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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will proceed with supplementary elections in Bauchi State on Saturday. The commission says a court order barring it from collating and announcing results only applied to Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area in Bauchi. The result of Tafawa Balewa local government was not announced after the March 9 governorship election because the result …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has outlined activities and timeline to resolve the electoral logjam in Rivers State. An INEC spokesperson, Festus Okoye, disclosed this at a press briefing at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. According to him, the activities began on the March 19 when the commission had engagements with major actors. This will be followed by an …

A state high court in Yola has ordered the indefinite postponement of the governorship supplementary polls in Adamawa State slated for Saturday. The judge, Abdul-azeez Waziri, said the polls should be put on hold until he rules on an application for an interlocutory injunction barring the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from conducting the polls. The judge then adjourned the …

By MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City – Police in Benin said they have rescued the Enogie (Duke) of Ukhiri in Ikpoba-Okha local government of Edo state, Barrister Godwin Aigbe, reportedly kidnapped at his palace last Saturday. The Spokesman for police in Edo, DSP Chidi Nwabuzor stated this when Alltimepost reporter visited his office at the state police command headquarters in Benin City, …

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against setting dangerous and evil precedence in the political history of Nigeria by declaring elections inconclusive. The speaker, who was adressing a PDP NEC meeting in Abuja Wednesday, also warned against craving for power at all costs just for the sake of being …

Members of the 2019 election petition tribunals have been warned to avoid sentiments in handling the various cases brought before them. The President of the Court of Appeal, Zainab Bulkachuwa, gave the warning on Wednesday at the induction of the tribunal members in Abuja. Ms Bulkachuwa inaugurated the tribunal members before they were sworn in by the acting Chief Justice …

An opposition presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, claims he won in four of the states that the electoral commission, INEC, declared were won by President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Abubakar stated this in his “state to state computation” contained in his electoral petition filed earlier this week. The states Mr Abubakar is laying claim to are Kogi, Kaduna, Gombe and Niger. Backstory …

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday rejected a request by the African Action Congress and three of its members for an order of interim injunction stopping the Independent National Electoral Commission from going ahead with the collation and announcement of the results of the March 9, 2019 Governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections in Rivers State. Instead …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) computer server shows that Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won the February 23 election with about 1.6 million votes to defeat President Muhammadu Buhari, the opposition candidate claims. This is contained in the petition filed on Monday by the PDP and Mr Abubakar, to challenge the victory of Mr Buhari and …

The Senate has suspended its plenary for two weeks to allow lawmakers to attend to budget matters. The motion for the adjournment was moved by Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan, on Wednesday. Mr Lawan (APC, Yobe North) prayed the lawmakers to suspend their plenary until Tuesday, April 2. The senators adopted the prayer via a voice vote. After the passage, the …