Anambra: Irregularities mar election

NITSHA – The national  and state assembly poll in Anambra  state was Tuesday, marred by alleged irregularities following reports of  missing ballot boxes,  ballot papers  and result sheets in some polling units and stations. In  Ukpor ward 5, Nnewi south local government, a supervisory presiding officer whose name was not made known was arrested by […]

Dora (Akunyili) spits fire: Threatens to sue returning officer, others for defamation

The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance candidate in the inconclusive National Assembly election for Anambra central senatorial district, Prof. Dora Akunyili, has hinted that she might  sue the returning officer, Dr. Alex Anene for allegedly defaming her character. Akunyili disclosed this on Friday in Awka while reacting to the INEC’s decision to conduct […]

I defeated Ngige without a single thug & I will beat him again any day —Akunyili

Former Minister of information and Communication, Prof. Dora Akunyili, has sensationally revealed what transpired in the inconclusive Anambra Central Senatorial District election on April 9, which she contested. In an interview, in her Abuja residence, Akunyili dismisses the bribery allegation made by the former returning officer in the election. She told Saturday Sun that there […]

Anambra North Senatorial dispute: Supreme Court dismisses Emordi’s appeal

  The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by Senator Joy Emordi challenging the decision of the Enugu Division of the Court of Appeal which voided her election as a senator and declared Alphonsus Igbeke as the senator for Anambra North Senatorial District.  In a judgment delivered by Justice Afolabi Fabiyi, the apex […]

Enugu: Jonathan leads in Enugu

CHIEFTAINS and stalwarts of PDP in Enugu state virtually delivered  votes from  various polling centres within their electoral wards to President Goodluck  Jonathan in Saturday’s presidential poll. Results released at the polling centres where the party chieftains voted last night indicated that Jonathan won convincingly with some delivering 100 percent of the votes to PDP. […]

I am comfortable with INEC–Akunyili

Former Minister of Information and Communication and All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate for Anambra Central Senatorial District, Professor Dora Akunyili, yesterday walked into a warm embrace of party supporters in the boundary town of Amansea where she declared that whatever decision Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) takes in the impasse in respect of the […]

Buhari, Ribadu, Shekarau up against incumbent factor

Today, the die is cast and all the anxiety of who becomes the country’s president in the next four years would give way within the next 48 hours, when the results would be announced.  Some of the presidential candidates are seen as contestants to the throne, while some are mere pretenders. Indeed, most of them […]

Ngige, Akunyili: Gunmen after Anene, invade UNIZIK

The Anambra Central Senatorial election drama took a worrisome dimension on Tuesday as unknown gunmen invaded Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, allegedly in search the Returning Officer in the election, Mr. Alex Anene. Anene had on Monday announced the result of the election he collated and declared the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candidate, Dr. Chris […]

Anambra REC, others face INEC probe in Abuja

Anambra State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof Chukwuemeka Onukaogu, led other Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials from the state to face the panel probing the Anambra Central senatorial election stalemate at the Abuja headquarters of the commission. INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, had on Wednesday announced that the commission was instituting a panel to […]

Anambra govt denies bribery allegation

The Anambra State Government  has debunked media reports alleging that government officials attempted to bribe an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mr Alex Anene to announce Professor Dora Akunyili as the winner of the Anambra Central senatorial election conducted on Saturday, April 9, 2011. A release signed by the Chief Press Secretary […]

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