Tag: INEC
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Learn From Your Experience, Mimiko Tells INEC
The Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to learn from its experience…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Cancellation Of Polls: Saboteurs Are At Work -Keyamo
Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Festus Keyamo described the cancellation of the National Assembly elections as “sad and disappointingâ€,…
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National Assembly Election Postponed To Saturday 9 April
The National Assembly election which was rescheduled from Saturday, 2 April to Monday, 4 April will now take place on…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Postponed Elections: NHRC Asks Jega To Resign
The National Human Rights Commission of Nigeria in a statement today asked Jega to resign, accusing him of incompetence and…
ANPP Candidate Slams INEC Over Logistics Fiasco
Nigerians have continued to express concern over the sudden cancellation of Saturday’s National Assembly election by the Independent National Electoral…
POLLS: Shema, Aturu Task INEC To Sit Up
Katsina State Governor, Barrister Ibrahim Shema, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to sit up and address the…
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Tinubu, Fashola, Others Angry Over Cancellation Of Polls
Former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, incumbent Governor, Babatunde Fashola and other Nigerians were very angry with the…
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Jonathan, Gowon, Tinubu Praise Jega For His Courage
Former Lagos Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has praised the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission for his courage…
Elections 2011, Headlines, News, Politics
Mimiko Reacts To National Assembly Poll Postponement
Few minutes after the postponement of the National Assembly poll was announced by the INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, the…
INEC Messes Up Ekiti Election
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has postponed indefinitely voting in Ekiti Central Senatorial District. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr.…
Poll Problems Also In Plateau State
The inability of Independent Electoral Commission, INEC to provide ballot papers for electoral officers across the 17 local government of…
INEC In Logistics Fiasco
INEC officials have failed to arrive at polling stations in Eti-Osa in Lagos state and in most towns in Ijebu…
‘Disregard Rumours Of Violence On Plateau’
The National Orientation Agency [NOA], has appealed to the electorate to disregard rumors of impending violence during the general elections…
Ekiti Race: Ojudu Shakes Off Legal Trap
Justice Abdul Kafarati of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja this afternoon set aside the judgement it delivered on…
‘ACN Remains Party To Beat In Lagos’
Few days to the National Assembly election, the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN House of Representatives candidate for Eti-Osa Federal…
2011 Elections: I’m Not Under Pressure —Jega
Two days to the commencement of Nigeria’s general election, Professor Attahiru Jega, the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC…
Ojudu: Action Congress Moves to Scale Legal TrapCongress
Justice Abdul Kafarati of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned till Thursday ruling on an application by…
Lagos Electoral Boss Meets Politicians
In a bid to ensure that the forthcoming elections are free and fair especially in Lagos State, there has been…
Ilaje Fire: Political Leaders, Baale Appeal To INEC
Political leaders and Baale of Ilaje community in Bariga Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, Kayode Ayetiwa, has appealed to the…
ACN Alerts On PDP, INEC’s Plot To Frustrate Polls
The Oyo state chapter of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, chairman,…
Voters Ready For April Polls
The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Rivers, Mr. Aniedi Ikoiwak, said in Port Harcourt on Sunday that there would be…
PPA Backs INEC’s Accreditation Process
The Progressive People Alliance (PPA) on Sunday in Abuja threw its weight behind the process of accreditation of voters being…
Don’t Publish Results, INEC Warns Media
INEC Chairman Attahiru Jega warned media houses to avoid unauthorised reportage of election results. Jega made the call at a…
PDP Plans To Use Violence As Election Strategy — ACN
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has alerted Nigerians to the devilish plan by the PDP to unleash violence in…
Court Upholds INEC Time Table For April Polls
An Abuja High Court on Thursday upheld the time table released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the…
INEC Presents Sample Ballot Papers
The INEC in Abuja presented samples of ballot papers and boxes for the April general elections before representatives of political…
ACN Wants INEC To Speak On Voter Register Fraud
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has asked INEC to explain to Nigerians what transpired in Ibadan, when some people…
April Polls: INEC To Disqualify Candidates
Mr. Godfery Miri, the Gombe State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), says any candidate who induces voters with money during the…
INEC Staff Protest Non Payment Of Allowance
No fewer than 400 ad hoc staff of INEC, who participated in the last voter registration in Ebonyi, on Monday…
I Did Not Stop Sequence Of Election – Justice Auta
Justice Ibrahim Auta of a Federal High Court, Abuja Division on Wednesday debunked the reports as contained in a newspaper…