The president and the first lady have casted their votes at their  Kofar Baru Polling Unit 003 in Daura Katsina State

Nigerian music icon, Mr Innocent Ujah Idibia popularly known as 2Baba, paid a courtesy visit to the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Wednesday, 13th February 2019. 2baba who is the founder of 2Baba Foundation and Ambassador,  Vote Note Fight Campaign  told the police boss that “Nigerian youth are saying NO to electoral violence. They have stated their firm resolve to shun violence during the February, 16th and March 2, 2019, general elections.” According to 2Baba, Nigerian youths made these commitments to him during his activities on the  Vote Note Fight Campaign  in 2017, 2018 and 2019 to promote peaceful elections in the coming polls. About the  Vote Not Fight Campaign , 2Baba said: “The Vote Not Fight: Election No Be War is a non-partisan and youth-focused voter education campaign that has been promoting constructive youth participation in Nigeria’s political processes since the 2015 general elections.” 2Baba said that Nigerian...

File photo: Ibrahim Magu As part of efforts to ensure a successful general election, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has warned against vote-buying and has promised to reward any Nigerian with useful information about anyone involved in the act. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Ag Head. Media & Publicity of the anti-graft agency, Tony Orilade, the reward is in accordance with the Whistle Blowing policy. Also according to the statement, the Acting Chairman of the Commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu, warned against voter inducement, saying that the full weight of the law will be applied against perpetrators and receivers of illicit funds to undermine the elections and its national security. The statement read, “We wish to warn Nigerians against those who intend to engage in voters inducement. “There are existing laws in the Electoral Act, 2010 (EA), which forbid voters inducement. “For the avoidance of doubt, Section 124 of the Electoral ...

In 2011, a young man, now eight years older asked me point blank for which candidate I would advise that he and his mother should vote. Until then, I had written nothing less than twelve articles about the coming election without announcing support for a candidate. I felt honour-bound to answer the question. Reproduced below are parts of that 2011 article titled MY CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT. “My last born is now 19 years old. He has just told me he will vote, but wants to know who to vote for. I said I thought Jonathan is a wimp or a fraud. Buhari is arrogant, aloof and ignorant of his rigid wicked selectivity. Ribadu is a deluded megalomaniac. He basks in the power and privilege of his lineage and former office. Okotie is as pretentious now in his pronouncement as he was as a singer! So, brother, how do we help our son pick a candidate to give his vote? Give him a name please, not a guideline. He needs a voice to follow at this age. You are it! He believes in you!” Again in 2015,...

  Former Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, outburst following president Muhammadu Buhari’s mistake during the All Progressive Congress(APC) presidential rally in Ekiti has got Nigerians firing heavy shots at him instead of agreeing with him. Buhari was quoted as saying ‘We are conscious of the promises we made when we came to government in  2005′  instead of 2015 and Fayose while reacting urged him to go home and rest instead of contesting in the forthcoming election. Nigerians have however decided to stick with Buhari pointing out that they would rather give him their votes instead of allowing PDP back into Presidency. Their reactions: But he remembered to deliver a rail to Ogun and Ibadan. He remembered to pay the pension of Biafra police,NigerianAirways workers,Army,Navy,Police.PDP govt forgot about all these promises they made,but Buhari remember. As long as Buhari never forgets delivering,He’s the best. — Omasoro Ali Ovie (@ovieali)  Fe...

By Ebun Sessou FORMER  Presidential aspirant of All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Charles Udeogaranya has urged Nigerians to collect their PVCs and vote out President Buhari who he said is no longer fit to continue in office. Charles Udo Udeogaranya The new decampee to Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said in a statement yesterday: “In about four years of Buhari regime, hunger has traversed the entire nation that no one is exempted apart from Buhari and some of his family members. It is my considered opinion that Buhari is using hunger alongside other tactics as weapons to subdue  Nigerians into buying his unholy agenda best known to him and this must not be allowed to continue. We must vote him out of office with the PVCs which is our power to choose the rightful leaders. “Whether you are from the Middle Belt or North Central, the unjustified killings of our dear brothers and sisters by terrorist herdsmen and the refusal of President Buhari to show acceptable ...