A senior police officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Alkali Mohammed, of Mobile Police Unit 48, and his orderly have been killed by thugs in Rivers state. DSP Alkali: killed in Rivers They were beheaded on Saturday at Ujju community near Omoku in Ogba/Edema/Ndoni council area, during the rerun elections in the state. The General […]
Continue ReadingThe Independent Electoral Commissioner in charge of South South, Dr Lecky Mustapha has said that the commission is ready to conduct free and fair polls on Saturday. Mustapha said this while supervising electoral materials in Port Harcourt Local Government Area (Phalga) Friday evening. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the rerun elections will […]
Continue ReadingThe new INEC Commissioner take oath of office on Wednesday in Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore in six Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Those who took the oath of office were AVM Ahmed Tijani Mu’Azu from Gombe representing N-E; Mohammed Kudu Haruna, Niger representing N-C; and Mr. Abubakar Ahmed Nahuche, […]
Continue ReadingThe Court of Appeal, Abuja on Wednesday removed Jimoh Ibrahim as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 26 November election in Ondo State. Eyitayo Jegede, candidate of the Makarfi faction of the party was relisted to face other governorship hopeful, Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress and Olusola Oke of the Alliance […]
Continue ReadingThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it had always been ready to conclude the suspended re-run parliamentary elections in Rivers, but subject to conducive environment for the exercise. Mr Nick Dazang, Deputy Director of Voter Education and Publicity in the commission, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (buja. Dazang […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) has already rigged the November 26 governorship election in Ondo state. Fayose alleged that the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to name Jimoh Ibrahim as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, instead of Eyitayo Jegede of the Ahmed Makarfi faction, […]
Continue ReadingBelow is a full list of the 28 governorship candidates to battle in the Ondo election on 26 November as published by the Independent National Electoral Commission on 27 October. S/N STATE NAME OF CANDIDATE SEX PARTY AGE QUALIFICATION ONDO 1 GOVERNOR AMUDA OLADARE M A 55 MBA DEPUTY AMBODE ALEXANDER ABIODUN M A 51 […]
Continue ReadingIn the African Leadership Magazine’s on-going online poll, Nigeria’s Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has taken the lead as the best performing public institution in the country with 28.6% of the total vote casts.The African Leadership Magazine’s Poll indicates Nigerians faith in INEC to conduct free, fair and credible elections in the country, following the just-concluded […]
Continue ReadingThe chairman of Edo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Anselm Ojezua, has described the rejection of the state governorship election results by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as an act of a bad loser.“This is just a case of a bad loser. It is a pity that the PDP expects to win in […]
Continue ReadingThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the council-by council collation of the results of the governorship election in Edo state will begin on Thursday (today).The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Edo, Mr Sam Olumekun, announced this on Wednesday night. Olumekun disclosed this in Benin on Wednesday after a closed-door meeting with a National Commissioner and two […]
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