The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced decision to halt the rerun for the Niger state House Assembly elections in Agaie constituency.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Prof. Sam Egwu, yesterday, issued a press statement declaring the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Yahaya Abdullahi, as winner of the election.
INEC said its decision was sequel to the earlier declaration of the PDP candidate...
Friday, 22 March 2019
BREAKING: Tribunal Declares Ademola Adeleke Winner Of Osun Governorship Election
The Osun State Governorship Election Tribunal has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ademola Adeleke, as the winner of the poll.
The Tribunal made the declaration on Friday after dismissing a preliminary objection against the petition of the PDP and Senator Adeleke, challenging the September 2018 governorship election in the state.
The preliminary objection was filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and...
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is set to issue certificates of return to Governors-elect across the States of the Federation.
The issuance of the certificates according to a press release issued in Abuja at the early hours of yesterday by the INEC’s National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education, Mr Festus Okoye states that all duly elected individuals in the just concluded March 9, 2019 would be handed...
Thursday, 21 March 2019
INEC Gives Certificates Of Return To Governors-Elect March 27, Clarifies Issues On Rivers, Others 21st March 2019
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed 27th
28th and 29th March for the presentation of Certificates of Return to
Governors-elect, according to its National Commissioner and Chairman,
Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Barrister Festus
Okoye.
Speaking at a media briefing held at the Commission’s
headquarters in Abuja, the Federal capital Territory (FCT) earlier
today, Okoye said the certificates will...
Asset Declaration Trial: Federal govt closes case against Onnoghen
The Nigerian government on Thursday closed its case against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).
Mr. Onnoghen immediately notified the tribunal that he intends to make a no-case submission.
The prosecution closed its case after calling three witnesses to the stand.
During the session on Thursday, the counsel to the government, Aliyu Umar, said they have closed their case, despite...
GOVERNOR OKOROCHA DRAGS INEC TO COURT
Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue him with a certificate of return as the Senator- elect for Imo West Senatorial District.
It will be recalled that the electoral body had declined to issue Governor Okorocha with a certificate of return on the grounds that the results were announced by its official under duress.
In the suit marked...
Thursday, 14 March 2019
Return My Cars Or Face Police Arrest – Uche Nwosu warns Supporters
The candidate of the Action Alliance in the just concluded General Elections in Imo State Mr Uche Nwosu have called on his supporters who he gave vehicles to for campaign purposes to return the vehicles or face police arrest.
Uche Nwosu who was contesting the victory of Rt Hon Emeka Ihedioha allegedly held his coordinators hostage yesterday, at Government House over...
Sunday, 10 March 2019
Plateau APC lawmaker dies after winning polls
Mr Ezekiel Afon, a lawmaker representing Pengana Constituency in the Plateau State House of Assembly has died hours after he was re-elected to represent the constituency.
Mr Bashir Sati, the Secretary of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state confirmed the lawmaker’s death to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Jos.
According to Sati, Afon died Sunday afternoon after a brief illness.
“It is unfortunate that we lost Afon,...
Saturday, 9 March 2019
Gunmen kill policeman, NSCDC officer, abduct three INEC staff in Katsina
Katsina State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a policeman and abduction of three INEC adhoc staff during the governorship and state assembly election in the state.
The police also announced the killing of a civil defence officer in separate attack while on election duty.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isa, in two separate statements made available to newsmen on Saturday in Katsina, said the policeman, Cpl Mannir...
Fake Police and Fake Military Officers took over Ideato South.
The March 9th governorship and state house of Assembly elections in Ideato South, the local government of the incumbent governor, Rochas Okorocha were marred by irregularities.
In a bid to rig the election in favor of his son-inlaw, Uche Nwosu, the governorship candidate of Action Alliance, AA and Johnson Duru, Pa Jay, the Imo State House of Assembly candidate for Ideato...
