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December 7, 2020 No Responses

Lalong Congratulates Plateau’s First Female Senator-Elect,Dadu’ut

Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong has congratulated Prof. Nora Dadu’ut over her victory in the senatorial bye-election for the southern zone of the state held on December 5, 2020. This is contained in a congratulatory message by the governor’s Director of...

September 10, 2020 No Responses

Ondo: Jegede Unfolds Mass Employment Agenda

The Ondo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Candidate for the October 10 Governorship election, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, on Thursday unfolded his agenda with a promise to partner investors on compulsory mass employment for residents in the state if elected.Jegede...

August 7, 2020 No Responses

Edo: Buhari Urges APC To Avoid Rivers, Zamfara Experiences

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to avoid the pitfalls that affected the party’s victory in Rivers, Zamfara and Bayelsa States in the 2019 elections. Buhari also called on the party leaders...

August 5, 2020 No Responses

Edo: INEC Begins Training For Security Agencies

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Edo office, on Wednesday, began a three-day training for all security agencies that would participate in the Sept. 19, election in the state. Dr Jonathan Alalibo, the Resident Electoral Commission...

July 19, 2020 No Responses

Ex -Senate Chief Whip Defects To PDP

Former Chief Whip of the Senate and National Leader of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Mr Roland Owie, on Saturday, defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Owie who announced his defection at a ceremony in his home town, Ilobi-Isi,...

July 19, 2020 No Responses

INEC Publishes Final List Of Candidates For Edo Governorship Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of candidates for the Sept. 19 Governorship Election in Edo State. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and...

June 6, 2020 No Responses

Six Aspirants For Edo APC Governorship Screening

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced six Governorship aspirants to be screened for the Party’s June 22, 2020 Primary Election to elect the Party’s Edo state governorship candidate. The six aspirants who have bought, completed and submitted the...

February 8, 2020 No Responses

Mixed Reactions Trail Deregistration of 74 Political Parties

Mixed reactions have trailed the deregistration of 74 political parties out of the 92 parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that while some residents of Awka, the Anambra capital, expressed deligh...

December 6, 2019 No Responses

INEC To Conduct 28 Outstanding Court-Ordered Re-Run In January 2020

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Jan. 25, 2020 to conduct 28 outstanding court-ordered re-run elections in 12 states. The commission announced this in a statement issued by Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman...

November 16, 2019 No Responses

Group Lauds INEC’s Readiness For Saturday’s Poll

Women Arise for Change, an electoral observer group, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) level of preparedness for the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa. Meanwhile, INEC has distributed sensitive and nonsensi...

November 5, 2019 No Responses

PDP Tasks INEC On Credible Elections In Kogi, Bayelsa

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to use Kogi and Bayelsa elections to demonstrate its commitment to free, fair and credible elections. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan mad...

October 10, 2019 No Responses

World Federation Of Exchanges Elects Four Board Directors

At the 59th General Assembly in Singapore on Wednesday , the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) elected four Directors of the Board. The four elected Directors of the Board are: Mr Greg Wojciechowski, President & CEO, Bermuda Stock Excha...

October 8, 2019 No Responses

Former Vice-President Leads Commonwealth Team To Observe Mozambique Elections

The Commonwealth will send a team to observe elections in Mozambique, which will take place on 15 October, 2019. Kalonzo Musyoka, former Vice-President of Kenya, is leading the Group, which will observe presidential, legislative and provincial assembly electio...

October 7, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria Nominates Adesina For Re-Election As AfDB President

President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Dr Akinwunmi Adesina for re-election as the President of African Development Bank (AfDB), the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Akinwunmi, while speaking at an event in Lagos on Sunday, appreciated Buhari for nomina...