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Elections 2011, INEC Politics
Sunday, January 30th, 2011
The chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has admitted the numerous challenges being faced by the commission in the ongoing voter registration, saying that as the commission was tackling the challenges as they arose, the exercise would be successful. The INEC chairman, who stated this, on Saturday, in Sokoto while addressing a […]
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Elections 2011, INEC Politics
Sunday, January 30th, 2011
The Nigerian police, “A” Division, Ughelli, Delta state have arrested two fake INEC officials in Ughelli North local government area of the state in possession of some DDC machines. One of the suspects who gave his name as Mr. Samuel Amiaze said he is a youth corps member attached to Ekpakamre Secondary School, Ughelli South. […]
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INEC Politics, Latest Politics
Sunday, January 16th, 2011
It was a frustrating moment for former president Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday as his attempt to register in the ongoing voters’ registration was thwarted by the Direct Data Capture (DDC) machine. Obasanjo who arrived his Ward 11, Ita-Eko, Abeokuta, the state capital at about 11.53 a.m. in company with his wife, Bola had after several rejections […]
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INEC Politics, Top Stories
Monday, January 10th, 2011
Three days to the commencement of the long-awaited registration of voters, about 46,000 units of the 132,000 Direct Data Capturing machines ordered by the Independent National Electoral Commission are yet to arrive the country. The contracts were awarded to three companies — Avante Technology, Haier Electrical Appliances Corporation of China, and Zinox Technologies. While Zinox, […]
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Delta, INEC Politics, State News, Top Stories
Thursday, January 6th, 2011
INDEPENDENT National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega said last night that the results of the Delta State rerun polls would be announced today. Jega hinted that the collation of results from 24 local councils will start between 10 and 11 p.m. He insisted that it is only INEC that has the official mandate […]
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Headlines, INEC Politics
Monday, January 3rd, 2011
The Chairman Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has said there will be no registration of more political parties for now. Jega stated this at a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum on Monday in Abuja, that the commission had received two more applications for registration of parties, but said they came too […]
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Elections 2011, Headlines, INEC Politics
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010
AN overhaul of the national security structure and arrangement to check lapses at elections have been initiated by the Federal Government. The new framework makes security agencies in the states the nucleus of planning and conducting elections in the country. In essence, rather than a single, top-down plan often developed in Abuja, the present approach […]
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Headlines, INEC Politics
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010
I must state as a prelude to my comments on post-independence elections in Nigeriathat I have never taken part in partisan politics and I do not aspire to do so, even now that I am in retirement. I have been a public servant virtually all my career. Partisan politics never appeals to me. Additionally, at […]
