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The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello has urged the residents of the nation’s capital to be of their best behaviour for the success of the 2023 elections in the FCT. The minister gave the charge on Thursday in Abuja, in a message
Ahead of Saturday Presidential and National Assembly Elections, the military, police and Department of State Services have set up joint operations centres in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, disclosed
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Katsina, Katsins State, for onward trip to Daura, his country home, ahead of the forthcoming Presidential election on Saturday. The presidential aircraft conveying the president and members of his entourage landed at Umaru Musa Yar Adua Airport,
An NGO, Interfaith Dialogue Forum for Peace (IDFP), has called on the Federal Government to beef up security at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office nationwide. Co-chairmen of IDFP, Rev. Amos Kiri and Dr Yusuf Arrigasiyyu, who made the call at
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has enjoined Nigerians to be patriotic, peaceful and display true sportsmanship as they exercise their civic rights to vote. Jonathan made the call in a message to Nigerians released by his Special Adviser Ikechukwu Eze in Abuja on
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has dedicated its Consumer Toll-Free Number 622, to serve as 2023 Presidential Election Incident Hotline. NTV Africa reports that this was in view of the importance attached to the upcoming presidential election The Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC) of
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) to ensure that the electoral processes are not only transparent and fair but reflect the wishes of voters. Mr Joseph Ajaero, the NLC President, said this in a statement issued
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) on Tuesday urged the people of Ebonyi to eschew violence before, during and after the general elections. The agency also urged the electorate to see their participation as not just a civil obligation, but an opportunity to
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Monday, dissociated itself from the purported endorsement of other political parties and their candidates for 2023 by a faction of the party. This is contained in a statement by Sen. Patricia Akwashiki, the ADC Board of
The Commonwealth Observer Group has urged stakeholders in the 2023 general elections to uphold fairness and transparency in the conduct of the exercise in order to meet the expectations of the electorate. Former South African President Thabo Mbeki, Chairman of the group,