Less than 10 political parties may survive being deregistered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should the commission decide to run with the amended constitutional provision to deregister parties.
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Observers urge Buhari to review Electoral Act
International Observers, Pan African Women (PAN), have appealed to the President Muhammadu Buhari to review the Amended Electoral Act. Publicity Secretary to PAN, Mphoentle Keitseng, who monitored the general elections on Saturday in Akwa Ibom made this known to Journalists in Uyo. According to her, the bill will help regulate electoral processes in the country, […]
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Ebonyi APC governorship primary suit: Court adjourns to February 6
A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki on Thursday adjourned until Feb. 6 ruling in a suit filed by Prof. Bernard Odoh one of the governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Odoh was challenging the outcome of the exercise held between Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, 2018 which declared incumbent Sen. Sonni Ogbuoji […]
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2019: Court fixes Jan. 21 to hear suit seeking to stop Buhari
Godwin Tsa, Abuja Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has fixed January 21, 2019, for definite hearing in a fresh suit seeking the disqualification of President Muhammadu Buhari from contesting the forthcoming 2019 general elections. An Abuja- based legal practitioner, Mr. Kalu Agu, who filed the suit together with […]
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Presidential poll: Atiku insists on Card Readers
“At N143 billion, it is safe to say that more than enough funds were appropriated for the INEC to acquire and distribute Smart Card Readers” Ndubuisi Orji., Abuja Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has expressed concerns over the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to use incident forms in the conduct of next […]
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2019: Buhari’ll be judged by his actions, not rhetoric – Atiku
“Finally, we cannot wait for the Presidential debate where Atiku Abubakar will talk about his plans to reduce the unemployment rate…” Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has said President Muhammadu Buhari will be judged by his actions in the run-up to the February 16 presidential election and not by rhetoric. Atiku, who […]
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Violators of Electoral Act shall be prosecuted ― INEC chairman
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Professor Mahmoud Yakubu has said his commission is determined to prosecute violators of the electoral act in the forthcoming general elections. He gave the pledge on Tuesday in his remarks at a Police/ Stakeholders security summit organised by the Nigerian Police Force in Abuja. Professor Yakubu who […]
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Overruling President Buhari on Electoral Act impossible, says Edo lawmaker
THE lawmaker representing Ikpoba-Okha/Egor Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Ehiozuwa Agbonnayima, Monday said the threat by PDP lawmakers to override President Mohammadu Buhari on the amended Electoral Act was not possible.
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2019: INEC assures of credible election in Taraba
Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Taraba State, has assured the people that with or without the Electoral Act bill being signed into law, the Commission would deliver free, fair, credible and acceptable elections in the state. The state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Alhaji Baba […]
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Electoral Act: PDP wanted to use Russian agents to hack into INEC server – APC
The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has accused Nigeria’s main opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party PDP of crying wolf over the withholding of presidential assent to the amended Electoral Act, alleging that the document was laced with landmines.
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