…however, highly placed, to drag them and our traditional institution into the affairs of political parties or to engage in partisan politics", they said.

…discrepancies in election materials, noting inconsistencies between the number of political parties listed on ballot papers, result sheets and INEC's final list of candidates. The group observed that while INEC's final list contained 14 candidates, ballot papers featured 19 political parties, while result sheets provid…

…West Local Government Area, some voters admitted receiving money from representatives of political parties participating in the election. The voters alleged that agents of the All Progressives Congress, APC, offered N10,000 each, while agents of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, reportedly offered N2,000 to secure…

…have not recorded any incidence of violence whatsoever,” he stated. However, only three political parties contested in the bye-election, namely the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Labour Party (LP) and Allied Peoples Movement (APM). Continuing, he added: “We have had no challenges in terms of technology. The BV…

The election observation group said findings from its observers revealed differences in the number of political parties reflected on key election materials used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

…EKSIEC, with voters electing chairmen and councillors for the various councils. Several political parties are participating in the election, including the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, African Democratic Congress, ADC, Accord Party, Labour Party, New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP,…

…battling defamation suits on multiple fronts. The issue is not that Okonkwo changes political parties. In Nigeria, where parties are largely devoid of ideology, such movements are common. The greater concern is his tendency to turn disagreements into bitter personal wars. Yesterday's heroes become today's villains, all…

…would form opinions and hold views. The adults who populated institutions such as the political parties, security agencies, the electoral umpire as well as the other stakeholders in the election, must help Ekiti State and the country by behaving well and by doing well their duties, because the general election is comin…

…Court ruling directing the Independent National Electoral Commission to deregister five political parties has raised questions that extend far beyond the legal fate of the organizations involved. Justice Peter Lifu held that the affected parties failed to satisfy the electoral performance requirements established under…

TEN opposition political parties are in the race to stop the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in today's governorship election in Ekiti State, Four senatorial bye-polls in Enugu, Rivers, Ondo and Nasarawa; one House of Representatives and one State Assembly bye-elections in Kano and Kebbi states. Over 1m voters t…

…on Friday. He attributed his prediction to the free space Governor Oyebanji gave all the political parties to campaign across the state. He said before now, the state recorded violence during elections because of the stifling of political activities of the opposition by the government in power. Oyebode stressed, “But,…