Tag Archives: Election

Electons: Observer groups who don’t submit reports won’t be accredited- INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will no longer accredit civil society organisations and other bodies as observer groups if they fail to submit their observation reports of previous elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at the first quarterly consultative meeting with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). Yakubu said INEC will continue ...

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President Putin ‘wins’ Russian presidential election without serious opposition

Russian President Vladimir Putin has cemented his grip on power in a landslide election victory that has been widely criticised as lacking democratic legitimacy. In a post-election news conference, Putin cast the outcome as a vindication of his decision to defy the West and invade Ukraine. “No matter who or how much they want to intimidate us, no matter who ...

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Gov Diri doesn’t understand police roles in elections- Group

The Bayelsa Professional Forum, BPF, has described as unfortunate Governor Duoye Diri’s comment on the role of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, during elections. The Secretary, BPF, Philip Erepa, in a statement in Yenagoa on Wednesday, said he watched with dismay during a live youth programme where the governor, in his remarks, suggested that the police had no responsibility during ...

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2023 Elections: FG released N313.4 billion for INEC – Yakubu

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the Federal Government released N313.4 billion for the conduct of the 2023 general elections. The commission in its 2023 General Election Report released on Friday, said that out of the N355.b approved for the conduct of the elections, the sum of N313.4 billion was only released as at September 2023,. According to the ...

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Edo Poll: APC replaces gov Uzodinma with gov Otu as Chairman primary election committee

Following complaints from aspirants, elders, and stakeholders, the National Working Committee, NWC, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has dropped Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, as chairman of its Edo State governorship primaries committee. The NWC had late Tuesday night declared the Saturday primaries as inconclusive and fixed today for the conclusion of the exercise, and appointed Governor Bassey ...

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Why PDP is losing election in Lagos- Chieftain

A former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Lagos State, Otunba Segun Adewale, has blamed the repeated electoral defeats of PDP in the state on lack of unity in the party. Adewale, popularly known as Aeroland, stated this while speaking with newsmen on Thursday in Lagos. The former PDP chairman also attributed the serial electoral misfortunes of the ...

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INEC to conduct re-run elections in Taraba, Enugu on Feb 14

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has fixed Wednesday February 14 for the conduct of supplementary election in Taraba State and a new re-run election in Enugu State. INEC National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun disclosed this in a statement issued Tuesday night in Abuja. Bye-elections were last Saturday held in nine constituencies to ...

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Supreme Court upholds gov Fintiri’s election

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, upheld the election of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State. The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel, dismissed as lacking in merit an appeal the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its candidate, Senator Aisha Dahiru, popularly known as Binani, filed to challenge the outcome of the governorship election that was held ...

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Politicians must be held responsible for election violence- Ganduje

National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC for its handling of the electoral process in spite of landmines buried in its ways by partisans. Noting that the electoral umpire cannot be blamed for election violence, Ganduje said politicians must be held responsible. He spoke on Wednesday in ...

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Supreme Court validates election of Zamfara gov, Lawal

The Supreme Court has set aside the November 16 judgment of the Court of Appeal voiding the election of Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State. In a judgment a moment ago, the court allowed the appeal filed by Lawal and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In the lead judgment, Justice Emmanuel Agim held that the trial tribunal was ...

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