Tag: INEC
Anambra 2013: What We Expect From INEC
By Joe Igbokwe All things considered, INEC will have no excuse whatsoever to give if something goes wrong with the…
Court of Appeal to hear suit against Gov. Chime
A Nigerian Court of Appeal on Monday in Abuja reserved 8 November for hearing in a suit seeking the removal…
Court puts Nwoye on ballot, strikes out Ukachukwu
A Nigerian Court of Appeal on Wednesday in Port Harcourt nullified the recognition of Nicholas Ukachukwu as the PDP candidate…
Nigeria’s opposition parties reject senate bye-election result
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba The declaration of Mr. Emmanuel Aguariavwodo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the senator-elect in last Saturday’s…
Apathy, poor logistics mar Delta Central Bye-election
JETHRO IBILEKE/Warri Voter apathy, low turn out of voters, late arrival of voting materials in some places, marred the Delta…
Delta senate election: APC accuses PDP of intimidation
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the PDP of using security agents to intimidate voters while preventing voting materials…
819,118 To Vote In Delta Senatorial Bye-Election
The National Commissioner Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Dr Ishmael Igbani on Wednesday said 819,118 registered voters would participate in…
Obidigbo: I’m still in the race for governorship poll
A governorship aspirant in the eastern Nigerian state of Anambra, Dr Chike Obidigbo has vowed to run for the 16…
President Jonathan Deserves A Second Term
By Ben Nanaghan Many state governors in Nigeria have now abandoned their primary constitutional assignments and responsibilities and have veered…
INEC to redraw constituencies
Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission , Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Wednesday in Abuja said there was a wide…
Anambra Poll: INEC knocks out Nwoye, Ukachukwu In
Nicholas Chukwuejekwu Ukachukwu, is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the November election, Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission…
INEC Warns Politicians Against Overheating Polity
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday warned politicians against overheating the polity ahead of the 2015 general elections.…
APC alleges fraud in Jigawa bye-election
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday announced Alhaji Abubakar Murtala of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the…
Afolabi Olawole: Rarity Of A Stand
By Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni In the last few weeks, I have followed with keen interest and a discerning mind, the story…
APC Disowns Keyamo As Senatorial Candidate
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has disowned Barister Festus Keyamo as the party’s candidate for the Delta Central Senatorial bye-election…
PDP: Things Fall Apart
A rebellion of seismic proportions rips the PDP apart, putting its supremacy and even its existence in jeopardy The…
Brazen Electoral Robbery In Offa
The brazen electoral robbery in Offa Local Government by the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission, KWASIEC, is disturbing, preposterous and…
Court Orders INEC, PDP To Accept Andy Uba As Gov Candidate
A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has ordered the Peoples Democratic Party , PDP and the Independent National Electoral…
APGA Leadership: Okwu Sues Umeh, Shinkafi
The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, led by Chief Maxi Okwu has dragged Chief Victor Umeh, Alhaji Sani Shinkafi and…
Accord Party Slams Nalado Over Remarks About Rivers Crisis
The national leadership of Accord Party, AP, has dissociated itself from a press statement purportedly issued by Mohammed Nalado on…
Nigeria registers 2 new parties
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said it had registered two new political parties. The INEC Secretary, Mrs.…
APC’s Registration, New Dawn In Nation’s Politics —Lawmaker
A member of the National Assembly, Yakubu Balogun has described the registration of All Progressives Congress, APC, by the Independent…
Hot Race For Anambra Govt House
Two coming elections, local government and governorship, make Anambra State a theatre of war of sorts The history of elections…
Registration Of APC And Challenges Ahead
After several months of twists and turns and seemingly insurmountable hurdles placed on the path of getting the All Progressives…
Excitement Over APC Registration
There has been excitement over the registration of the All Progressives Congress, APC, by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,…
One North: A Professor’s Faulty Logic
Ango Abdullahi’s assertion that Northerners have enough votes to elect one of their own as Nigeria’s president is false As…
APC: Tinubu, others applaud INEC
Torrents of reactions have greeted the birth of Nigeria’s newest party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, an amalgamation of the…
INEC Registers APC As A Political Party
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has approved the application by three political parties, the Action…
Imperative Of Credible Elections
By Ado U. Mohammed The standard of democratic practice in any nation can be measured to a large extent by…
INEC Must Register APC Now
By Joe Igbokwe Nigerians please in the name of GOD, tell INEC to register All Progressives Congress, APC, now without…