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Ondo election: At least 30,000 police officers will provide security

Ihesiulo Grace 5 September 2020 0

No fewer than 30,000 policemen will be deployed to provide security in the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State, according to the Nigeria Police Force. Daily Times understands that no fewer than 15 political parties would be participating in the election, including the All

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42 Obaseki’s appointees resign ahead of Edo Elections [Full list]

Ihesiulo Grace 1 August 2020 0

The appointees of Governor Godwin Obaseki have continued to resign weekly even as the Edo governorship Election Day nears. It appears that the only ally to the Governor is his deputy, Phillip Shaibu.  Many of those who turned their backs to the Governor are staunch members of the All Progressives Congress (APC). They refused to […]

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Biden clinches Democratic bid to face Trump in election

Ihesiulo Grace 6 June 2020 0

Washington – Former vice president Joe Biden on Friday claimed victory in the Democratic Party race to take on President Donald Trump in the November election. “It was an honor to compete alongside one of the most talented groups of candidates the Democratic party has ever fielded – and I am proud to say that we […]

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Poland’s messy election drama may signal bipartisanship isn’t dead

Ihesiulo Grace 8 May 2020 0

Sharp political polarization has been a defining feature of Polish politics for years, and it seemed not even a global pandemic could put an end to it. But the need to elect a head of state may yet deliver a rare feat of bipartisanship. When the coronavirus pandemic struck Poland in March, calls for postponing […]

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Bayelsa’s identity theft, Douye Diri and our gene of fraud

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2020 0

The Bayelsa governorship election voided by the Nigerian Supreme Court on Thursday last week has provoked a conversation on the metastasis of the cancer of identity theft in Nigeria and the country’s place in this malaise in the world. The most instructive of the several historical narratives of identity theft was one that happened in […]

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Oshiomhole disagrees with S/Court judgment on Bayelsa election

Ihesiulo Grace 14 February 2020 0

Abuja – National Chairman,  All Progressives Congress (APC)  Adams Oshiomhole has faulted  the Supreme Court judgment declaring the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Douye Diri as new Governor-elect in Bayelsa. Oshiomhole said this at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday while reacting to the apex court judgment. He said the court would have […]

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INEC adds Babura/Garki Federal Constituency to March 14 by – election

Ihesiulo Grace 12 February 2020 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has increased to four, the number of constituencies in which it will conduct bye – elections on March 14.  The fourth constituency is Babura/Garki Federal Constituency of Jigawa state which seat became vacant following the death of Rep. Adamu Gawo,  It will be recalled that on February 6, the

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PDP cannot win election in Edo – APC chieftain

Ihesiulo Grace 2 February 2020 0

Abuja – A former Governorship Aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo, Mr Blessing Agbomhere, says  the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has zero chances of winning any election in the state. Agbomhere, who contested Etsako Federal Constituency of Edo in 2019 under the platform of PDP, but recently returned to the APC, stated […]

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APC chieftain lauds Buhari’s feat on election, economy, security

Ihesiulo Grace 25 December 2019 0

Abuja – A chieftain of the ruling All progressives Congress (APC), Mr Waziri Bulama, has commended the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for conducting hitch-free elections, revamping economy and tackling insecurity in the country. Bulama, who served as deputy presidential campaign manager in the 2019 poll, said this while speaking with journalists in

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YIAGA AFRICA seeks public hearing on Kogi, Bayelsa election

Ihesiulo Grace 6 December 2019 0

YIAGA AFRICA has urged National Assembly to hold public hearing on the Bayelsa and Kogi election to document alleged electoral impunity, violence and malpractice that characterised the poll. Dr Hussaini Abdu, Chair, Watching The Vote Working Group and Mr Samson Itodo Executive Director, YIAGA AFRICA who co-signed a statement on the Kogi re-run senatorial election […]

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Peaceful election requires stakeholders to play by the rules -NCMP

Ihesiulo Grace 5 December 2019 0

Abuja – Nigeria Community Movement Party (NCMP) says achieving peaceful and credible election in Nigeria requires all stakeholders, including the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) security agencies and political parties  doing the right thing. The party National Chairman, Mr   Abidemi Ademola, stated this while speaking with newsmen, when he

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Appeal Court affirms Tambuwal’s election

Ihesiulo Grace 22 November 2019 0

The Appeal Court sitting in Sokoto on Friday upheld the election of Gov. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal as duly elected. The four-man panel in a unanimous decision upheld Tambuwal’s election after dismissing the Appeal filed by the Appellant and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu for lacking in merit. Delivering judgment, Justice

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Election in Nigeria has become a war for the ruling class – Falana

Ihesiulo Grace 19 November 2019 0

Human Rights Lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, has warned that if nothing was done to address impunity in the electoral system, Nigeria would continue to witness decreasing rate of voters turnout in future elections. Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), gave the warning on Monday in Abuja, while speaking as a panelist at a Digital […]

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PDP candidate happy with Bayelsa governorship election process

Ihesiulo Grace 16 November 2019 0

Yenagoa – Sen. Douye Diri, Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) candidate for the Bayelsa governorship election, on Saturday, described the electoral process as “smooth and peaceful”. Diri made his thoughts known while speaking with newsmen shortly after casting his vote at Polling Unit 4, in Sampou, Kokuma-Opokuma Local Government Area of the state. He said that […]

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Kogi, Bayelsa Guber Polls; Shun Vote Selling, Violence, CTA Tells Voters

Ihesiulo Grace 16 November 2019 0

…tasks security agent on conducive atmosphere for voting The Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA) has tasked voters in both Kogi and Bayelsa states to come out en masse and vote for the candidates of their choice in Saturday’s governorship election In separate statements issued in Lokoja and Yenagoa, the CTA though expressed concerns about political […]

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Kogi election an examination, not a war – Audu

Ihesiulo Grace 3 November 2019 0

Abuja – Former First Lady of Kogi, Prof. Aisha Audu has called on the Federal Government to remove all illegal arms and ammunitions in the state ahead of the Nov. 16 governorship election. Audu, who is the candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), made the called in Abuja. Audu is the widow of the […]

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Kogi election: PDP begins campaign

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2019 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi has urged the electorate in the state to use the Nov. 16 governorship election for a good governance. PDP National Chairman Uche Secondus made the plea at the inauguration of the governorship campaign of the party in Lokoja on Friday. The Flagg off is successful and the crowd […]

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Police deploy 25,000 personnel for Kogi poll

Ihesiulo Grace 10 October 2019 0

The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday says it has deployed 25,000 policemen for the Nov. 16, Kogi governorship election. The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, represented by DIG Operations, Abdulmajid Ali, said this at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Kogi stakeholders meeting. Delta uncovers 1, 633 illegal private schools, to prosecute owners

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Rivers Governorship Election: Dismiss Awara’s petition, AAC tells tribunal

Ihesiulo Grace 2 October 2019 0

The African Action Congress ( AAC) has asked the Rivers State Governorship Election Tribunal to dismiss the petition filed by the defeated African Action Congress ( AAC) Governorship Candidate,  Engr Biokpomabo Awara against the election of Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Ezenwo Wike for lacking in merit. The Tribunal Chairman,  Justice Kingsley Orjiako announced 

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Deji Adeyanju and the complicity of the Nigeria Police Force

Ihesiulo Grace 5 December 2018 0

Nigeria holds a catchphrase —Police is your friend— describing the Nigeria Police Force and as embracive as it sounds, Nigerians need no counsel from Aristotle himself to know when and how to run away from this deception. It was Aristotle who said, “a friend to all is a friend to none.” In the case of […]