Tag: INEC
2011 ELECTION: Gov Idris Drags INEC To Court
As arrangements for the forthcoming general election scheduled for January 2011 begin to gather momentum, the Independent National Election Commission,…
President Jonathan Congratulates Muslims On Completion Of Ramadan Fast
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has sent heartfelt congratulations to the Islamic faithful on the occasion of this year’s Eid-El-Fitr celebrations.…
Election Timetable Too Tight —Politicians
Politicians in Nigeria have complained that the election timetable released yesterday by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is too…
Location Of INEC Offices Won’t Affect Elections —Lagos REC
The Lagos State office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has allayed the fear of opposition parties in the…
‘Leadership Not Problem Of Nigeria’
A retired Major-General and Executive Secretary, Pan African Strategic and Policy Research Group (PANAFSTRAG), Ishola Williams, has declared that leadership…
ELECTION TIME TABLE: Don’t Stampede Us, Says INEC
The Independent National Election Commission (INEC) today in Abuja said it would not be stampeded over the release of the…
NBA Insists Federal Lawmakers’ Jumbo Pay Must Be Slashed
Nigerian Bar Association has insisted that the huge salaries of members of the National Assembly must be slashed.The salaries have…
Lawyers Storm Kaduna For NBA Confab
Thousands of lawyers from all over the country stormed Kaduna today for the Nigerian Bar Association’s annual general conference .…
‘INEC Can Conduct Elections In 3 Months’
Alhaji Muhammed Shittu, the National Chairman of the Republican Party of Nigeria (RPN), has urged Nigerians to support INEC in…
Elections Hold In January, Jonathan Signs Electoral Act, Releases INEC’s N87billion
President Goodluck Jonathan today signed the Electoral Act into law, thus paving way for the general elections scheduled to hold…
INEC Assures Political Parties Of Level Playing Field
The INEC on Wednesday in Abuja said it would ensure a level playing field for all political parties in the…
Annulment Of June 12, 1993 Election: AD Seeks Explanation From IBB
Deputy National Chairman of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), Alhaji Musa Umar, on Tuesday urged former military president, General Ibrahim…
‘INEC Has No Excuse For Failure’Excuse
Rep. Musa Sarki-Adar, (PDP-Sokoto), said in Abuja that INEC would have no excuse not to conduct free, fair and credible…
Aspirant Tasks INEC On Voters’ Register
A PDP senatorial aspirant, Ms. Jumoke Akinjide, has called on INEC to expedite action on the production of a new…
2011 Election: INEC To Register 70 Million Voters
Chairman of INEC, Attahiru Jega, said in Abuja that the commission would register an estimated 70 million voters for the…
Power Belongs To The People
The decision of the National Assembly to amend the 2006 Electoral Act by listing the order of elections in 2011…
2011: DPP Faults INEC
The Democratic Peoples’ Party (DPP), has faulted plans by INEC to use its biometric data of electorate, saying it will…
Nigerians Abroad Can’t Vote –INEC
INEC Chairman, Attahiru Jega, has said that it will not be possible for Nigerians living abroad to vote in the…
Enough Of The Threats Over Zoning
There appears to be no end to the daily threats being issued by zoning protagonists to force the rest of…
2011 Polls Won’t Be Free —ASUU
Prof. Ukachukwu Awuzie, the National Chairman of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday expressed doubts on the possibility…
Senator Seeks Unity In PDP
Senator Garba Talba (PDP-Yobe South) says all stakeholders must come together and review the issue of zoning in the PDP.…
2011: Parties Urge INEC To Ensure Equal Representation
The Coalition for a New Nigeria (CNN) in Abuja on Thursday called on the new INEC Chairman, Dr. Attahiru Jega,…
Osun: The Vituperations Of The Vacuous Speaker Of A Largely Illegitimate Assembly (2)
No justice worthy of that hallowed name would endorse such elementary arithmetical scandal. Here are several other examples: In Ayedaade…
Jonathan’s Facebook Excites Nigerians
Entries by President Goodluck Jonathan on the facebook platform are receiving massive reactions from Nigerians, who are using the opportunity…
President Jonathan Inaugurates New INEC, Calls For Voter-Vigilance
President Goodluck Jonathan has charged Nigerians to be vigilant and defend their votes and insist that every vote counts. President…