Tag: INEC
Postponed Elections As Prelude To More Sinister Plans Against Democracy
By Peter Claver Oparah And so, the scared PDP, the Jonathan presidency in cahoots with the military, clobbered the questionably…
Need To Use Card Readers During Election
The announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, a few days ago that it had procured about 20,000 backup…
Protest In Ogun Over PVCs
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Members of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, Ogun State chapter on Monday staged a…
Lagos INEC yet to recieve 400,000 PVCs
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State on Friday said about 400, 000 Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) were…
No Role For Soldiers In Polls —Falana
Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) has declared that soldiers have no role to play in elections. Falana in…
Card Reader: INEC to organise training for electoral officials
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would use the opportunity offered by elections rescheduling to organise extensive hands-on…
My Fears For INEC
By Ayo Oyoze Baje Why do we like to deceive ourselves in this country? Why are we given to believing…
Outrage As Jega Worsens Election Uncertainties
Jamiu Yisa Outrage has continued to trail the statement by Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru…
Fear Of Rigging: Tinubu Insists On Card Readers
The National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has insisted that the Independent National Electoral Commission,…
Senators confident with INEC’s preparations for polls
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday expressed confidence on the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) readiness to conduct free, fair and…
Any other election delay ‘unconstitutional’, says Jega
A further postponement of Nigeria’s general elections beyond the rescheduled polling day of March 28 would be “unconstitutional”, the country’s…
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…
Jonathan Scared Of Buhari
Before he quit the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday, 16 February, 2015, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, spoke with…
Poll Shift: Jega Quizzed By Senate
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, on Wednesday appeared before the Senate to clear the…
Poll Shift: Over 52m voters have collected PVCs now, says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said it had distributed 52,233,396 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) nationwide, representing 75.88…
Ex-APC scribe drags party, INEC to court over substitution
Akin Kuponiyi Former secretary of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Lagos state, Hon. Wasiu Eshilokun Sanni has dragged his…
Elections were postponed to frustrate Buhari – NY Times
The New York Times, in another harsh editorial against the government of President Goddluck Jonathan of Nigeria, has stressed that…
Poll Shift: INEC rejects nomination of fresh candidates
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday said it would not accept new nominations of candidates from any political…
Security Implications And INEC In 2015 General Elections
By Gabriel A. Ajayi Shortly, serial elections will be conducted in Nigeria to select a President, Governors for some states,…
Nigeria, History And The Clear And Present Danger
By Chido Onumah These are perturbing times. On the eve of what promises to be Nigeria’s fiercest election, one that…
We’ll prosecute voters with fake PVCs, says INEC
Amb. Rufus Akeju, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Oyo State, says any voter caught with fake Permanent Voter Card…
INEC will announce election results within 48 hours
Hajia Amina Zakari, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) National Commissioner, has reiterated the commission’s determination to announce the presidential…
INEC will conduct elections as rescheduled, says IBB
Former military head of state, General Ibrahim Babangida says he is optimistic that Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will conduct…
Nigeria faces critical six weeks to election day
Nigerians had been due to elect a new president on Saturday until the electoral commission delayed the vote by six…
2015 Election: INEC advises politicians not to buy PVCs
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has advised politicians to invest their time and resources in positive strategies of winning…
Arewa Consultative Forum advises INEC not be distracted by politicians
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) on Friday urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remain focus to conduct free,…
We’ll hold elections as rescheduled, Jonathan tells foreign envoy
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday promised there would be no further vote delays, after the electoral agency pushed back the…
Over 700,000 PVC’s Distributed in Ogun – INEC
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A total number of 733,278 Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) have so far been collected in Ogun state as…
50,000 Eligible Voters To Be Disenfranchised In Edo – INEC
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Close to 50, 000 registered voters in Edo state would be disenfranchised by the Independent National Electoral Commission…
55 Killed In Pre-Election Violence
Ahead of the 2015 general elections, 55 persons have been killed in political violence across 22 states of the federation,…