•INEC chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan With the 2027 general elections approaching, political violence, threats and hate speech are raising fresh concerns about the safety of politicians, party members and voters, as rival camps increasingly accuse one another of using intimidation to gain electoral advantage. From Lagos to Enugu, Edo, Rivers, Ko...
Amnesty International Nigeria has declared that it is ready to identify and expose sponsors of electoral violence and vote-buying, regardless of their political influence, warning that those responsible must face prosecution and possible international sanctions. The organisation said it would document violations and present credible evidence t...
The Obidient Movement has accused the All Progressives Congress of allegedly unleashing violence against opposition supporters across Nigeria. The movement however, warned that the failure of security agencies to hold suspected perpetrators accountable could push the country towards anarchy ahead of the 2027 general elections, reports The Guar...
•APC Youth Network West Africa Director-General, Olatunde Igbasan The City Boy Movement West Africa Director, Olatunde Igbasan, has urged Nigerian youths to use their platforms to promote the country and shun electoral violence. Igbasan, who also identified himself as the APC Youth Network West Africa Director General, made the call during an ...
Osun State Chapter of Accord Party has accused the factional National Chairman of NURTW, MC Oluomo and certain elements within Osun APC of plotting another round of violence by taking over motor parks in the state. The party noted that the action was aimed to foment another round of a statewide breakdown of law and […]
•CP Sokoto State, Hayatu Shafa The Sokoto State Police Command has cautioned political parties and their supporters against violence, hate speech, disinformation, and other actions that could threaten the peaceful conduct of the 2027 general elections. The Commissioner of Police, Hayatu Shafa, issued the warning yesterday during a meeting with...
•El-Rufai and Christopher Musa Former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd.), to provide evidence backing an allegation that El-Rufai planned killings in Southern Kaduna or publicly retract the claim. Musa had accused the former Minister o...
•Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State The Imole Campaign Council for the re-election of Governor Ademola Adeleke has tackled the All Progressives Congress in Osun State over the spate of fresh electoral violence in the state. In a statement today, Adeleke campaign spokesman, Pelumi Olajengbesi, condemned the killing of innocent citizens in t...
As the aspirants await the official results of the House of Representatives primaries conducted on Saturday by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), women recorded a stronger presence than their male counterparts in the exercise. Though the exercise commenced far behind schedule, there were reports of pockets of violence and brigandage i...
At least three staff members of the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority in Kwara State were hospitalised yesterday following a violent disruption of activities at the agency’s headquarters in Ilorin. The incident allegedly involved members of the National Union of Agricultural and Allied Employees (NUAAE), reports Daily Trust. The pr...
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