INEC Commissioner marked for arrest today – CUPP says

The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), on Tuesday, claimed that the Department of State Services (DSS) will today arrest the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Commissioner in charge of operations and logistics, Prof. Okechukwu Ibeanu. In a statement, CUPP spokesman, Imo Ugochinyere, on Tuesday, also alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari was planning to sabotage […]

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Court remands ex-president’s son over $2bn debt scandal

Son of a former president, on Monday, has been remanded in custody by a court in Mozambique, his lawyer said, following his arrest in a crackdown on a $2-billion government debt scandal. The oldest of Armando Guebuza’s four children, Ndambi Guebuza, was picked up from his home in the capital Maputo at the weekend. He […]

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Afe Babalola, again, calls for restructuring of Nigeria

Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola SAN, has reiterated the fact that Nigeria may continue to grapple with its prevailing problems of spiral unemployment, insecurity and under-development, unless the country treads the path of restructuring. Specifically, Babalola, who received the management team of the Nigerian Tribune in his office in Ado-Ekiti over […]

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Apostle Suleman tells congregation the presidential candidate to vote for (Video)

Responding to recent inquiry by Nigerians on why Apostle Suleman has been seemingly quiet concerning this year’s elections, the fiery cleric has finally spoken his mind about his preferred presidential candidate. In a church service at his headquarters in Auchi, Edo state on Sunday, he said, when they say Apostle has not been talking, I […]

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See what a Twitter user tells his followers about Nigeria’s 2019 elections

The following is between a Twitter user and his followers about Nigerian 2019 elections: He tweeted: “I respect your position to support this current administration. You are doing so with your chest claiming the administration is the best thing since slice bread on your TL. But don’t come in my DM asking for small change […]

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INEC chairman corroborates Atiku’s revelation, that APC senatorial candidate is INEC’s contactor

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has corroborated Atiku Abubakar’s revelation that a candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is a contractor with INEC. Atiku said the Managing Director of Activate Technologies Limited, Mohammed Sani Musa, whose company supplied the machines used in printing the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), is […]

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In a Leaked Tape, Tinubu pledges to give huge money to APC members, if Buhari wins (Audio tape)

National Leader of All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has promised to give a substantial amount of money to the party faithful if their votes can secure reelection for President Muhammadu Buhari. Tinubu, former governor of Lagos State, also disclosed that he had enough money to bankroll elections without requesting any money from Buhari or […]

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Killing of 66 Kaduna residents by gunmen, El-Rufai lied — CAN, NEMA

Kaduna State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have denied the claims by Nasir el-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State, that 66 people were killed in Kaduna. CAN also accused the Governor of deliberately giving out false information. Addressing a press briefing last Friday, el-Rufai had claimed […]

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Tide changes, how Buhari rejected election shift in 2015 (Watch Video)

The irony of life. Four years ago, under president Goodluck Jonathan, the Nigerian presidential and National Assembly election was postponed. Watch the video below and see how furious Muhammadu Buhari was, as presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that he rejected the postponement flatly.   Video credit: Channel 4 News, Youtube

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Third Force Movement (NIM) endorses Atiku, 7 million members to vote for him

The leadership of the Third Force Movement under the umbrella of Nigeria Intervention Movement (NIM) has endorsed Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party for the presidential election. The decision to endorse Atiku was contained in a statement by the movement’s Director of Media and Publicity, Mr Debo Adeniyi, on Friday. Adeniyi said the decision […]

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Buhari Addresses Nigerians On Postponed General Elections (Full text)

STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT BUHARI ON THE POSTPONEMENT OF GENERAL ELECTIONS BY INEC “I am deeply disappointed that despite the long notice given and our preparations both locally and internationally, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) postponed the Presidential and National Assembly elections within hours of its commencement. Many Nigerians have travelled to various locations to […]

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Atiku expresses shock at postponement of elections

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Atiku Abubakar, has expressed shock that the presidential election was postponed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), a few hours before its conduct. PDP presidential candidate, who spoke at his residence in Yola, Adamawa State on Saturday, said he had no issue with the sensitive […]

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Obasanjo expresses fears over alleged discovery of pre-election thumb printed ballot papers

Former Nigerian president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed fears over the rumoured cases of pre-election thumb printed ballot papers allegedly discovered in Kano, Ondo and Lagos states. He said, “Although for me, I still have some apprehensions. If the news of the already thumb printed ballot papers in Kano, yesterday; I have received same news […]

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Nigeria’s INEC shifts Nigerian elections, fixes new dates

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has decided to postpone Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections till next week 23 February. It was one of the decisions reached early today in a crunch talk between INEC chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu and 12 national commissioners in Abuja, according to sources close to the meeting. Professor Yakubu […]

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EFCC publishes its hotlines to receive electoral fraud complaints, reports

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has published hotlines, where Nigerians with authentic information that can lead to the arrest of culprits of vote buying, can reach the commission for a prompt action. This was contained in a statement signed by EFCC’s spokesperson, Tony Orilade, and released on Friday. Below are the numbers to […]

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Buhari boasts, “Nobody will unseat me as President” (Video)

As Nigerians are getting ready to go to the polls this Saturday, the incumbent Nigerian president,  Muhammadu Buhari, has boasted that nobody will unseat him from power. In an interview with CNN, Buhari, who will be contesting under the All Progressives Congress (APC), expressed so much confidence at returning for a second term. Buhari, who […]

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Police nabs two men with 14 bags of fake ballot papers in Kano

The Kano Police Command says it has arrested two suspects in possession of 14 bags of fake specimen ballot papers in Kano metropolis. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, who confirmed this to newsmen in Kano on Thursday, said the suspects were apprehended around Metro Police Area Command. He said that the suspects […]

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