…“2027 general election will not be business as usual, just as it will not be like previous elections where political moneybags successfully rigged themselves into power. “PDP will deploy all political machinery to ensure that votes are counted at the polling units across the seven local government areas.” Nwosu urged v…

…noted that the 2027 electorate would be younger and more mobile-dependent than in previous elections, making smartphones the primary channel through which many voters would receive election information.INEC announces plans on how to test election systems and combat AI-generated misinformation. Photo announces what can…

…from the voters' register despite having voted at the same polling units in previous elections. At Polling Unit 017, Olaniyi Kafayah said her name could not be found on the register, leaving her unable to participate in the election. Field reports indicated that at least five other voters at the polling unit experience…

…ahead of today’s governorship election. Saturday PUNCH gathered that, unlike previous elections, the vote-buying started six days before the poll. According to some voters, the parties also collected the account numbers of thousands of voters a week before the election, with plans to credit them after voting. Governor…

…value. The state ADC spokesman further said Wike’s repeated references to previous elections tend to forget that elections are determined by citizens under prevailing political circumstances, and that every election is unique. The statement reads, “The attention of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rivers State Ch…

Donald Trump accuses China of interfering in US elections. US President Donald Trump has again claimed he has evidence of interference in the 2020 presidential election, this time alleging China obtained 220 million voter records. In a speech from the White House on Thursday evening, US President Donald Trump revisited…

…manipulation of email addresses, voter profiles and one-time passwords during previous elections. We cannot continue to repeat the same mistakes. “What we are asking for is simple. Every lawyer has a registered phone number linked to a National Identification Number. Those should be adopted for authentication instead o…

…"It is important that all these issues are laid to rest before the elections. Like previous elections, there are already many grey areas emerging, and those issues should be addressed before they become major problems," he said. Obayori also questioned the timing of some of the legal actions, particularly those relatin…

…essential," the communique partly read. According to the communiqué, lessons from previous elections have shown that unchecked misinformation and hate speech contribute to voter suppression, political violence and declining public confidence in democratic institutions. The participants stressed that collaboration among…

…to eliminate arbitrary substitutions that had generated prolonged litigation after previous elections. Haruna explained that before political parties could submit the particulars of their candidates, INEC officials who monitored the primaries were required to upload the authentic results into the commission's portal, c…

…he observed that voter turnout at his polling unit appeared average compared to previous elections. Despite the turnout, the former lawmaker maintained that the APC remained firmly positioned for victory, insisting that there was no serious challenge to the party's dominance in the state.

…awareness campaigns, and greater cooperation from residents. He noted that unlike previous elections, where hundreds of suspects were arrested for electoral offences, no incidents involving violence, weapons, or criminal activity were recorded during the bye-election. "In the last election, we arrested over 300 suspect…

…the kind of crowd we expected. "At my polling unit, I have seen longer queues in previous elections. The turnout I witnessed was around average, not too poor, but certainly not exceptionally high," he said.

…the kind of crowd we expected. At my polling unit, I have seen longer queues in previous elections. The turnout I witnessed was around average, not too poor, but certainly not exceptionally high. “In fact, I expected more in terms of the support base of the APC, but at the end of the day, I believe there is really no s…

…personnel deployed for the election were more friendly and relaxed compared to previous elections in the state. Similarly, a tricycle operator, Mr Moses Ajibade, acknowledged awareness of the police directive restricting movement but said economic realities compelled him to continue working. Ajibade explained that he n…

…been a remarkable improvement in what we had in terms of voter registration in the previous elections. "Again, there is no report of the opposition saying that they were not allowed to operate, ,unlike the situation before now and this is a clear indication that we are expecting a peaceful and violence-free exercise to…