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Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says sensitive election materials will no longer be “routed” through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The INEC chairman said the electoral body has never had an issue with the CBN since the partnership started, but due to “current circumstances”, an alternative will […]

The Oyo government says it has no intention of placing a ban on commercial motorcycle operations, locally known as ‘okada’, in the state. Recently, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, announced a ban on okada operations in six LGAs of the state, which took effect on June 1. Local government areas affected by the […]

Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, are said to be among the 13 presidential hopefuls shortlisted by the screening panel of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Imran Muhammad, an APC member privy to the inner workings of the party, made this known on Saturday. […]

The south-west presidential hopefuls on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are expected to have a meeting today. According to The PUNCH, the meeting is scheduled for 8pm at the residence of Olusegun Osoba, former governor of Ogun state. The development comes after the APC rounded off the screening of […]

Were 10 presidential hopefuls of the All Progressives Congress (APC) disqualified by the screening panel — or were they omitted from the final shortlist? Disqualification connotes that the aspirants failed to meet the criteria for scaling the screening process, while a shortlist suggests that the heavyweight contenders were separated from the pack. […]

A federal high court sitting in Kano has ruled that statutory delegates can vote at primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The ruling was given following a suit filed by Mas’ud Doguwa, Habibu Sani, and Bilyaminu Shinkafi. The senate president, APC national chairman, speaker of the house of representatives, and the […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the guidelines for the 2023 elections. The commission issued the document on Friday. The 37-page document contains 106 guidelines, along with health measures that must be adhered to during elections. According to section 18, verification of voters will be done using the bimodal […]

Bukola Saraki, former president of the senate, says “national interest” is the reason he opposed a Muslim-Muslim ticket for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 polls. Saraki said this on Friday, in response to comments made by Bola Tinubu, former Lagos governor and presidential hopeful, on Thursday. Tinubu had said […]

John Oyegun, chairman of the presidential screening committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Friday, presented the report of the panel to Abdullahi Adamu, chairman of the party. The presidential screening exercise held on Monday and Tuesday. In his remarks, Oyegun said the committee was impressed by the pedigree of presidential […]