By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United States (US) has denied statement credited to her Secretary of State, Mr. Mike Pompeo, quoting him as accusing the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, as being corrupt. Following this, the statement which went viral on the social media Wednesday, quoted Pompeo as saying that he refused […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived his hometown of Daura in Katsina State, North West Nigeria, preparatory to his participation in the rescheduled Presidential and National Assembly (NASS) elections slated for Saturday. Buhari arrived Daura helipad at exactly 4 p.m. in company of some of his close relations and aides. The aides included […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has included Zamfara State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the March 9, 2019 Governorship and State House of Assembly elections. The Commission made this known Friday in a tweet from its verified Twitter handle @inecnigeria indicating that the action was “in compliance […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora has described the reported mass arrest and deportations of Nigerians from Ghana as worrisome In a statement by her Media aide, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Dabiri-Erewa said the information on the renewed harrasment, arrest and deportation of hundreds of Nigerians […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Thursday released the final breakdown of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) collected ahead of Saturday’s rescheduled Presidential election, showing Lagos and Kano taking the lead. INEC boss Prof Mahmud Yakubu in his daily briefing confirmed that a total of 72.8 million PVCs have been collected […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed worry at the huge amount of foreign currency flooding the country intended to influence the general elections beginning this Saturday. The President who expressed the concern at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting Wednesday, accused some politicians of flouting money laundering regulations in their desperate […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Thursday reacted that President Muhammadu Buhari’s comment on dealing summarily with ballot snatchers or arsonists in upcoming elections is not a license to kill. NLC National President Comrade Ayuba Wabba stated this in a statement issued by the union in Abuja. Waba said NLC insisted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Malam Atahiru Madami, the Kwara State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), has said that both Presidential and Senatorial election result sheets meant for the state were found in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Madami said this on the sideline of the distribution of sensitive materials to each of the 16 local government areas […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has declared that those who seek to undermine the country’s democracy by interfering in the electoral process must be considered as “enemies of Nigeria’’ therefore, must be dealt with appropriately. While noting that the military is mandated to defend Nigeria’s territorial […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ex-Senate president, Chief Ken Nnamani has run into hot waters over his alleged mismanagement of funds made available to the Enugu state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for party agents, candidates, as well as other logistics for the postponed Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly polls. Reports say also that stakeholders […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the torrent public outcry, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has okayed the resumption of political campaign activities ahead of Saturday’s rescheduled elections. INEC made this known later on Monday when it tweeted via its verified Twiter handle @inecnigeria, with an attached statement signed by the the Commission’s National […]
By Eric Ojo, Abuja (AFRICAN EXAMINER) The International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute’s (NDI) joint international election observation mission for Nigeria’s 2019 elections has urged the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) to take sufficient steps to secure sensitive materials for postponed general elections. The Commission suddenly postponed Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says there is no more room for political campaigns or collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in spite of the postponement of elections by one week. The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the disclosure while fielding questions at the Commission’s meeting with stakeholders, on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The two frontline Presidential candidates of the postponed election – President Muhammadu Buhari of the ruling APC and Atiku Abubakar of the opposition PDP have expressed displeasure over the shift of the exercise. The duo expressed their reservations via series of tweets Saturday morning.. In his tweets, President Buhari said ‘’I […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the shift in the dates of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), describing it as an `act of wickedness’. PDP National Chairman, Mr Uche Secondus said this in a statement issued by on Saturday in Abuja. INEC on Saturday morning shifted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission has decided to shift Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections till next week 23 February. The governorship and house of assembly, FCT area council elections have also been shifted from 2 March to 9 March. INEC chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu attributed the postponement of all the scheduled […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is considering postponing Saturday’s presidential and national assembly elections. Premium Times quoting multiple sources said the postponement being considered is due to some logistics challenges being faced by the commission in many states. The electoral body is facing difficulty distributing sensitive electoral materials to some states […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has made phone calls to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Friday on the need for peaceful and credible elections on Saturday. The Deputy Spokesperson for the Department of State, Mr Robert Palladino, in a statement noted that Pompeo also underscored the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kano State Police Command confirmed Friday that its men have arrested over 500 suspected miscreants across the North West State. The State Police Commissioner (CP), Mr. Mohammed Wakili, said this while responding in an interview. He stressed the Command was “prepared to deal with anyone who foments trouble, no matter how […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At last, the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, Friday appeared before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) over allegation of false assets declaration and pleaded not guilty to the six counts leveled against him. Following the oral submission by the lead defence counsel, Chief Chris Uche […]
