More than 100 corps members trained as Electoral Officers and Assistant Presiding Officers in three Local Government Areas of Imo have withdrawn their participation in Saturday’s general election.
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa has deployed 2,350 personnel to provide security during the upcoming general election in the state.
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Katsina State ahead of Saturday’s election in the country.
As Nigerians prepare for polls on Saturday, President Muhammadu Buhari has urged contestants who fail to make their respective offices to channel their grievances to the appropriate quarters.
The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland has said that the bloc and the global community are waiting to applaud Nigeria for holding successful elections and a peaceful transition of power.
The Bauchi State government has directed the closure of all state-owned schools in the state.
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.
The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the National Communications Commission (NCC) to deliver on their mandates ahead of the elections.
ASHENEWS reports that the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba has directed a restriction of all forms of vehicular movement on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation, from 12 am to 6 pm on election day.
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.