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EFCC Politics, Election 2015, Headlines, INEC Politics, Raw Politics
Monday, August 22nd, 2016
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said on Monday that more than 100 members of staff of the commission had been quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over bribery allegations during the last general elections. Yakubu stated this in the commission’s […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, INEC Politics, Rivers, State News
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016
Military plotting to declare state of emergency — Wike *Wike is turning Rivers to another Somalia — APC *Hold INEC, security agencies responsible —PDP By Jimitota Onoyume, Kingsley Omonobi, Henry Umoru, Ben Agande & Omeiza Ajayi PORT HARCOURT— THE Independent National Electoral Commssion, INEC, has said that it will not return to Rivers until the […]
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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, 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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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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INEC Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, September 17th, 2015
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said on Thursday, that the allegations of rigging and hijacking of electoral materials in the Rivers governorship election were false. The Commission stated this when it opened its defence before the State’s Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja. NAN reports the tribunal is sitting on a petition filed […]
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Headlines, INEC Politics
Thursday, July 2nd, 2015
Acting National Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Mrs. Amina Zakari The Acting National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mrs. Amina Zakari, has said she accepted her appointment with humility. She told journalists in Abuja on Thursday that she would do her job diligently and that the commission would continue to work hard […]
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General Politics, INEC Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Friday, June 19th, 2015
By Festus Ahon OLOROGUN John Oguma, JP, is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Delta State. In this interview with select journalists, he spoke on the 2015 elections and other issues of national interests.Excerpts: What is your reaction to the outcome of the 2015 general election? We in PDP abandoned ‘we’ and […]
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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 […]
