Election Archives — Page 2 of 7

September 11, 2024 No Responses

HURIWA Tasks INEC On Free, Fair, Peaceful Edo Gubernatorial Election

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that the upcoming Edo State gubernatorial election, slated for Saturday, September 21, 2024, is conducted free, fair, and peacefully, devoid of rigging...

September 5, 2024 No Responses

Edo 2024: Major Boost For Ighodalo As APC, ANPP, LP Members Defect To PDP In Irrua

It was a harvest of defectors as the governorship campaign train of the People Democratic Party (PDP) reached Irrua, Esan Central Local Government Area of the State, giving a major boost to the governorship election bid of the PDP candidate,...

September 1, 2024 No Responses

Edo 2024: PDP Takes Campaign To Owan, Canvasses Votes For Ighodalo, Ogie

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, and his deputy, Engr. Marvellous Godwins Omobayo, as well as leaders and members of the Edo Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), at the weekend, took the party’s campaign for the September 21 governorship election...

August 31, 2024 No Responses

EDSG Faults Akpata On Development Stride, Zoning

Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor (EDSG) on Media Project, Crusoe Osagie, has criticized the Labour Party candidate in the September 21 Edo State governorship election, Olumide Akpata for peddling what he described as falsehood on national television, ...

June 6, 2024 No Responses

WFE Re-Elects CEO For 4th Term

The World Federation of Exchanges, the global industry association for exchanges and clearing houses has announced the re-election of its CEO, Nandini Sukumar, to the position of Vice Chair of the International Organization of Securities Commission’s (IOSCO)...

June 5, 2024 No Responses

TINUBU CONGRATULATES INDIAN PRIME MINISTER, NARENDRA MODI ON ELECTION VICTORY

President Bola Tinubu extends his warm congratulations to the Prime Minister of India, His Excellency, Narendra Modi, on his epoch-making victory in the nation’s parliamentary elections. Prime Minister Modi’s coalition – the National Democrat...

April 17, 2023 No Responses

PDP To INEC: Ensure Adamawa Supplementary Election Outcome Is Credible

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure the outcome of the supplementary election in Adamawa State is not controversial. The board gave the advice in a statement by.....

April 16, 2023 No Responses

Sylva Emerges APC Governorship Candidate In Bayelsa

Chief Timipre Sylva has been declared the winner of the Bayelsa All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary. The result of the primary was announced at the APC state Secretariat in Yenagoa by the Chairman of the election committee, retired Maj....

March 17, 2023 No Responses

INEC Blacklists 100 Ad Hoc Staff Over Alleged Malpractices

INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Akwa Ibom, Dr Cyril Omorogbe, on Thursday, disclosed that the commission has delisted 100 ad hoc staff in the state over alleged involvement in election malpractices. Omorogbe, who made the disclosure in an intervie...

March 16, 2023 No Responses

INEC Begins Distribution Of Sensitive Materials In Lagos

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State has commenced movement of sensitive materials to be used for Governorship and House of Assembly elections to various local government areas of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) repor...

February 28, 2023 No Responses

INEC Declares Yobe South Senatorial District Election Inconclusive

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Yobe South Senatorial District election inconclusive. The Returning Officer, Prof. Shettima Saidu of Federal University Gashua, Yobe, made the declaration in Potiskum on Monday. He said the ...

February 27, 2023 No Responses

Coalition Expresses Concern Over Slow Upload Of Results

A Coalition of Civil Society Organisations has expressed worry over the slow upload of the Presidential and National Assembly election results. Mr Hamzat Lawal, Chief Executive, Connected Development (CODE)who spoke on behalf of the Civil Society Organisations...

February 26, 2023 No Responses

Collation Of Presidential Election Results To Commence Sunday Midday

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to commence the collation of 2023 presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday at midday. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced this at a news conference on the 2023 general electi...

February 21, 2023 No Responses

Shutting Down All Nigeria Varsities Over Elections Illegal, Inappropriate, Says Afe Babalola

Legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD, Chief Afe Babalola, SAN, has condemned the closure of all universities in Nigeria by the Federal Government over the general elections. Babalola made the remarks on Monday in A...