By Tom Okpe Members-elect to the House of Representatives under various minority parties have declared intention to contest for the position of Speaker and Deputy Speaker in the 10th House. The caucus with over 182 members-elect resolved to set up an eleven-man committee to scout for a credible and acceptable candidate that would vie for […]
Fifteen (15) political parties deregistered by the Independent National Electoral Commission, under the aegis of Coalition for Good Governance, on Friday declared support for the presidential ambition of the candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi. This is even as a Peoples Democratic Party stalwart in Lagos State, Babatunde Gbadamosi, on Friday, defected to the Labour […]
Abuja – Parties in a suit of alleged NI.2 billion tax error claims before the Tax Appeal Tribunal, Abuja on Wednesday agreed to explore an out-of-court settlement. The appellant, Mr Joseph Daudu, SAN, is challenging the alleged N 1.2 billion error in his taxation by Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). At the resumed hearing, the […]
Lagos – The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) on Thursday rolled out the drums in celebration for surviving the recent de-listing of 74 political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Dr Boniface Aniebonam, National Chairman, NNPP, told newsmen in Lagos that a lot of hard work was put in place to ensure that […]
Abuja – The Inter Party Advisory Council of Nigeria (IPAC) has called on the independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately reverse its decision on the de-registration of 74 political parties. The council made the call in a statement signed by its National Legal Adviser, Mr Ezeobika Chukwudi, on Thursday in Abuja. Chukwudi described INEC […]
……say selection a breach of constitution The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) and the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) have expressed dismay over the apparent bias in the choice of participants in the Channels Television debate for candidates fielded in the November 18, 2017 governorship election. However, the CNPP lauded the Television house for […]
A formidable group in Anambra State has vehemently warned electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), political parties, police and other major agencies to eschew any planned arrangement targeted towards manipulating the November 18 governorship election. The group, Independent Media Support Organisation (IMSO), released the warning during a press conference in Awka, the state […]
Ahead of Saturday’s Rivers state rerun elections, the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) and the state police command have jointly warned that both agencies would not spare electoral offenders. The two bodies rose from some stockholders meeting in Port Harcourt, Wednesday, with a vow to prosecute those who would deliberately flout the electoral laws during the December […]