The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued a notice of election for the July 14 gubernatorial election in Ekiti State. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Prof. Abdul-Ganiyu Raji, at a press conference in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday said this was in accordance with Section 30 (1) of the Electoral Act 2010 as […]
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Ballot counting has begun after official close of voting at 5 pm (GMT) in the Saturday Sierra Leone’s rescheduled presidential run-off vote. A statement issued by a member of the ECOWAS Observation Mission, Paul Ejime, said that Amos Sawyer, head of the Mission and his team watched the counting process at Freetown’s Aberdeen polling Centre. […]
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Former Vice-President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has begun his race towards the 2019 presidential election under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party with a flag off of his campaign consultation in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Tuesday. The event which took place at the banquet hall of the Rivers State Governor’s Office, Port […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the dates for general elections up to 2055, a period that covers 36 years. Mamood Yakubu, INEC chairman, who made the announcement on Wednesday, said in other democratic climes, election date was not an issue for speculation as it was generally known. Yakubu spoke at a consultative […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to meet with state governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) tonight at the conference hall of the Wife of the President, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting might be a follow-up to the Daura meeting which was held at the president’s private […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has insisted that no elections should hold in Kano and Katsina states until voter register is sanitised and minors removed from the list. This call was necessitated by allegations of underage voting in Kano state, after pictures of underage voters trended on social media. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Kola […]
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The Nigerian Senate adopted a motion sponsored by Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, wherein he asked the committee on ethics to probe the amended timetable for the 2019 elections. While moving the motion on the floor of the senate on Tuesday, Melaye said he did not want to be part of any move targeted […]
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The Emir of Maradun in Zamfara, Alhaji Garba Tambari, says some traditional rulers across the country have resolved to ensure the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 presidential election. Tambari stated this when he fielded questions from newsmen after paying a condolence visit to President Buhari in Daura, Katsina State, on Sunday. According […]
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Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, governor of Rivers State has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will win the Presidential election in 2019 because Nigerians yearn for the return of pro-people leadership. The governor declared that though the APC Federal Government and electoral officials are plotting to subvert the will of the people, they will be […]
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Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to imitate former President Goodluck Jonathan by conceding is if he loses in 2019. Speaking at the UK parliament, where he delivered a lecture titled ‘African Politics: The Dynamics and Lessons,’ Ekweremadu advised Buhari to be conscious of the fact that Nigeria is playing pivotal and […]
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