Tag: Attahiru Jega

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November 22, 2013

#AnambraElection: Supplementary poll will hold on Nov 30 – Jega

by Isi Esene The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission has announced November 30 as the date for the ...

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November 20, 2013

#Anambra Election: I did not rig alone, I was used and dumped – Arrested INEC official confesses

An electoral officer, Okeke Chukwujekwu, in charge of Idemili North local government area of Anambra State, is currently in police detention over ...

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November 17, 2013

We screwed up – Jega admits INEC official compromised Anambra election

by NAN Police has confirmed the arrest of the Electoral Officer accused of deliberately compromising Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra ...

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November 17, 2013

“Where did they get the results?”: Scores of women protest in Anambra, dare police to shoot (PHOTOS)

Hundreds of women Sunday marched on the streets of Awka, Anambra State capital, protesting alleged disenfranchisement by the Independent National ...

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October 21, 2013

Tony Ishiekwene: Why the APC should call for Jega’s sack

by Tony Ishiekwene APC and the opposition parties must now call for the dismissal of Prof Jega. That man is ...

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September 21, 2013

Opinion: An open letter to Professor Jega of INEC

by Chukwuemerie Uduchukwu Sir, you actually restored some high level of trust in the election process during the 2011 general ...

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August 3, 2013

Opinion: Of Okotie’s FRESH party and INEC deregistration

by Juli Ashiru Selective justice is a subversion of the democratic process… Every Nigerian has a right to belong to ...

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August 1, 2013

Opinion: The imperatives of conducting free and fair polls in 2015

by Ado Umar Abubakar Imagine the recent debacle in Rivers State involving the police, which followed hard on the heels ...

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July 31, 2013

APC registration: “Nigeria’s democratic journey has just begun” – Tinubu speaks, pats INEC on the back

by Isi Esene Bola Tinubu, the leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), one of the merging opposition parties, ...

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April 30, 2013

Gbenga Olorunpomi: The birth of APC – INEC’s moment in the sun

by Gbenga Olorunpomi Now, the ACN has shown its hand. It is time for the other partners to follow suit. ...

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April 13, 2013

Salihu Tanko Yakasai: 2015 – The election is destined to fail without a fair INEC (Y! Politico)

by Salihu Tanko Yakasai In a democracy, the biggest form of crime remains the subversion of the will of people ...

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February 8, 2013

Analysis: Time to enforce campaign finance laws

by Joachim MacEbong In the PDP, for example, to pick a nomination form for the State House of Assembly, you ...

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January 21, 2013

Chukwuma Soludo: What Obasanjo and Yar’Adua told me

by Charles Chukwuma Soludo The president cut in, and pointing in my direction remarked: “We shall pray as you have ...

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January 20, 2013

There will be no room for multiple voting in 2015 – INEC

by Akan Ido The 2015 election is firmly in focus with several political parties jostling to be in poll position ...

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January 8, 2013

How fire burnt INEC HQ’s voter registry (PHOTOS)

  by Isi Esene There was panic yesterday at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Abuja, ...

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December 7, 2012

No longer FRESH: INEC deregisters Kris Okotie’s party, 27 others

by Isi Esene The Independent National Electoral Commission yesterday deregistered 28 political parties including Fresh Party promoted by Pastor Kris ...

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October 4, 2012

S.O.S: “INEC is so broke, we may not be able to pay salaries” – Jega cries out

by Stanley Azuakola The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, shared some disheartening news on Wednesday. The commission said that it ...

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September 19, 2012

‘It is time to scrap the Senate’ – Senator Bola Tinubu

by Stanley Azuakola Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) leader, Bola Tinubu, used to be  member of the Senate. Presently, his ...

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July 22, 2012

“Professor Jega must bear the full responsibility” – Oshiomhole reiterates criticism of INEC

by Adeniyi Abdul Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole has spoken on the reasons behind his strong criticism of the Independent ...

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July 16, 2012

#EdoHasDecided: “I am encouraged to do better,” says Oshiomhole

by Isi Esene The winner of Saturday’s governorship poll in Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has said that his victory will encourage ...

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July 14, 2012

#EdoDecides: Unofficial poll results

by Isi Esene Exit polls obtained  from voters on ground in Edo State suggests a landslide win for Adams Oshiomhole ...

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July 14, 2012

#EdoDecides: Election results start to trickle in

by Isi Esene True to his words, the governor of Edo State after voting in Iyamho, his hometown has headed ...

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July 14, 2012

#EdoDecides: Voters complain of fake INEC registers

by Isi Esene The overall peaceful conduct of the Edo State gubernatorial elections is still being maintained. According to reports, ...

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July 14, 2012

On course: Edo election is peaceful so far

by Isi Esene The Edo election have gone off to a peaceful start. There is a high voter turnout and ...

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July 14, 2012

Massive deployment of soldiers: As Edo decides on governor today

by Isi Esene There is a massive deployment of armed men in the streets of Edo State in preparation for ...

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June 22, 2012

I want to vote too – Prof. Jega protests

by Stanley Azuakola The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has said that allowing electoral ...

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May 20, 2012

Sticks and stones? Convoy of INEC boss stoned in Jigawa

by Lekan Olanrewaju The streets of Jigawa aren’t safe if you’re the head of the electoral board of the country. ...

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April 21, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: INEC says “2015 elections will be the best in history”

by Lekan Olanrewaju Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, asserted that the 2015 elections will be “the best in ...

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