The inspector-general of police (IGP), Usman Baba says it is the primary responsibility of the police to provide security to all INEC offices. He said this on Friday while addressing personnel of the force as part of activities marking his visit to Ebonyi state. Baba directed the police personnel in the state to ensure the attacks on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices cease immediately. “The mode of attacks by these hoodlums is complex...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the Nyesom Wike government as a tyranny over the sealing of the party’s presidential campaign office in Rivers State by the state government. The party in a statement accused the Nyesom Wike-led government of frustrating its presidential campaign activities in the state. Governor Nyesom Wike sealed off the campaign secretariat of the PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar located at No. 32 Onne Road, New GRA in Port Harcourt...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the  continued attack on its offices across the country might affect the 2023 elections. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, disclosed this on Friday when he appeared before the house of representatives ad hoc committee investigating attacks on the facilities of the commission. According to him, the commission has made efforts to replace election materials destroyed in its offices, but said if such attacks continue, it may affect the...

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and the Vice-Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Isaac Idahosa, have signed the Governance Agenda for an Inclusive Nigeria document. Obi and Idahosa, signed the documents at the Public Presentation of the GAIN document, put together by the YouthHub Africa, Inclusive Friends Association, and the Women in Politics Forum, with the support of the National Democratic Institute, and the United States Agency for International...

Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he will make strategic investments in industry and infrastructure to boost the economy of Niger state. He said this on Wednesday during the APC campaign in Minna, the Niger capital. He also said one of the projects he will embark on if voted as president is to dredge the River Niger. “Your state has ample resources and large potential. Not only does Niger...