Tag: INEC
Osoba Asks Bankole To Pick Ogun SDP Guber Ticket
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Social Democratic Party, SDP, Ogun State chapter, is persuading Rt.Hon. Dimeji Bankole to accept the governorship ticket…
Ambode, Agbaje For J9C’s 2015 Lecture
Funsho Arogunde Lagos State leading gubernatorial candidates, Akinwunmi Ambode of All Progressives Congress, APC, and Jimi Agbaje of the Peoples…
The Choices We Make
Nigerians, be they contestants, the electorate, officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and security agencies, have again reached that…
God’ll Visit His Anger On Riggers
Pastor (Dr) Moses Iloh, a fiery social critic, veteran labour leader, nationalist, militant Zikist, founder of Eclectic Network, a socio-political…
INEC confirms ex-Diamond Bank CEO as APGA governorship candidate
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has included the name of Dr Alex Otti, former Diamond Bank, Chief Executive Officer…
Ballot And Blood? Never Again!
By Ayo Oyoze Baje On the surface of it, the recent appeal made by President Goodluck Jonathan canvassing for a…
The Change We Need
By Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya Change is constant and inevitable. And change is necessary and important to move Nigeria forward. Right now,…
2015 Election: The Genuine Fear Of Violence
By Godwin Onyeacholem There can be no better expression of apprehension over the 2015 elections than the spontaneous groundswell of…
The Gathering Storm
Less than six weeks to the general elections in Nigeria that promise to be the toughest contest since the return…
Disqualify candidates with questionable certificates, Group tells INEC
The Movement for Institutional Integrity, a non-governmental organisation, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to disqualify candidates…
No PDP governorship candidate in Imo state: INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC] has released its list of governorship candidates for the eastern Nigerian state of Imo…
Group Mobilises Against New Oyo REC
Eromosele Ebhomele A seven-day mass protest is being planned across Oyo State, western Nigeria, to reject Ambassador Rufus Akeju as…
Battle For Ikuforiji’s Job Hots Up
Eromosele Ebhomele With the easing out of some members of the Lagos State House of Assembly through the recent primary…
Presidential election not about Jonathan, Buhari alone
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the names of the 11 presidential candidates and their running mates who…
Nigerian Judiciary And 2015 Elections
As the 2015 general elections approach, the input of the Nigerian Judiciary in ensuring that the polls are credible is…
Nigeria, EU sign MoU for 2015 election
The European Union (EU) and Nigeria on Monday in Abuja, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate the monitoring…
Don’t sell your PVC, INEC warns voters
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Sokoto has cautioned voters in the state against selling their permanent voter cards…
Voter Apathy And The Bogey Of Electoral Violence
By Akido Agenro As Nigeria approaches the general elections beginning on 14 February, 2015, there is palpable fear of post-election…
Adeboye, PVC And The Political Process
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, is hardly known for…
2015: Agbaje, others urge INEC to repeat PVC exercise in Lagos
The governorship candidate of the PDP in Lagos State, Mr Jimi Agbeje, on Saturday urged INEC to review and if…
INEC sets up task force on IDPs voting in 2015 elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said it had set up a Task Force on how to ensure…
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APC Cries Out Over Purchase Of PVCs
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm over the antics of a certain political party that has engaged…
Tribunal Affirms Fayose’s Victory
Nnammdi Felix/Abuja The Ekiti state governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Friday affirmed the return of Governor Ayodele…
INEC hands governorship candidates new submission deadline
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it had shifted the deadline for the submission of governorship and house of…
Transfer Voters Card Still Ongoing in Ogun – INEC Boss
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Contrary to speculations making the rounds that the transfer voters card exercise has been stopped in Ogun, the…
Jega Identifies Threats To 2015 General Elections
Professor Attahiru Jega, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has identified insecurity and inadequate funding as the challenges facing the…
INEC commences distribution of 2mn PVC in Kaduna
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday in Kaduna said it had commenced the distribution of over two million…
Fake INEC officials hijack ad-hoc staff recruitment
Fraudsters posing as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recruitment officers are now collecting money from unsuspecting individuals in Zamfara…
INEC On Collision Course With Presidency Over Election Materials
The decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to print materials for the 2015 general election abroad is causing…
Residents Shut Shop Over INEC Voters’ Lists
Gowon Estate Residents Community Development Association (CDA) in Lagos on Tuesday shutdown a shop for two weeks over the owner’s…