Tag: INEC
Osun Poll: Survey Gives It To Aregbesola
Barring unforeseen circumstances, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola will be returned as governor of Osun State. This is according to the latest…
INEC registers 1.4m voters for Osun guber poll
A total of 1,407,222 voters, comprising 661,394 males (47 per cent) and 745,828 females (53 per cent), were registered by…
In Pictures: Osun gears up for 9 Aug. gubernatorial election
Photos By Emmanuel Osodi/Osogbo
Snapping of Ballot Paper is Legal – Gbajabiamila
The Minority Leader of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has described the call by INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega urging…
Secret ballot papers smuggled to Osun – APC
By Simon Ateba, Jethro Ibileke & Gbenro Adesina/Osogbo Despite assurances by President Goodluck Jonathan and Professor Attahiru Jega that…
All is set for Osun guber election – Jega
Prof. Attahiru Jega, the National Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Wednesday said all was set for the Osun…
Osun students rally for Aregbesola, warn INEC, security agencies
By Simon Ateba/Osogbo Thousands of students on Wednesday defied the heavy security presence in Osun State to hold a rally…
We’ll win Osun election, APC, PDP claim
By Simon Ateba, Jethro Ibileke & Gbenro Adesina/Osogbo The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on…
Osun Governorship Election: Let’s Get It Right
By Raymond Oise-Oghaede All is now set for the Osun State governorship election slated for Saturday, 9 August and expectations…
Tension in Osun as army, police take over state
Simon Ateba & Jethro Ibileke/Osogbo Tension was sky high and hotels were fully booked on Wednesday in Osogbo, capital of…
FRSC Deploys I,550 To Osun For Aug. 9 Election
The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Osun, Mr Muhmmad Husaini, says the commission will deploy 1,550 officers…
All Eyes On Osun State
Six days to the 9 August governorship election in Osun State, the political atmosphere is charged and tension is sky…
Jega restates INEC resolve to distribute PVCs nationwide
Professor Attahiru Jega, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has restated the commission’s resolve to ensure the successful distribution of…
Osun poll: INEC cautions against electoral malpractice
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday warned residents of Osun against criminal activities during and after the Aug.…
Osun Election: Commissioner wants INEC count votes publicly
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has been urged to publicly count and immediately announce result of the Osun governorship…
Osun election: Voters storm electoral ward for PVC
Prospective voters in Osogbo thronged the various electoral wards in the town to collect their permanent voters cards (PVC). The…
Calling The Youths To Order
By Raymond Oise-Oghaede There is this widely accepted saying that ‘‘the youths of today will grow up to become leaders…
Osun Election: INEC Commissioner arrives, police assure residents
Ahmed Wali, National Commissioner, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday arrived at Osogbo to supervise the 9 August governorship…
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…
INEC Denying Osun Members Permanent Voters Cards —APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm that its members in Osun State are being denied their Permanent…
We’re 85 Percent Ready For Osun Election —INEC
Simon Ateba The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said on Monday it’s 85 percent ready for the 9 August governorship…
Osun Poll: INEC to distribute election materials on time
Election materials for the 9 August governorship election in Osun would arrive the state as planned and would be distributed…
‘We’ve Not Started Jonathan’s Re-Election Campaign’
Supporters of President Goodluck Jonathan under the aegis of GEJites Volunteers have disproved the statement issued on Thursday by the…
Permanent voter cards distribution still ongoing in Osun – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC said on Tuesday that the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to duly registered…
INEC sends Osun REC on compulsory leave
Ambassador Rufus Akeju, Osun state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), has been requested to proceed on leave of absence – for…
Omisore Can’t Win Osun Election —Uncle
Eromosele Ebhomele A Lagos lawmaker and uncle to Iyoola Omisore, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the…
Confab: INEC should adopt electronic voting system
The National Conference Committee on Political Parties and Electoral Matters has recommended that the Independent National Electoral Commision (INEC) should…
‘My Problem With The Supreme Court’
On 26 May 2014, the Supreme Court in Abuja awarded N8 million as cost against Dr. Dickson Osuala, lawyer to…
Amaechi: What Happened In Ekiti Can’t Occur In Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor and Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has stated that what happened…
Ekiti 2014: APC May Sue Over Abuse Of Human Rights
Eromosele Ebhomele National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Lai Mohammed, on Thursday morning clashed with the chairman…