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Akwa Ibom, Election 2015, Elections, Governors, Headlines, INEC Politics, Rivers, State News
Sunday, May 10th, 2015
Prof. Attahiru Jega As the May 29 handover date draws near, fresh controversy over the election results has been ignited between the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress in Rivers and Akwa Ibom states. According to two online portals, Premium Times and Sahara Reporters, the governorship elections in the two states […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, INEC Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Friday, April 17th, 2015
INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega | credits: File copy Fresh facts have emerged on the March 31 attempt by a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, to scuttle the announcement of the March 28 presidential election results. The main part of Orubebe’s action, according to Reuters on Thursday, was a […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, INEC Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers, State News
Wednesday, April 15th, 2015
Dakuku Peterside The candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the Rivers State governorship election, Dakuku Peterside, has expressed confidence that the electoral fraud allegedly perpetrated by the Peoples Democratic Party during the elections will not stand. Dakuku, who spoke in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Tuesday, explained that it was too […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, Imo, INEC Politics, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, April 12th, 2015
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the governorship election in Imo state inconclusive. Due to the number of cancelled votes (144,715) in relation to the margin of win (79,529) by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Rochas Okorocha, the Returning Officer, Professor Ibidapo Obe, declared the election inconclusive. He said a new date […]
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Ebonyi, Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, INEC Politics, State News
Sunday, April 12th, 2015
By Peter Okutu ABAKALIKI – EBONYI state Deputy Governor and PDP governorship candidate, Engr Dave Umahi has won the April 11 governorship election in the state. Governor Martin Elechi and Dave Umahi Governor Martin Elechi and Dave Umahi Announcing the result at the INEC’s headquarters in Abakaliki, the State Collation Officer and Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi […]
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Headlines, INEC Politics, Kano, State News
Saturday, April 4th, 2015
By Abdulsalam Muhammad & Aliyu Dangida THE incident that occurred at his Nassarawa GRA official residence yesterday morning was said to have been triggered by fire from a split air conditioner in the sitting room. Briefing reporters on the tragic incident in his office, the Kano State Police Commissioner, Ibrahim Idris ruled out sabotage, pointing […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, INEC Politics, Top Stories
Sunday, March 29th, 2015
Early Results Our Reporter Saturday, March 28, 2015 Early Results advertisement <a href=”http://media.fastclick.net/w/click.here?sid=12386&m=6&c=1″ target=”_blank”><img src=”http://media.fastclick.net/w/get.media?sid=12386&m=6&tp=8&d=s&c=1&vcm_acv=1.3″ width=”300″ height=”250″ border=”1″></a> Alausa Ikeja Ward 0045, Sunday Adigun (Tinubu’s polling booth) President: APC -180, PDP-55 Senator: APC – 181, PDP- 53 Rep: APC-178, PDP-53 Alausa Ward C, 004 President: APC-85, PDP-30. Senator: APC-81, PDP-31. Rep: APC -27, […]
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Delta, Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, INEC Politics, State News
Saturday, March 28th, 2015
The Independent National Electoral Commission has suspended election in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State after the police said they could not guarantee security in the area. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Anidi Ikowak, said in Agbor that some stakeholders in the area did not allow electoral officers to move voting materials to polling […]
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Headlines, INEC Politics
Saturday, March 28th, 2015
The Independent National Electoral Commission’s website, inecnigeria.org, has been hacked by an unknown group. On the website, the group, which displayed an election cartoon of President Goodluck Jonathan and General Muhammadu Buhari, identified itself as the Nigerian Cyber Army. The INEC in its Twitter handle, @INECNIGERIA, confirmed the hacking, adding that it was working to […]
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American Politics, Election 2015, Elections, INEC Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, March 25th, 2015
The United States is preparing for a likely crisis in Nigeria after Saturday’s elections. United States Secretary of State John Kerry has visited Nigeria, preaching peace, ahead of the elections. Vice President Joe Biden has spoken on the need for violence-free elections. And President Barack Obama has urged Nigerians to keep this country united – […]
