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Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, INEC Politics, Kogi, State News
Sunday, November 22nd, 2015
Kogi governorship election The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Kogi State governorship election inconclusive. Declaring the results of the election, the electoral body said its decision was reached after collation of results that showed a number of cancelled votes that was high than the margin between the leading candidate and the runner-up. […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Governors, Headlines, Kogi, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, November 22nd, 2015
LOKOJA – The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in the Saturday Governorship election in Kogi State, Prince Abubakar Audu has been confirmed dead. Audu was said to have complained of stomach ache on Saturday shortly after voting and returning to his country home in Ogbonicha, Ofu Local government, and was advised to […]
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Election 2015, Elections, General Politics, Headlines, State News, Top Stories
Saturday, October 24th, 2015
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike will appeal the judgment of the Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which ordered fresh governorship election on the basis of the card reader accreditation during the election. Addressing journalists after the judgment delivered by Justice Suleiman Ambrosa of the Rivers State […]
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Akwa Ibom, Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, INEC Politics, State News
Thursday, October 22nd, 2015
The Akwa Ibom State governorship tribunal has ordered for a rerun of the governorship election in the state. The Tribunal ordered Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct re-run election in 18 local government areas of the state. There are 31 LGs in Akwa Ibom. Giving its verdict on Wednesday, the Tribunal said it was […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Headlines
Tuesday, July 28th, 2015
As family raises alarm over her health By Samuel Oyadongha & Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Rivers State, Mrs. Gesila Khan, yesterday, denied allegation by the All Progressives Congress, APC, that she was bribed with N700million to rig elections in the state in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. In a […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, Rivers, State News
Thursday, July 9th, 2015
Peterside and Wike The Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Thursday reaffirmed its ex parte order made on June 11, 2015, granting permission to the All Progressives Congress and its candidate in the April 11, 2015 governorship election in the state, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, to inspect the electoral materials used […]
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Articles, Columnists, Election 2015, Elections, NNP Columnists, Raheem Oluwafunminiyi
Sunday, June 7th, 2015
By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi | Ibadan, Nigeria | June 7, 2015 – The 2015 election has come and gone, yet leaves plenty in the mouth to talk about. There is no doubt that the recent national election will continue to be debated by scholars of history, sociologists, political scientists, international relations experts among others for a […]
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Akwa Ibom, Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, INEC Politics, State News
Saturday, May 23rd, 2015
There is palpable tension in Akwa Ibom State following the continued refusal of the REC, Mr. Okojie, to release electoral materials used during the April 11 governorship polls to lawyers representing the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Umana Okon Umana, in accordance with the legally binding ruling from the recent tribunal. Independent […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Governors, Headlines, INEC Politics, Rivers, State News
Sunday, May 10th, 2015
Except the five governorship candidates challenging the credibility of the April 11 governorship election in Rivers withdraw their cases from the election petition tribunal or fail to present material evidence like the one exclusively obtained by PREMIUM TIMES, Nyesom Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party, who was returned winner of the election is as good […]
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Akwa Ibom, Election 2015, Elections, Governors, Headlines, INEC Politics, Rivers, State News
Sunday, May 10th, 2015
Prof. Attahiru Jega As the May 29 handover date draws near, fresh controversy over the election results has been ignited between the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress in Rivers and Akwa Ibom states. According to two online portals, Premium Times and Sahara Reporters, the governorship elections in the two states […]
