The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the continuous voters registration will be suspended 60 days to the commencement of the next general elections scheduled for February 2019 due to a change in electoral law. The commission made this announcement in a statement on Wednessday by Solomon Soyebi, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and […]
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Minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has challenged Ikwere youths to take advantage of continuous voters’ registration, saying that if the All Progressives Congress (APC) loses the 2019 elections, it will “go home and rest”. Speaking during a reception organised for him as grand patron of Ikwerre Youth Movement (IYM) in Rivers state, Amaechi said the general […]
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Liberia’s National Electoral Commission (NEC) has fixed today, Thursday for the commencement of announcement of the result of the presidential run-off. Meanwhile, the candidate of the opposition, Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), George Weah, has expressed confidence he would win the election. “The Liberian people clearly made their choice yesterday and altogether we are very […]
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The state is set for today’s presidential runoff election in Liberia, according to the country’s National Elections Commission (NEC). Spokesman of the commission, Mr Henry Flomo, on Monday said that the electoral umpire had done everything “humanly possible’’ for a smooth process. He said the commission had fully carried out the Supreme Court’s directives on […]
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Cuban President Raul Castro will step down in April 2018 straight after his successor is chosen by a top governing council, according to a vote Thursday in the island state’s National Assembly. The vote by lawmakers pushed back the date of general elections, which were initially to be held at the end of February. The […]
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Incumbent governor and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Willie Obiano, has won the Anambra governorship election. Mr. Obiano won in all the 21 local government areas of the state with a total of about 234,071 votes. He was followed by the candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Tony Nwoye. Oseloka Obaze of […]
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The Saturday election held in Anambra state has been adjudged “one of the worst” governorship election conducted in the country since the return of democracy in 1999. Clement Nwankwo, executive director, Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), said this during a chat with journalists in Awka, the state capital. He said contrary to how elections […]
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Counting of votes have started in some polling units where elections commenced on schedule in the Anambra governorship poll. It was reported that voting ended at exactly 2 p.m, and counting of votes immediately commenced in the polling units where accreditation and voting commenced between 8 a.m and 9 a.m on Saturday. INEC has 4,608 […]
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The Delta State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement between Delta and Anambra through the Niger Bridge, with effect from 12 mid-night on Friday. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Zanna Ibrahim, gave the order in a statement signed by Dsp. Andrew Aniamaka, the Command’s public […]
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) will deploy 11, 000 personnel and 30 special duty dogs for the conduct of the Nov.18 Governorship election in Anambra. Mr John Ahwen, the Commandant of the NSCDC in Anambra, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Tuesday. […]
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