Elections
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the attacks on its offices may affect early preparations for the 2023 general elections if allowed to continue. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye, stated this on Monday during an interview. “For us, we don’t know the motives and it is a […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the date for the 2023 general elections in the country. INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu made the announcement on Wednesday during a one-day public hearing on the National Electoral Offences Commission (Establishment) Bill 2021, organized by the Senate Committee on INEC. According to the INEC boss, the […]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has advocated the need for legislation that will prevent the courts from declaring a winner in an election. Speaking with journalists on Monday in Abuja, Jonathan insisted that the situation where the judiciary is allowed to declare winners in an election, because of electoral fraud should not be abhorred, as it […]
Kamala Harris crashed through one of the world’s highest glass ceilings on Saturday to be elected America’s first woman vice president, making history and helping bring to an end Donald Trump’s turbulent rule. Harris came into Tuesday’s election already a repeat trailblazer as California’s first Black attorney general and the first woman of South Asian heritage […]
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare on Thursday said congratulations are in place for Mr Adeoye Owolewa, 31, after he became the first Nigerian-born man to win a seat in the US House of Representatives. “Congrats are in place for the 31-year old Adeoye Owolewa for making Nigeria proud by being the […]
A Nigerian-American, Yinka Faleti, has failed in his bid to become the Missouri Secretary of State in the 2020 US election. The outcome of the election monitored by newsmen showed that Missouri Secretary of State, Jay Ashcroft of the Republican party was re-elected. However, Faleti said he would “continue to fight” for the development of […]
The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to withdraw the nomination of his aide, Lauretta Onochie, as a commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Convener of Situation Room, Clement Nwankwo, said Onochie’s nomination is an attempt to weaken the efforts to build […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued certificates of return to Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, and his deputy, Phillip Shaibu. The National Commissioner, INEC in charge of Edo, Rivers, and Bayelsa, Mrs May Agbmuche-Mbu made the presentation on Tuesday at the INEC office in Aduwawa, Benin City, the Edo State capital. She commended […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Godwin Obaseki on his re-election as governor of Edo State. He congratulated him on Sunday in a statement signed by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu, urging him to continue to show grace and humility in victory. The President also commended the election process […]
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Senator Bala Mohammed as the governor of Bauchi State. The apex court affirmed Governor Mohammed’s election on Monday in Abuja while delivering judgement in the appeal filed by a former governor of the state, Mohammed Abubakar. Former Governor Abubakar of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had filed […]
