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November 15, 2018 No Responses

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 this while speaking at a workshop for...

November 5, 2018 No Responses

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...

October 26, 2018 No Responses

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...

October 20, 2018 No Responses

Odinkalu At GOCOP Lecture, Lists Threats To 2019 Election

Professor Chidi Odinkalu, former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, has identified electoral violence, hate speech and political innumeracy as some of the major threats capable of undermining the 2019 general elections. Odinkalu, a Senior Manage...

October 19, 2018 No Responses

INEC: 800,000 PVCs Yet To Be Collected In Oyo

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Oyo State, Mutiu Agboke, disclosed on Thursday that registered voters in the state are yet to collect about 800,000 Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs). Speaking at...

October 7, 2018 No Responses

APC Affirms Buhari As presidential Candidate

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday endorsed the nomination of President Muhamadu Buhari as the Presidential candidate of the party for the 2019 general election. The exercise, held at the eagles square, Abuja had in attendance about...

October 6, 2018 No Responses

Agbaje Gets Lagos PDP Governorship Ticket

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday declared Mr Jimi Agbaje winner of its governorship primary in Lagos State. He was declared winner of the primary after polling 1100 votes to defeat Mr Adedeji Doherty, who scored 742...

October 6, 2018 No Responses

7,000 Delegates To Ratify Buhari’s Nomination As APC Presidential Candidate

No fewer than 7,000 delegates from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are to converge on Abuja on Saturday to ratify the nomination of President Muhammadu Buhari as the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential...

October 5, 2018 No Responses

INEC: Deadline For Conduct Of Primaries, Resolution Of Disputes Remains October 7

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reminded political parties that Oct. 7 remains the deadline for conduct of primaries for all elective positions for the 2019 general elections and resolution of disputes emanating from the primaries. The...

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 mai...

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...