The first lady, Aisha Buhari, has urged Nigerian women and youths to come out en masse to vote for the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to ensure a renewed hope for Women and children in the country.
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says a total of 87,209,007 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have been collected across the 36 states of the federation and the FCT.
ASHENEWS reports that the Joint Action Front of Civil Society Organizations of Nigeria (JFCSON) has reacted to the announcement by a Northern Committee purporting that the North has endorsed the sole candidature of Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, saying it is big fraud by the usual political scavengers.
The U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Marybeth Leonard says the U.S government have supported the Nigerian government with over $25 million through different programmes toward achieving free, fair, and credible elections
The Inter-party Advisory Council (IPAC), Imo chapter, has rejected plans by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to relocate some polling units to Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in the state.
ASHENEWS reports that the Sokoto state chapter of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said that the presidential and National Assembly elections will only hold in 3,983 of the 3,991 polling units in the state.
On Wednesday, the 18 registered political parties in Nigeria signed a peace pact on the 2023 general elections in Abuja, organised and coordinated by the National Accord for Peace under the chairmanship of former Head of State, retired Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar.
As Nigerians prepare for polls, a political analyst, Mr. Alexander Orji, has called for passage of the Bill for an Act to Establish the National Electoral Offences Commission.
ASHENEWS reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has deployed officers of the Commission to the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, to monitor the polls.
The gubernatorial candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Zamfara State, Dr Ahmad Hashim and the deputy governorship candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), Alhaji Abubakar Gandi have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).