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A Military Diktat and the Pitiable INEC chief
By Bayo Onanuga Professor Attahiru Jega, chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission cut a pathetic, pitiable figure Saturday night…
Nigeria: INEC announces new election time-table
Professor Attahiru Jega, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission today announced new dates for Nigeria’s general elections. The Presidential…
Elections: Council Of State In Crucial Talks
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja A crucial meeting of Nigeria National Council of State presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan was going on…
Army top brass, NSA mount pressure on Jega to postpone the election
Ahead of the Council of State meeting on Thursday, top military officers and the National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki…
Plot To Shift Elections Thickens
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The plot to get the Independent National Electoral Commission shift the presidential election slated for Saturday, 14 February…
INEC receives additional 4.1m PVCs
Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Friday said the commission had taken delivery of additional 4.1…
Jega and our right to vote
By Femi Gbajabiamila Human Suffrage (the right to vote) is so fundamental and inalienable that it has found its way…
Jega says politicians commit poll fraud, urges change of heart
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Muhammad Jega on Monday has blamed politicians for…
Jega Identifies Threats To 2015 General Elections
Professor Attahiru Jega, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has identified insecurity and inadequate funding as the challenges facing the…
Jega pledges better polls in Ekiti, Osun states
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday (INEC) said the hitches that marred the November 2013 Anambra State gubernatorial election…
2015 Elections And INEC Proposed N93b Budget
On Monday, Professor Attahiru Jega, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, disclosed that Nigeria will need N92.9 billion to conduct…
INEC And Anambra Supplementary Election
By Michael Jegede Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, at the end of a meeting…
Lai Mohammed: Jega’s credibility gone with Anambra poll
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta As controversy continues to dog the 16 November governorship election in the eastern Nigerian state of Anambra,…
INEC to redraw constituencies
Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission , Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Wednesday in Abuja said there was a wide…
Fear grips INEC staff over reorganisation
The fear of retirement and transfer has gripped staff of Nigeria’s Indpendent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as they await the…