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Articles, Columnists, Election 2015, Elections, NNP Columnists, Olalekan Waheed Adigun, State News
Saturday, February 6th, 2016
By Olalekan Waheed Adigun | Lagos, Nigeria | Feb. 6, 2016 – Depending on one’s political persuasions, many stayed glued to their radio or television stations in anticipation of the declaration of the much-anticipated election result in Kogi on November, 21. The social media was awash with all manner of projections about who the eventual […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, State News, Taraba, Women Politics
Sunday, January 31st, 2016
The developments in Taraba State since the governorship election have been very interesting. First was an election that was marred by irregularities and even before that some candidates did not satisfy the provision of the law to contest the position, as was evidenced in the PDP, which did not conduct Primaries. Now, all that have […]
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Bayelsa, Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, State News
Thursday, January 14th, 2016
Governor-elect of Bayelsa, Seriake Dickson, on Thursday said his win at the polls is an indication that there is hope for democracy in Nigeria. Governor Dickson made the remark at the presentation of the certificate of return to him and his Deputy Governor-elect, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah (rtd), at the State Headquarters of the Independent National […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, State News, Zamfara
Friday, January 8th, 2016
From: GODWIN TSA, Abuja The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the election of Malam Abdulazeez Yari of All Progressives Congress as governor of Zamfara. In a unanimous judgment, the apex court dismissed the petition challenging the election of Governor Yari for lack of merit. Alhaji Mahmud Shinkafi, the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the […]
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Abia, Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, State News
Friday, January 1st, 2016
Owerri—The Governorship Election Appeal Tribunal sitting in Owerri, Imo State, has nullified the election Governor Okozie Ikpeazu of Abia State. The court also declared Dr. Alex Otti of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, the winner of the April 11 and April 25 supplementary elections. The five-member panel, headed by Justice Oyebisi Omoleye, annulled the election […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, State News, Taraba
Monday, December 21st, 2015
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday reserved judgment in an appeal filed by Gov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba against the nullification of his electoral victory by a tribunal. Justice Abdul Aboki said the court would later announce the date for the judgment in the appeal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, Rivers, State News
Wednesday, December 16th, 2015
The three-man Court of Appeal panel sitting in Abuja has struck out the appeal of Nyesom Wike seeking a dismissal of the judgment of the Rivers election petition tribunal which sacked him as governor of the state. In a 110-page ruling delivered by Justice M.B. Dongban-Mensem, the Court ruled that the election of Nyesom Wike […]
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Bayelsa, Election 2015, Headlines, INEC Politics, State News
Tuesday, December 15th, 2015
• Meets security agents, stakeholders behind closed doors From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja INDEPENDENT National Electoral Commission (INEC) has summoned security agents and other stakeholders such as the leadership of political parties, Civil Liberty Organisations (CLOs), IFES for an enlarged meeting tomorrow to chart a way forward on the inconclusive governorship election in Bayelsa State. A […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Latest Politics
Tuesday, December 8th, 2015
Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari says more work is needed to perfect the conduct of elections in Nigeria. The President made the remark when he received newly elected members of the Inter-Party Advisory Council’s (IPAC) Executive Committee in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday. He frowned at what he described as “unhelpful electoral attitudes” of […]
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Bayelsa, Election 2015, Elections, General Politics, Headlines, State News
Sunday, November 22nd, 2015
As the December 5, Governorship Polls in Bayelsa State draws near, Elder Asu Beks, President, Ijaw People’s Assembly, takes a look at the chances of the APC candidates, Chief Timipre Sylva, and says he is the man to beat. What are the chances of Chief Timi Sylva? A The December 5, Polls in Bayelsa present […]