Tag: Attahiru Jega
Review RECs appointment – Jega tells Tinubu
Jega said Tinubu should review their appointments due to concerns that some of the RECs are partisan.
Nigeria needs to be rescued before it’s too late – Jega
Prof. Attahiru Jega, a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, said Nigeria needs to be rescued from myopic…
Ex-INEC chairman Jega rejects Buhari’s aide Onochie as Commissioner
Former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Attahiru Jega has kicked against the nomination of Lauretta Onochie, as…
Electoral process has failed in Nigeria – Jega
Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega has decried the failure of the electoral process…
Jega makes Chatham House nomination for 2016
Eromosele Ebhomele Former chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, has received a nomination from Chatham…
EbonyLife TV To Host Youth
EbonyLife TV, Africa’s first Global Black Entertainment and Lifestyle network, is set to host 100 young leaders to an exclusive…
Jega’s Tenure Ends 30 June
Contrary to speculations, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega, will quit office June 30. There have…
Jonathan’s Loss And The Transiency Of Power
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The 28 March presidential poll has come and gone with its resultant tension, hiccups and drama. As…
Fani-Kayode lied, PDP not leading in 23 states – Jega
Professor Attahiru Jega has stated that Femi Fani-Kayode lied about his claim that the Peoples Democratic Party is winning 23…
Card Reader: Labour Party Scribe Wants Jega Arrested
Jamiu Yisa National Secretary of the Labour Party (LP), Barr. Olukayode Ajulo has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution…
APC Raises Alarm Over Lagos PDP Meeting With INEC
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has issued an alert that some senior officials of the Independent…
Between Jega And Police IG
As Nigerians prepare to perform their civic duty by casting their ballot for their preferred presidential and National Assembly candidates…
Jonathan meets Jega, security chiefs in decisive meeting
President Goodluck Jonathan is locked in a decisive meeting with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Attahiru Jega and…
Outrage Over Fresh Plot To Sack Jega
Kazeem Ugbodaga, Henry Ojelyu & Eromosele Ebhomele Nigerians, including lawyers and members of civil society groups on Friday warned President…
The Persecution Of Attahiru Jega
Some highly placed Nigerians, blinded by their personal interest and the interest of a few of their cronies and benefactors, are…
We’ll Defeat Boko Haram In 6 Weeks —Dasuki
National Security Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, Sambo Dasuki, has boasted that all the camps of Boko Haram insurgents within the country would…
Jega Not Going On Terminal Leave – INEC
The spokesman for the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mr. Kayode Idowu, has debunked reports that INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru…
Coup Against Nigerian Voters
The sudden postponement on Saturday of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, due to security concerns…
Outrage Continues Over Polls Shift
Eromosele Ebhomele Hours after the Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, announced a postponement of the already scheduled general elections…
There are new developments to be addressed before elections, says Jega
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has said that there were `new developments’ that needed to…
Doubt, fear persist ahead of presidential election
Campaigning in Nigeria’s knife-edge presidential election entered its final week on Saturday, with mounting questions about whether the vote will…
2015: INEC calls for synergy with media
Alhaji Hussein Pai, the Kogi Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC, on Friday, called for positive synergy between the media and…
Jega Charged With Contempt of Court
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba A Federal High Court sitting in Warri, has fixed 10 February, 2015, for the commencement of contempt of…
Political parties, media should abide by election ethics – Jega
Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Tuesday urged the political class and the media to…
CNPP Tackles Jega on PVC
The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) in Lagos state, has said that it had been compelled in all honesty…
INEC’s Shoddy PVC Distribution
With so many hitches that marred the distribution of the Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) in several states across Nigeria on…
Jega to sanction political parties for violating election timetable
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will soon apply sanctions for non-compliance with its timetable for the 2015…
Masked security personnel won’t supervise 2015 elections – Jega
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC said it will not allow the use of masked security men during…
INEC yet to be notified of Nyako’s impeachment – Jega
The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, said the commission had not been formerly notified of…
Conduct credible elections in Osun, US ambassador urges Jega
By Simon Ateba James Entwistle, the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, has urged professor Attahiru Jega, Chairman Independent National Electoral…