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Elections 2011, INEC Politics, Latest Politics
Monday, September 26th, 2011
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday urged the Presidential Election Tribunal to dismiss the petition filed by the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), challenging the victory of President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] and to uphold the poll’s result as credible, free and fair. INEC made the submissions yesterday as the […]
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Governors, INEC Politics, Latest Politics
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
Despite its denials, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Thursday asked the Supreme Court to hold that the tenures of five state governors expired on May 29, this year. The five governors are Ibrahim Idris (Kogi), Aliyu Wammako (Sokoto), Murtala Nyako (Adamawa), Liyel Imoke (Cross River) and Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa). Counsel to the commission, Mr. […]
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Chinedu Vincent Akuta, Constitution, INEC Politics, Latest Politics
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
A national commissioner with the Independent Na-tional Electoral Commi-ssion (INEC), Professor Lai Olurode, has said consti-tutional amendments, rather than a Sovereign National Conference (SNC), holds the way forward for the nation. Olurode spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, on Monday. He spoke against the backdrop of calls for a […]
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CPC (Congress 4 Progressive Change), INEC Politics, Party Politics
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
The Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, has read riot act to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for declining the party access to inspect the Biometric Database used during the last voter registration exercise and during the general elections. The party also stated that INEC’s refusal to produce the biometric database has shown the inadequacy […]
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INEC Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday began the process of deleting from its register seven indolent political parties in the country. This was in line with the commission’s earlier threat to deregister political parties, which failed to meet the constitutional target in general elections, The affected parties are the Democratic Alternative (DA), National Action […]
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General Politics, INEC Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, August 11th, 2011
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday said discussions were underway with the Federal Government on a new salary structure for its staff. INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, stated this in Abuja while declaring open a three-day retreat for INEC’s heads of departments, which include operations, information and communications technology (ICT), trainning and legal services. […]
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Headlines, INEC Politics
Monday, August 1st, 2011
Asaba—A university lecturer, Dr. Godwin Avwioro, engaged by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as Returning Officer during the April National Assembly polls, who alleged that he announced the result of Ika Federal Constituency seat at gun point, has dragged the former Secretary to the Delta State Government, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, and five others before […]
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Headlines, INEC Politics, National Politics
Thursday, July 21st, 2011
ABUJA — Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has announced the expiration of the tenure of 13 State Resident Electoral Commisioners of the commission. Jega made the announcement at a farewell dinner organised for the 13 RECs who had served their five-year tenure during the commission’s retreat with RECs which […]
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INEC Politics, Latest Politics
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
Four staff members of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ekiti State, on Wednesday, appeared before an Ado Ekiti Magistrate’s court on charges of alleged tampering with ballot papers used in the last general election in Ekiti East Local Government Area. The four accused, out of the seven that were arrested by the police […]
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Headlines, INEC Politics, Kogi, State News
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says all political parties must educate eligible voters ahead of the 2012 governorship election in the state to avoid the low turnout witnessed in the last general elections. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mallam Muhammed Abubakar gave the charge yesterday during a stakeholders’ meeting at the INEC office, Lokoja. […]
