ON Wednesday, last week, a Federal High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, ruled that five state governors, namely, Ibrahim Idris of Kogi, Aliyu Wamako of Sokoto, Murtala Nyako of Adamawa, Liyel Imoke of Cross River, and Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa who won re-run elections in 2008 would remain in office till 2012 […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday nullified the sequence of general elections as rolled out by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in its electoral guidelines and timetable of activities for the April polls. The court restrained the Commission from going ahead with the order of election while ruling on the suit filed […]
ON what grounds will the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, appeal a federal high court decision excluding five states – Bayelsa, Cross River, Kogi, Sokoto and Adamawa – from the governorship polls? Justice Adamu Bello ruled that the tenure of governors Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa), Liyel Imoke ( Cross River ), Ibrahim Idris (Kogi), Aliyu Wamakko […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has dispelled speculations that it was discarding the recent electronically compiled voters register. INEC in a statement by Mr. Kayode Idowu, Chief Press Secretary to the National Chairman, said the clarification became necessary following reports that the commission was going to discard the recent register compiled through electronic means […]
Former Senate Deputy President and a chieftain of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Mamman Danmusa, has said President Goodluck Jonathan would be walking the tight rope if he is really serious about capturing the South-West in the April polls by all means. Danmusa, who is also Second Republic speaker of the Kaduna State House […]
A FEDERAL High Court in Abuja yesterday opened a new chapter in the tenure of state governors when it ruled that five state chief executives, who won rerun elections in 2008, started their administration from the date of their second inauguration. The verdict was at the instance of the consolidated suits filed by the governors […]
CHAIRMAN of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, said yesterday, that 21 presidential candidates will contest the April presidential elections even as he raised alarm over the conflicting orders being issued by the courts on electoral matter saying such contradictory orders were capable of eroding the authority of the judiciary. Jega said the […]
There are indications that some key members of the Atiku Campaign Organisation and key officers of the Alhaji Adamu Ciroma-led Northern Political Leaders Forum (NPLF) would soon be incorporated into the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of President Goodluck Jonathan, following reconciliation talks held in Abuja late on Friday between President Goodluck Jonathan and the pro-zoning […]
Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State Enugu State Governor Sullivan Chime Monday lost his governorship ticket for the April general election to his arch-rival, Chief Anayo Onwuegbu, in the fresh display of candidates’ list in Enugu by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Chief Uchenna Ogbu was listed as the running mate to Onwuegbu. But […]
Tolling Bells, By Bisi Daniels. Email: bisidaniels@thisdayonline.com, I pray that April does not lead Nigeria in a decent into a crisis even close to the political impasse in Cote d’Ivoire. And I pray that one day soon, Nigerians will first see themselves as Nigerians before their origin becomes of any relevance at all. I think […]
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