INEC

Former INEC REC calls for reduction of numbers of political parties

A former Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Edo, Mr Aniedi Ikoiwak, has called for a reduction of the number of political parties in the country. Ikoiwak made the call in Eket, Akwa Ibom on Monday while reviewing the just concluded general elections across the country. He said that there should […]

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Atiku Abubakar: Nigeria’s perennial presidential hopeful

Atiku ask tribunal to sack Buhari, declare him winner

In a rush to beat the 21 days deadline provided by the Electoral Act, lawyers to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Monday evening, stormed the tribunal to lodge a petition against President Muhammadu Buhari. The Independent National Electoral Commission had on February 27, declared President Buhari who […]

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Nigeria’s Buhari Looks To Consolidate At State Polls

Ebonyi: No elections in three violence-hit areas – REC

(NAN) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ebonyi has confirmed there were no elections in three Registration Areas (wards) hit by violence in the governorship and state house of assembly in the state on Saturday. Prof Godswill Obioma, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ebonyi, confirmed this while addressing newsmen in Abakaliki on Saturday […]

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Inec Adhoc Staff Arranging Non Sensitive Material At Ward A’ Kofar Baru 003 Sakin Yara Polling Unit During The 2019 National Assembly And Presidential Elections In Daura, Katsina State On

Lagos INEC prepares for supplementary elections in 148 polling units

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday said it would conduct House of Representatives supplementary elections in six federal constituencies alongside the Saturday governorship and state legislative elections. The supplementary elections in 148 polling units would hold in Oshodi/Isolo I, Oshodi/Isolo II, Ojo, Eti-Osa, Somolu, and Ajeromi/Ifelodun where voting was marred or the election declared […]

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Several Dead In Buhari Rally Stampede In Nigeria

How votes’ cancellation, violence, INEC’s poor calculations led to Atiku’s lost

It is longer news that Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has lost the presidential election to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, following the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari as winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The PDP prepared in the best possible way, ran a […]

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Nigeria: Defeated Election Candidate’s Relative And Lawyer Arrested

2019 election: PDP file petition at the election Tribunal Abuja today

Following its decision to contest the outcome of the Presidential elections, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, barring any sudden change in plans, will file its petition at the election Tribunal Abuja today. The party made this known at its expanded caucus meeting which held at the PDP national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja, yesterday. Addressing chieftains […]

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Mohammed Adamu

2019 General Election: 323 arrested for various electoral offences – IGP

The Acting Inspector General of Police AG. IGP Mohammed Adamu has said that about three hundred and twenty -three (323) offenders were so far arrested for various electoral offences and sundry crimes during the February 23th Presidential and National Assembly elections in the country. He also said that two officers also paid the supreme sacrifice, […]

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INEC, Mahmood Yakubu

One-week after, INEC yet to publish Presidential, N’Assembly results

Six days after the declaration of the presidential and National Assembly elections results in Abuja and at the senatorial and federal constituencies in the states respectively, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is yet to provide details of the outcome of the polls either on its website or at its state offices. The Chairman of […]

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INEC

Amosun, Okorocha remain Senators-elect irrespective of party suspension: INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the suspension of Governors Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun State) and Rochas Okorocha (Imo State) by the All Progressives Congress (APC) has no bearing on their fresh status as senators-elect, saying the disciplinary action was an internal party affair. For the avoidance of doubt, said the commission, only the […]

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Nigeria’s Buhari Promises Safety For Rescheduled Vote

2019 Election: Nobody will stop PDP from going to court – Secondus

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Uche Secondus, has said that nobody will stop the party from contesting the outcome of the Feb. 23 Presidential Election in the court. Secondus, while addressing a press conference on Friday in Abuja said that the party believed that justice would be done at the […]

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INEC

2019 Election: Ekiti PDP Assembly candidate withdraws, says he has lost confidence in INEC

Eight days to the Governorship and House of Assembly elections, one of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates in Ekiti State, Sunday Omosilade, Friday, withdrew from participating in the election, saying that “I can’t be part of an already determined process.” Omosilade, who is the PDP candidate for Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Constituency two in Ekiti […]

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kingsley moghalu

Buhari owes Nigerians competent leadership, Moghalu says

Presidential candidate of Young Democratic Party, YPP, Mr. Kingsley Moghalu has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to offer competent leadership in order to unite Nigerians and take millions out of poverty. He also demanded a reform of Nigeria’s electoral process in order to avoid what he described as a repeat of the failures of 2019 […]

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