The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State has been gutted by fire, a day to a crucial governorship and house of assembly elections in the state. The cause of the fire remains unknown for now. A security guard who was on duty at the INEC office told PREMIUM TIMES the …
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By Our Correspondent Former transition chair of Owan West Local Government Council of Edo State and a serving member of Edo State House of assembly, Hon. Ojo Asein has been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of Hon. Ohiro Ezomon by the operatives of Nigerian Directorate of Security Service (DSS). DSS operatives hinted our correspondent that Hon. Asein has numerous …
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By MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City – Police in Benin have apprehended a popular bar owner over alleged involvement in the ongoing cult-related killings in the state capital.The alleged cult kingpin is said to be the Managing Director (MD) of a popular multimillion Naira bar along Sonkponba road in Benin City.Checks revealed that Operatives of the Anti-cultism unit of the Edo …
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Members of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State are to support the African Action Congress in the Saturday’s governorship election, party leader Rotimi Amaechi declared on Wednesday, providing an alternative platform for members. APC is not fielding candidates for any of the elections in Rivers following a court order that resulted from internal crisis. The candidate of the AAC …
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The February 23 presidential and National Assembly elections were marred by widespread irregularities at ward level collation of results, the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has said. CDD, which monitored the elections alongside its partners including PREMIUM TIMES and Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), stated that feedback from its observers who were deployed to 8,809 polling units in …
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The Court of Appeal has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow Atiku Abubakar and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have access to all certified copies of the materials used in conducting the 2019 presidential election. This, according to the court, is in pursuant to section 151(1 &2) of the Electoral Act as amended in 2010 …
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The presidential candidate of the National Rescue Movement, (NRM) Usman Ibrahim-Alhaji, has dragged President Muhammadu Buhari and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, to court over alleged excess spending on campaigns. Mr Ibrahim-Alhaji is praying the court to invoke Section 91(2) of the Electoral Act, 2010 to nullify the participation of Messrs Buhari and Atiku …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission is expected to spend over N1.9bn on legal fees and related matters as aggrieved candidates challenge the outcomes of various elections in court. Atiku, a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, and others have already challenged the result of the elections in court. The information is contained in INEC’s 2019 Election Project Plan …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said the use of smart card readers (SCRs) is mandatory in Saturday’s governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections. Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, said this in Abuja. Mr Okoye said the clarification was important going by allegations since the conduct of the February 23, …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has given assurance that there will be uniform timing in the commencement of Saturday’s governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections nationwide. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that INEC National Commissioner in-charge of Enugu/Anambra/Benue states, Mr Festus Okoye, gave the assurance on Tuesday in Enugu. Okoye, who spoke to newsmen on the preparedness of the commission …
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