Runnning mate to presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi has condemned violent attacks and looting of shops belonging to Igbo people and others in Lagos. He said hoodlums venting anger on traders during the presidential election was not a positive development in the country electoral process, warning those behind such acts…

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has said that all hope is not lost, in spite of the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari as the winner of Saturday’s election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Atiku in an earlier statement on…

An attempt to snatch and swap results sheets of the Presidential and National Assembly elections has claimed the life of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) personnel in Rivers State. The Guardian learnt that men in Army uniform stormed the collation centre at Buguma and snatched the result sheets. In their bid to escape from the…

Even with the general elections only a few days away, some people are yet to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVC). Well before now, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had drawn public attention to the fact that there are many uncollected PVCs in many states across the country. The uncollected PVCs in states, as…

If there were any caveat about analyzing or forecasting the probable outcomes of the forthcoming presidential election, it would be this: Do not mind the atmospherics. Some pundits seem to be looking at two flexible indicators as they attempt to frame the likely scenarios and voting patterns for the presidential election. These elastic indices include…

Mr Edwin Enabor, the Head, Voter Education, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Rivers has criticised the low rate of voter cards collection in the state. Enabor told newsmen in Port Harcourt on Friday that a large number of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) meant for the electorate in Rivers were still unclaimed. “The rate at…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Oyo State has said that over 790,000 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) are yet to be collected by the people of the state. The state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mutiu Agboke, disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting in Ibarapa Zone held at the Eruwa Town Hall. Agboke, who said…

Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, has declared today public holiday to enable people to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), or make fresh registration. He gave the directive yesterday in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Olalekan Alli. He said: “As the registration exercise enters its last day today, preparatory to…

Edo state Deputy Governor, Dr. Pius Odubu, has appealed to the electorate not to sell their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs).

Ahead of the September 10 governorship polls, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will tomorrow publish the candidates and their political parties.

As the build-up to the September 10 governorship election in Edo State intensifies, Governor Adams Oshiomhole yesterday accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of buying up Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) across the state.