Tag: INEC
2015: Elections May Not Hold, Says Uranta
Eromosele Ebhomele Elections in Nigeria in 2015 will not hold if the National Conference does not make “substantial conclusions” before…
National Convention: APC Elects Chairman, Others
Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory is agog as Nigeria’s main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, holds…
Soldiers arrest three with loads of Ekiti election materials
Soldiers on Thursday arrested three men conveying a truck load of election materials meant for the gubernatorial elections in Ekiti…
Ekiti June 21 Elections: Sack CP And MOPOL Chief Now
By Joe Igbokwe Ugly events in Ekiti State that led to the attack on Governor Kayode Fayemi’s convoy, the killing…
‘The Essence Of June 12 Has Not Been Realised’
Eromosele Ebhomele The lawmaker representing Alimosho Constituency 1 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Bisi Yusuf, has declared that…
2015 General Elections And Lessons From India
By Samuel Akpobome Orovwuje India, the world’s most populous country gained its flag independence from her imperial majesty of Great…
INEC inaugurates committee on voter education
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ogun State has inaugurated an inter-agency advisory committee on voter education…
Court gives date for suit over APC registration
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A Federal High Court in Abuja will on Thursday, 3 June commence hearing in a suit…
Beyond The Making Of A Constitution
By Akido Agenro With the National Constitutional Conference under the leadership of Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi that was inaugurated 17…
Re: What Do APC, Nigerian Leaders Stand For?
By Joe Igbokwe I have followed Okey Ndibe and all his thoughts for years and to all intents and purposes…
2015: No late arrival of election materials – INEC
INEC has assured that all election materials would be deployed to all states of the federation in good time for…
INEC registers UPN
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday approved the registration of Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN). In a statement…
INEC prints, distributes 1, 108,495 permanent voter cards in Ekiti ,Osun
INEC has distributed 1, 108,495 permanent voter cards (PVCs) to people who registered in 2011 in Ekiti and Osun. A…
Mimiko wants INEC to release bye-election result
Governor Olusegun Mimiko of the western Nigerian state of Ondo on Thursday urged INEC to declare the result of Saturday’s…
Caution As Ekiti Guber Election Nears
The race for the governorship election in Ekiti State is getting to the peak. All political parties contesting the elections…
INEC empowers presiding officers cancel flawed polls
The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Rivers State, Mr Aniedi Ikoiwak, said on Thursday that Presiding Officers now have the power…
One Week, One Tragedy
By Chido Onumah It’s almost a week since the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) job recruitment tragedy that claimed the lives…
De-Registration: Okotie Tackles INEC Again
Taiwo Okanlawon Fresh Democratic Party, FDP, presidential candidate and founder of Household of God Church, Rev. Kris Okotie, has asked…
Will Nigeria Disintegrate?
By Chido Onumah Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan, today, Monday, March 17, 2014, inaugurated the 492-member National Conference whose task is…
Political Thugs And Elections
By Ignatius Adegoke The great body of critical discourse on the politics of the era seems to have little good…
Begin Campaigns, Get Sanctions, Jega Warns Politicians
Eromosele Ebhomele The Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, Monday read the riot act to…
Tackling Voters’ Apathy In Nigeria
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The most universally suitable and acceptable definition of democracy is the one that refers to it as…
2015 Election: Mixed Reactions To Time Table
Nnamdi Felix/Abuja The early release of the time-table of the 2015 general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission has…
INEC gives dates for voters’ registration in Ekiti, Osun
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed March 12 to March 19 for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) for…
A Year To The Presidential Election
A year and four days to the presidential election, Nigerians still do not know who are the contenders or what…
Nigeria’s presidential election to hold February 2015
Nigeria is to hold its next presidential election on February 14, 2015, the Independent National Electoral Commission said Friday, with…
SSS Officials Invade El Rufai’s Abuja Residence
Armed officials of the State Security Service (SSS) invaded the Abuja’s residence of Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai Friday afternoon after…
APC Disowns Interim Chairman
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State, northcentral Nigeria, has disowned Rev. Bunmi Olusona, who is parading himself as…
INEC plans retreat for 2015 polls, seeks US assistance
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) plans to hold a retreat soon, to discuss how to ensure a free and…
Court Sacks Victor Umeh APGA Executive
A Nigerian Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday dissolved the executive committee of the Chief Victor Umeh-led faction…