Full list of eleven (11) states in Nigeria where the rerun elections will take place has emerged. Ekohotblog reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will conduct re-run elections in eleven states of the federation today, Saturday, 25th January 2019. The re-run election consists of 28 Federal and State Constituencies broken down into One … Read more
The leadership of The Academic Staff Union of Universities has cautioned its members participating in the forthcoming gubernatorial elections in Kogi and Bayelsa state. The gubernatorial election is slated for November 16, 2019. Read Also: SDP Chairman Resigns The union urged lecturers participating in the gubernatorial election not to engage in any act that would … Read more
INEC said that candidates fall below age limit for participation in the polls. The Independent National Electoral Commission( INEC) has said that some of the candidates fall below the age limit for participation in the polls while looking forward to the forthcoming kogi and bayelsa governorship election. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter … Read more
Former Minister for Defence and Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Chief Demola Seriki, has described the governorship candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP,in Saturday’s governorship election, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, as a ‘perennial runner’ that needs encouragement to look for a successor for his party. Fielding questions from newsmen following Mr. Babajide … Read more
Senegalese voters headed to the polls on Sunday for an election President Macky Sall is expected to win after strong economic growth in his first term, although rights groups criticize him for squeezing out rivals. Senegal’s small fish-exporting economy expanded more than 6 percent last year, one of the highest rates in Africa, driven by … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has won in his unit in Daura, Katsina State, in the presidential and National Assembly elections held throughout the country on Saturday. Though the elections were marred by violence in some states including Lagos, Rivers, and Anambra , they witnessed a massive voter turnout in most polling units where voting took place. … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed pleasure with its smart card readers, saying they successfully authenticated all presidential candidates. Despite INEC’s claims, there were multiple card reader rejection problems, particularly in Sokoto State, and in Kaduna and Bauchi states, where Governor Nasir el-Rufai and House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara were rejected by … Read more
NIGERIA- The Independent National Electoral Commission says 72, 775, 502 million Nigerians now have Permanent Voter Cards. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, said this at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday. He said, “Out of 84, 004, 084 registered voters, 72, 775, 502 have PVCs” This is 86.63 per cent of registered voters, … Read more
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians that it is ready to conduct the rescheduled elections. The Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this on Wednesday while addressing a press conference to update Nigerians on the readiness of the commission. He stated: “At Tuesday’s briefing, we reported that we achieved 95 per cent configuration of … Read more
A security expert has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC to weed out officials responsible for the postponement of general elections. Retired Group Capt. John Ojikutu, a security expert, has said 60 per cent of INEC staff that superintended the past elections which were equally postponed might still be in the system. “It … Read more
INEC has announced the postponement of the Presidential and National Assembly elections earlier scheduled for today (Saturday) by one week. The commission rescheduled the Presidential and National Assembly Elections to Saturday, February 23, 2019 while the governorship, State Houses of Assembly and Federal Capital Territory Area Council polls earlier fixed for March 2 would now … Read more
14 sacks containing ballot papers were arrested in Kano state alongside 2 persons. Shortly after their arrest, there were reports that the ballot papers were thumb-printed for the All Progressives Congress (APC). But Haruna Abdullahi, spokesman of the Kano state police command, denied the report, saying the ballot papers were specimen. He said the suspects … Read more