Mobilize and Cast Your Votes Peacefully- Gov Adeleke urges Osun Residents

The Osun state Governor,Senator Ademola Adeleke has called on the people of Osun state to mobilize and troop out peacefully to elect leaders of their choice at Saturday’s general elections. In a pre-election statement he personally signed, Governor Adeleke described the Saturday election as “a critical milestone in national democratic development of Nigeria in which all eligible citizens must actively participate to decide the future of the nation. “My good people of Osun state, the general election is here and we have a patriotic duty to actively join the electioneering…

Disregard report on Withdrawal of over 100 Corps Members as ad-hoc staff for 2023 Elections – NYSC

The Management of National Youth Service Corps has described as misleading information trending online that Corps Members have been withdrawn from participating as adhoc officers in three Local Government Areas of Imo State during tomorrow’s Presidential and National Assembly elections.   NYSC statement signed by Eddy Megwa,Director, Press and Public Relations read in part:   “For the avoidance of doubt, the existing Memorandum of Understanding between NYSC and INEC on a seamless conduct of elections in Nigeria is still on course.   “NYSC Scheme is in total support of the…

2023; APC, Kogi Govt renders major Roads in Okehi LGA inaccessible with Excavation

By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.       Less than 48hrs to the 2023 General Elections, people of Okehi LGA of Kogi State,home to Natasha Akpoti- Uduaghan,the Kogi Central PDP Senatorial Candidate woke up to excavation across major roads leading in and out of the Local Government ostensibly cutting off communities in the local government from accessing INEC electoral materials and Voters from accessing their polling units on Saturday 25th February,2025. This dangerous design may also be to entrap PDP candidates and supporters from escaping from attacks by the APC thugs who…

2023 Elections: Pantami Inaugurates Committee for Cyberspace and ICT Infrastructure Protection

The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Ali Ibrahim Pantami yesterday 23rd February,2023 in Abuja, inaugurated a Committee led by the Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Adeolu Akande, to advise the Federal Government on appropriate measures to take in protection of the nation’s cyberspace and ICT infrastructure from potential attacks especially during the 2023 General Elections.   The Minister, who represented President Mohammadu Buhari, announced that constitution of the Committee was on the directive of Mr. President that he put in place, a committee that…

Ignore fraudulent messages on Network shut down – NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has refuted messages circulating in some social media platforms, insinuating there is a planned shutdown of all telecom networks and relevant ICT Units, including online transfer facilities of the banks, with effect from today, February 23, 2023. NCC described the messages as fraudulent and misleading information, urged Nigerians, consumers of telecommunications services, and all bank customers to ignore these or similar messages that insinuate deliberate network shutdown or disruption of services in the Nigerian telecom network. “These malicious and subversive messages originated and are being…

2023 Elections: 87.2m Nigerians to determine Tinubu, Atiku and Peter Obi’s fate

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that 87,209, 007 voters will determine who becomes the next Nigeria president among Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC); Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Pary (PDP); Peter Obi of the Labour Party, and others.   INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, announced the development on Thursday, February 23, 2023, during a media briefing at the national collation centre in Abuja.   According to him, out of the country’s 93,469,008 registered voters, 87,209, 007 have collected their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs)…

2023; Kukah Centre partners European Union trains Political Parties on Elections and Technology

By ABUBAKAR YUSUF     The global Kukah foundation is partnering with European Union to train Nigeria’s 18 political parties on elections and use of technology as the country prepared towards the general elections and it’s transition from one civilian administration to another.   The one day program holding at Valencia Hotel ,Wuse Zone 2 today, Thursday 23rd February, 2023 to further discussed on the use of electronic voting system, social media to foster peaceful elections.   The rudiments of the training of political parties cut across the party lines…

2023 Elections: DSS reiterates commitment to Free, Fair exercise …… arrests suspected Gunrunners, recovers arms

The Department of State Service, DSS has assured its commitment to a peaceful electoral exercise for the forthcoming ,2023 elections. The service pledged its neutrality, professionalism and good conduct of its personnel to the democratic process.   A statement signed by the DSS Public Relations Officer, Peter Afunanya said it will continue to discharge its mandate of disseminating timely, actionable and proactive intelligence necessary for tactical, operational and strategic decisions even beyond the elections. And it will also partner with other sister security and law enforcement agencies; all levels and…

At the end, only one will win! By Olusegun Adeniyi

The less you say, the less risk you run of saying something foolish, even dangerous. In 1825 a new czar, Nicholas I, ascended the throne of Russia. A rebellion immediately broke out, led by liberals demanding that the country modernize—that its industries and civil structures catch up with the rest of Europe. Brutally crushing this rebellion, Nicholas I sentenced one of its leaders, Kondraty Ryleyev to death. On the day of execution, Ryleyev stood on the gallows, the noose around his neck. The trapdoor opened but as Ryleyev dangled, the…

2023 Elections: Sunday Dare charges Corps Members to be Good Ambassadors

The Honourable Minister Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has charged National Youth Service Corps Members involved in the organisation of the 2023 National Elections to be good ambassadors of the Scheme.   Thousands of Corps Members have undergone trainings across the country to function as Presiding Officers(P.O) and Assistant Presiding Officers(A.P.O) during the polls.   The Minister also challenged the Corps Members to discharge their responsibilities with fairness.   According to him, “The elections are very significant and those of you picked and trained to play such important roles…