Innocent ‘2baba’ Idibia has started a peace campaign to promote Anambra governorship election on November 8. Idibia on Thursday inaugurated the “Vote Not Fight, Election No Be War” campaign. Addressing journalists in Awka, Idibia stressed the need for all to work together to prevent needless loss of lives before, during and after the election. “Since...

A total of 21,084 policemen will be deployed to man the Anambra gubernatorial election slated for November 28, the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has said. Mr. Idris made this known Tuesday during a dialogue with the Coalition of Nigerian Civil Society Organizations in Abuja. He said 17,320 policemen would be deployed to the 4,330...

Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in collaboration with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation (FES), has commenced a three-day Train-The-Trainer workshop on Security Design and Development for Training officers from the 36 states and FCT in Enugu. This is as the commission announced take off of public enlightenment programmes on...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday assured Nigerians that the Nov. 18 governorship election in Anambra would hold as scheduled. Chief Adedeji Soyebi, INEC National Commissioner in charge of Oyo, Osun and Ekiti, gave the assurance in Ibadan after declaring open a one –day Implementing Meeting on INEC Weekly Radio Programme. He said...

The National Association of Anambra State Students Union (NUASS) has passed a vote of no confidence on the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) position of election Boycott in the state. They distanced themselves from the clamour by IPOB requesting Ndigbo not to participate in any election in Nigeria, starting with Anambra state governorship election. Galaxy...

The November 18 governorship election in Anambra is fast approaching and the major political parties have produced their candidates. The candidates of major political parties contesting the election are, Osita Chidoka (UPP), Godwin Ezemo (PPA), Oseloka Henry Obaze (PDP),Tony Nwoye (APC), and Governor Willie Obiano (APGA). It is a good omen that the party primaries...

Ahead of the November 18 governorship election in Anambra State, voter cards have become a precious commodity in the state. Investigations by our correspondent showed that politicians were buying the cards for N5,000 each, depending on location. In rural communities, the cards were sold for N5, 000 each while in urban areas owners of PVCs...

The Eastern Union (EU), a political pressure group for the people of the Old Eastern Region, has applauded the Action Alliance (AA) for the emergence of Dame Uju Uchendu Ozoka, a female lawyer and journalist, as its candidate in the November 18 governorship election in Anambra State. Hon. Charles Anike, the EU National President, who...

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Secretary to Abia State Government, Pastor Ralph Egbu has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the judiciary to learn from the recent presidential election in Kenya in order to achieve credible and transparent election in Nigeria. Egbu, who also served as Commissioner...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Imo State said it has registered a total of 51, 209 voters in 27 councils across the state.Speaking, yesterday, during the Development Dynamics (DD), organised by Strengthening Citizens Engagement in Electoral Process (SCEEP), at a roundtable with electoral stakeholders in Owerri, the new Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof....