Tag: Electoral Act
2015 And The Violation Of Electoral Act
In blatant violation of Section 99 of the Nigerian Electoral Act, huge billboards urging the electorate to return President Goodluck Jonathan…
Early campaigns: INEC orders politicians to remove billboards
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has given politicians in Taraba seven days to remove all campaign billboards and posters…
Court backs National Assembly to regulate party nominations
A Federal High Court in Lagos has upheld the powers of the National Assembly to legislate on how political parties…
PDP Wins Ebonyi Re-run Poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the PDP candidate the winner of the re-run election for Ezza South…
53 Political Parties Up For Extinction
There are strong indications that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, may invoke a section in the amended Electoral Act…
New Tribunal For Anambra Guber Election
The Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu this afternoon dismissed an appeal filed by Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State…
Kano CPC Gov. Candidate Saga: Court Adjourns For Judgement
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday adjourned to Friday 4th March to deliver judgment in a suit…
ACN Vow To Fight Lawmakers On Electoral Bill
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has vowed to fight, through the courts, the ongoing attempt by federal lawmakers to…
Eid-el-Kabir: Ismalic Chief Charges Muslims
Nigerians have been advised to use the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir to pray for Muslims on pilgrimage and celebrate the festival…
ACN Rejects New Clause In Electoral Act
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has condemned an alleged plan by the National Assembly to insert a new clause…
Aregbesola V Oyinlola: Court Admits Final Submissions Of Parties
The two parties involved in the appeal suit in Osun State 2007 governorship election today adopted their written addresses before…
Mixed Reactions Trail New Timeline For The 2011 Polls
Mixed reactions on Thursday trailed the new timetable approved by the Senate for the 2011 general elections. The News Agency…
Shitta-Bey Wants Utomi’s Party Sacked
The Mega Progressive People’s Party, MPPP, has called on the Independent National  Electoral Commission, INEC, to cancel the registration of…
Court Of Appeal Not A Trial Court, ACN Warns
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has urged the National Assembly to take another look at the Amended Electoral Act…
Why We Need More Time —INEC
The interactive session between the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the leadership of Nigerian political parties kicked off this…
INEC Boss Bemoans Lack Of Time For 2011 Polls
Weeks after the release of the funds demanded by the Independent National Election Commission and the subsequent signing of the…
Elections Hold In January, Jonathan Signs Electoral Act, Releases INEC’s N87billion
President Goodluck Jonathan today signed the Electoral Act into law, thus paving way for the general elections scheduled to hold…
2011 Election: INEC To Register 70 Million Voters
Chairman of INEC, Attahiru Jega, said in Abuja that the commission would register an estimated 70 million voters for the…
Power Belongs To The People
The decision of the National Assembly to amend the 2006 Electoral Act by listing the order of elections in 2011…
Edo Assembly Rejects New Constitution Rejects
The Edo House of Assembly has rejected 14 of the 41 sections of the Constitution as amended by the National…