....

■ Expresses concern over rising insecurity ■ Urges Nigerians to embrace Peter Obi’s candidacy The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for reiterating his commitment to non-interference in the electoral process, and to guarantee free, fair, and credible elections in 2023. The group which released its communique to journalists on Friday reaffirms commitment to the unity of Nigeria, stressing that it must only be sustained on the principles of...