Election Archives — Page 5 of 5

September 24, 2018 No Responses

INEC Fixes Thursday For Osun Governorship Election Rerun

The returning officer for September 22 Osun governorship election, Prof. Joseph Afuwape, has fixed September 27, 2018 for a rerun election. This followed the declaration of the keenly contested election inconclusive. He urged all the political parties to maintain peace,...

September 21, 2018 No Responses

Osun Elections: FRSC Deploys 60 Vehicles, Restricts Vehicular Movement Along Ibadan – Akure Express Way

As part of additional efforts put in place to ensure compliance with restriction of vehicular movement during the Saturday 22 September, 2018 gubernatorial elections in Osun state, the Federal Road Safety Corps has deployed 15,000 personnel with 60 vehicles to...

August 30, 2018 No Responses

Buhari To UK Prime Minister: 2019 Election Will Be Free, Fair, Credible

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja assured the UK Prime Minister Theresa May of his commitment to conducting free, fair and credible elections in 2019. In a bilateral meeting with the visiting Prime Minister, President Buhari welcomed UK’s support...

July 25, 2018 No Responses

INEC Seeks Criminalisation Of Vote-Buying

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday called for criminalisation of vote-buying to stop the trend in the political system of the country. Mr Adedeji Soyebi, National Electoral Commissioner in charge of South-West, made the call in A...

July 15, 2018 No Responses

EKITI ELECTION

Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Kayode Fayemi casting his vote at his polling unit in Isan Ekiti…on Saturday

July 12, 2018 No Responses

British Envoy Seeks Peaceful, Transparent Election In Ekiti

British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright, has called for a peaceful, credible and transparent governorship election in Ekiti on Saturday, July 14. Arkwright made the call during a courtesy visit to Gov. Rauf Aregbesola on Wednesday in Osogbo. The.....

June 16, 2018 No Responses

Nigerian Media Code of Election Coverage Gets More Endorsement

Enthusiasm is running high that the Nigerian media is committed to the professional and ethical coverage of the 2019 elections. This is as a result of the growing number of media outfits endorsing the Nigerian Media Code of Election Coverage...

May 29, 2018 No Responses

INEC Takes Delivery Of 123,848 Voters Cards In Plateau State

With less than a year to the 2019 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has taken delivery of 123,848 permanent voters cards in Plateau State. According to INEC, reports from its field officers have revealed a smooth...

December 12, 2017 No Responses

Dakuku: Nigeria spent ‘less than N100m’ on IMO election campaigns

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Monday in Lagos identified late preparations as a major factor responsible for the inability of Nigeria to secure a seat in the category ‘C’ of International Maritime Organisation (IMO). ...

November 6, 2017 No Responses

Security report predicts peaceful guber polls in Anambra

A Pre-Election Security Assessment report has predicted that the Noveber 18, 2017 Anambra Governorship Election would be generally peaceful. The report according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Director of Publicity and Voter Educati...

September 2, 2017 No Responses

Kenyatta: I’m ready for another election

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has branded judges in the country’s Supreme Court “crooks” after they annulled his win in presidential elections. He earlier called for calm and said he would respect the ruling but struck a more combative note...

November 28, 2016 No Responses

Akeredolu pledges to work for Ondo

Ondo State Governor-elect, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) has pledged to work for the people of the State. In his acceptance speech, Akeredolu commended security agencies, President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Chairman of A...

September 19, 2016 No Responses

Obaseki is best option for Edo State, says Ogbemudia

To sustain ongoing development strides of Edo State under the leadership of Adams Oshiomhole, former Governor of the old Bendel State, Dr Samuel Ogbemudia has appealed to voters to support the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Godwin Obaseki....