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An Abuja High Court on Tuesday, nullified the nomination of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the September 22, 2018 governorship election in Osun state. Few weeks to the poll, two chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC),...

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) has granted the request made by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to have their petitions over the result of the February 23 presidential election served on President Muhammadu...

Again, like all elections around Africa, and Nigeria in particular, fraud, malpractice, violations, and allegations are always the currency with which results are traded. Nigeria is a typical example of how the election is rigged and manipulated, but still which is a big shame....

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Benue State chapter, has petitioned the state’s commissioner of police to bring to justice some soldiers who allegedly committed electoral fraud during the March 9 gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections. The party alleged that the...

The Kano state  police command  has  arrested five suspects for buying and selling of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCS) ahead of the supplementary elections in the state.A statement by the Command’s public relations officer, DSP Haruna Abdullahi disclosed that two women, Sa’adatu  of...

The Nigerian Army has said its soldiers engaged in electoral duties in the South-East and South-South parts of the country arrested several suspects involved in electoral malpractices, ranging from ballot box snatching and kidnapping of election officers to other criminal...

Tension has gripped personnel in the armed forces following the authorities’ determination to probe the conduct of some of officers and men during the last governorship and state House of Assembly elections, especially in Rivers, Bayelsa and Adamawa states.In Rivers State,...

There was law turnout in polling units all over Lagos State during the gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections . Also , recorded were late arrival of officials of the Independent National Electoral commission (INEC) staff and electoral material to polling booths . At the...

Twenty eight thousand security personnel have been deployed for gubernatorial and State Hause Assembly elections in Lagos . Commissioner of Police , Mr Zubairu Muazu revealed that the personnel were picked from the police and other sisters agencies. The CP said the police and...

Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has again warned that ballot box snatchers and other perpetrators of electoral violence would be dealt with ruthlessly in the coming gubernatorial and state house of assembly elections on Saturday. He gave the warning at the end of the...