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Deregistration of parties, a step in the right direction

Ihesiulo Grace 10 February 2020 0

When the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday announced the deregistration of 74 registered political parties out of the 92 parties in the country, it came as a rude shock to many Nigerians who are not well informed about the rules guiding political parties registration

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Blame INEC for Imo S/Court verdict – APC chieftain

Ihesiulo Grace 17 January 2020 0

A chieftain of the APC, Mr Peter Esele, said on Friday that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should take all the blames for the verdict of the Supreme Court on the Imo election. Esele, a former President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, made the declaration while speaking in an interview in Benin. […]

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PDP asks Yakubu to resign over INEC card reader confession

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2019 0

…Says statement confirms Kogi, Bayelsa elections were rigged The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for immediate resignation of the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, over statement credited to two senior officials of the commission on ineffectiveness of the card reader. The PDP asked the INEC Chairman to accept

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Breaking: Security operatives stop Melaye from submitting petition at INEC headquarters

Ihesiulo Grace 27 November 2019 0

Security operatives at the national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission created palpable tension by preventing Senator Dino Melaye and journalists from gaining access to submit what was perceived to be “additional petition.” The operatives who denied Melaye’s access to the building on Wednesday, also seized the camera of a journalist. ALSO

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Buhari to NASS: You lack power to reorder elections

Ihesiulo Grace 14 March 2018 0

* Declines assent to Electoral Amendment Bill 2018 Says lawmakers can’t usurp INEC’s statutory functions Senate makes U turn over nominees, agrees to screen CBN, MPC members President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday rejected proposal by the National Assembly to reorder the sequence of the 2019 election timetable released by the Independent National Electoral

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INEC wants NASS to expedite action on Electoral Offences Commission

Ihesiulo Grace 13 March 2018 0

Ï We’re handling 1080 cases of Electoral Offences since 2015- Chairman Ï Says commission files 124 cases, secures 60 convictions The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged the National Assembly and other stakeholders to expedite action on the bill to establish the National Electoral Offences Commission/Tribunal ahead of the 2019 general elections. INEC

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Jega blasts NASS, says elections reordering undermines INEC’s independence

Ihesiulo Grace 23 February 2018 0

A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega, on Thursday criticised the National Assembly for reordering the sequence of elections after the electoral umpire has fixed the timetable for 2019 polls. According to Jega, the action of the lawmakers is an attempt to undermine the independence and integrity of INEC. […]

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INEC sets up 8-man panel to probe over under-aged voting in Kano

Ihesiulo Grace 22 February 2018 0

Following allegation of issuance of voters cards and subsequent voting by under-aged persons in the recently conducted local government elections in Kano State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has set up a committee to investigate the allegations. The INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, constituted the committee on Wednesday while receiving members of

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Re-run for Mashi/Dutsi Federal Constituency of Katsina holds Saturday

Ihesiulo Grace 4 February 2018 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Katsina State has fixed Saturday, February 10 for re-run election for the Mashi/Dutsi Federal Constituency of the House of Representatives. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Alhaji Jibril Zarewa, who spoke with reporters at the weekend said that the election would hold in nine polling units in Mashi […]

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We lost 85 personnel to high blood pressure, heart attack in 2017- INEC boss

Ihesiulo Grace 25 January 2018 0

The sensitive nature of work at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been having its toll on the lives of its members of staff, as the Commission lost about 85 out of the 16,000 workforce only in 2017. The officials of INEC who dies had high blood pressure and the attendant heart attacks to […]

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Reps alters INEC’s timetable, changes election sequence, amends Electoral Act

Ihesiulo Grace 24 January 2018 0

*Favours N/Assembly, gubernatorial, state assemblies, presidential polls The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to change the order of elections in the country, thereby altering the dates and timetable recently released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct of the 2019 general elections. Read Also: 402 days to go: INEC releases

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Obiano receives Certificate of Return from INEC

Ihesiulo Grace 23 November 2017 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented a Certificate of Return to the winner of the just-concluded Anambra State Governorship Election, Chief Willie Obiano. Obiano, who won on the platform of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) after overwhelming 36 other candidates, who vied for the same position. Others, who also received certificate are

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Analysing the IGP’s disrespect of the Senate shows that Nigeria does not have a separation of powers

Ihesiulo Grace 23 November 2017 0

Democracies are generally known to consist of the executive, legislature and the judiciary. These different branches, in purpose and function, work in tandem to provide as seamless a democratic experience as possible for the citizens they purport to serve. Nigeria’s democracy is no different, but the seamlessness with which all three tiers of government should […]

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A’Court orders INEC to conduct rerun election in Anambra Central senatorial district within 90 days

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2017 0

The Court of Appeal In Abuja on Monday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to conduct a rerun election for Anambra Central Senatorial District within the next 90 days. The appellate court also held that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), whose candidate, former Senator Uche Ekwunife, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) could […]

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Anambra Election: No sensitive materials missing – INEC

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2017 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission has come out to state that none of the sensitive materials meant for the November 18th Governorship election in Anambra State is missing. This clarification is on the heels of a media publications where a chairman of one of the political parties contesting for the Anambra elections alleged that two […]

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UPP, APDA call for fair play in Anambra election

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2017 0

Chairman of the United Progressives Party (UPP) in Anambra State, Dr Sylvester Igwilo, has said that the party was confident of winning the Nov. 18 governorship election in the state if every stakeholder play by the rules. Igwilo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Sunday that the party’s candidate, Chief Osita […]

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Rivers State government, IG of Police, SARS Commander tangle in accusations, denials of criminal activities

Ihesiulo Grace 18 October 2017 0

Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt From the time the Rivers State re-run elections were announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the government of Barrister Nyesom Wike has not ceased to point accusing fingers at security operatives in the state for alleged criminal breach of electoral laws to ensure victory for the All Progressives Congress, […]

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Court rules on contempt charge against Okonjo-Iweala June3

Ihesiulo Grace 27 April 2015 0

  Justice Abdul Kafarati‎ of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has fixed June 3 to deliver ruling on contempt charge against the Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. The Minister was accused of disobeying a court order that had on February 25, 2014, directed her to release to a civil society group, Centre […]

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Plaintiffs, Seeking to Stop Buhari, Withdraw Eligibility Suit

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2015 0

Plaintiffs in the two of the three pending suits challenging the eligibility of the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, to contest in the March 28, 2015, presidential election have withdrawn their suits. Justice Adeniyi Ademola who is presiding over the matters at the Federal High Court in Abuja subsequently has struck out the matter after the plaintiffs […]

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118,803 Voters to Participate in Imo Reru

Ihesiulo Grace 21 April 2015 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said 118,803 eligible voters will participate in the Saturday’s run-off election in Imo State instead of 144,715 it initially declared. Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Dr Gabriel Ada, said this while briefing party agents in Owerri, the state capital, on Tuesday, on the preparation for the election. Ada added