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

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, Information and Voter...
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Group Lauds INEC’s Readiness For Saturday’s Poll

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...
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PDP Tasks INEC On Credible Elections In Kogi, Bayelsa

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...
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World Federation Of Exchanges Elects Four Board Directors

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...
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Former Vice-President Leads Commonwealth Team To Observe Mozambique Elections

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...
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Nigeria Nominates Adesina For Re-Election As AfDB President

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...
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GOCOP Reelects Exco

GOCOP Reelects Exco

Mr Dotun Oladipo, Publisher of The Eagle Online has been re-elected as the President, Guild of Corporate Online Publishers, GOCOP. He was returned unopposed at the Guild’s annual general meeting on Thursday in Lagos through affirmation alongside other me...
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Tribunal Nullifies Kalu’s Election

Tribunal Nullifies Kalu’s Election

The National and State House of Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia has nullified the election of the Senate Chief Whip, Orji Kalu, for Abia North Senatorial District. Delivering its judgment on Monday, a member of the three-member tribuna...
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Fayemi Elected Chairman Governors’ Forum

Fayemi Elected Chairman Governors’ Forum

Ekiti State Governor Dr Kayode Fayemi has emerged chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum(NGF). Fayemi who takes over from Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari was elected during the meeting of the forum  in Abuja. Meanwhile, Bayelsa State Governor,...
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NPA Boss Elected Vice Chair Of IMO Committee

NPA Boss Elected Vice Chair Of IMO Committee

The International Maritime Organisation, (IMO) has unanimously elected Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Managing Director, Hadiza Bala Usman, as vice chairperson of its  Facilitation Committee (FAL)   for a one-year period (2019-2020). The IMO is ...
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APC Targets Over Three Million Votes In Lagos

APC Targets Over Three Million Votes In Lagos

The All Progressives Congress (APC) national leader,  Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Monday challenged members in Lagos State to target three million votes in next year’s elections.   Tinubu said:  “We have six million votes in Lagos. Your target sh...
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INEC Adopts Simultaneous Accreditation Of Voters

INEC Adopts Simultaneous Accreditation Of Voters

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says voting would hold simultaneously with accreditation of voters during the 2019 general elections.Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Unit, disclosed ...
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2019: Opinion Poll Reveals Eight Leading Presidential Candidates

2019: Opinion Poll Reveals Eight Leading Presidential Candidates

A group of online opinion pollsters-Truly Independent Diaspora Electoral Officers (TIDEO), has sensationally revealed that eight presidential aspirants will come tops in the February 2019 poll. In its release dated November 1, the TIDEO came short of declaring...
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INEC: 84m Nigerians Are Eligible To Vote In 2019

INEC: 84m Nigerians Are Eligible To Vote In 2019

More than 84 million Nigerians are eligible to vote in 2019 general election, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu has said.    Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu  spoke on Thursday when he received a delegation of the   Afric...
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