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Mahmud Yakubu is the new INEC Chairman | YNaija.com

‘Elections in Nigeria are much better, votes now count’ – INEC chairman

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, says that having two strong political parties is good for the country’s democracy because they make elections competitive. Yakubu, while addressing journalists at the headquarters of the commission in Abuja on Wednesday, April 27, said that going by the tight margin between the... Read More

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‘How do you put Atiku, Buhari and Tinubu in one political pot?’ – Lamido

Sule Lamido, former governor of Jigawa state, has lauded the effectiveness of the controversial National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ali Modu Sheriff. Lamido, who spoke to Weekly Trust on Saturday, April 23, said the people calling for the removal of Sheriff as PDP chairman do not understand the intricacies of politics. He also... Read More

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YNaija's 100 most influential people in politics | Photo: http://www.blacknaija.com/

YNaija Special: Obasanjo, Buhari, Tinubu, Saraki among 100 most influential people in Nigerian politics

After careful analysis and a thorough scouring of the nation’s political landscape, YNaija has painstakingly compiled the list of 100 persons who are a force to reckon with -in Nigerian politics. They are the movers and shakers of the political space in Nigeria… nary a conversation on politics without these names popping up. Asides politics,... Read More

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Race to 2019: Godswill Akpabio is an early bird

Senate Minority Leader and former Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Godswill Akpabio is already thinking of the 2019 general election. Barely a week after a faction of the All Progressives Congress declared that President Muhammadu Buhari must gear up for the general elections in 2019, Godswill Akpabio, a stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party has... Read More

2019, APC, elections, Godswill Akpabio, nigeria, PDP

Opinion: How the Supreme Court endorsed violence as a legitimate tool in our elections

But then, what are the consequences of upholding the result of an election which the entire world saw was characterised by unprecedented violence, murders, beheadings, decapitation and incineration of human beings, even when the electoral law provides that such elections must be invalidated? Is it remotely possible that none of our eminent Justices of the... Read More

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Godswill Akpabio has been arrested by the EFCC | YNaija.com

December 11, 2015

BREAKING: Court of Appeal upholds Akpabio’s election

Contrary to what was reported yesterday, Goodwill Akpabio’s election has been upheld by the court of appeal. Akpabio is the senator representing the northwest senatorial district of Akwa Ibom state. The ruling was decided by a three-man panel of judges struck out the appeal of Mathew Okorie, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), challenging... Read More

akpabio, Akwa Ibom, Appeal Court, elections, senatorial seat

December 7, 2015

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Another APC emerges in Kaduna | MASSOB name-change drama | PDP leads in Bayelsa election| More stories

This is Orji Uzor Kalu’s approach to ending Biafra agitation. YNaija PDP rejects Bello as Kogi Governor-elect. Leadership PDP leads in four local government areas in Bayelsa poll. Nation There is a new APC in Kaduna. Leadership PDP declares Wada poll’s winner of Kogi election. Nation Gov Ikpeazu loses mother at 87. Vanguard Buhari, 25... Read More

APC, Bello, biafra, elections, Kogi, MASSOB, PDP, tracklist, wada

INEC

December 5, 2015

#BayelsaDecides: Shooting reported at Oporoma

Heavy shooting has been reported at Oporoma headquarters of Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa state Residents have been forced to stay indoors in this area, ahead of accreditation for the governorship election. Despite the presence of ten gunboats deployed in the waterways, the shooting took place on Saturday morning. Meanwhile, security operatives reportedly arrested some... Read More

Bayelsa, elections, shooting

Prince Enitan Ogunwusi is the new Ooni of Ife | YNaija.com

November 23, 2015

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: 6 women killed in IDP centre | Ogunwusi to be crowned Ooni | MASSOB threatens Ohaneze Ndigbo | More stories

4 versions of how Abubakar Audu died. YNaija Six women killed in a fresh blast in IDP screening centre. This Day MASSOB threatens to move against Ohaneze Ndigbo. Punch Ogunwusi to be installed as Ooni today. Leadership NLC kicks against cut on the 18,000 minimum wage. YNaija Senate committee says Lamorde’s probe will continue. This Day Balarabe... Read More

APC, biafra, bomb blast, elections, Kogi, MASSOB, Ohaneze, PDP, tracklist

November 22, 2015

Kogi governorship election declared inconclusive

Kogi governorship elections has been declared inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). INEC returning officer for the election, Emmanuel Kucha, announced this at the INEC headquarters in the state. Kucha stated that gap between the two leading candidates, governor of the state; Idris Wada and Abubakar Audu was less than the number of the cancelled... Read More

Abubakar Audu, elections, governorship, Idris Wada, INEC, Kogi

November 21, 2015

#KogiDecides: ‘Something funny is going on here’ | Wada fumes at polling unit

Accreditation of voters is winding to an end at the Kogi state governorship elections. The governor of the state, Idris Wada, who is running under the flag of the Peoples Democratic Party has been accredited. He was reported to have been accredited at about 11:40am after arriving at the Odu Ward 1 Unit in Agbiya... Read More

#kogidecides, APC, elections, PDP, Politics, polls

Audu Abubakar, APC Kogi guber candidate | YNaija.com

November 20, 2015

APC planning to ship 15,000 mercenary-voters into Kogi – PDP

The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) claims there’s an existing plan by the governor of the state, Rauf Aregbesola, to deploy 15,000 persons to Kogi State, to take part in the governorship election, for the benefit of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement released on Thursday, party’s spokesperson, Diran Odeyemi, said the plot... Read More

000, 15, APC, Aregbesola, elections, Kogi, Osun, PDP

November 20, 2015

‘Bayelsans are sleeping’ | 5 things we learnt from Governor Dickson’s interview

Bayelsa Governo, Seriake Dickson has just finished the first leg of his community to community tour as part of his campaign for the governorship election slated for December 5. He was well received by most of the communities as they showed up in thousands to hear him speak. On Thursday, at Ogbia local government area,... Read More

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Bayelsa, december, elections, governorship, Politics

November 10, 2015

‘It’s not enough to cancel elections’ | Buhari speaks on election tribunals

President Muhammadu Buhari, has advocated for the investigation and punishment of future election offenders. Buhari said the nullification of elections by electoral tribunals is not enough to deter politicians from shying away from electoral malpractices. The President said on Monday, that a system is needed to be put in place by the judiciary to addresses these shortcomings. President Buhari... Read More

elections, INEC, President Muhammadu Buhari, tribunals

October 30, 2015

Nigerian politicians are ‘Militicians’ – Jega

Professor Attahiru Jega, the former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, has described Nigerian politicians as being too desperate during electioneering. Jega said Nigeria’s breed of politicians believe elections as a do or die affair, and as such, it must be captured by all means possible. The former INEC boss said this attitude is... Read More

Attahiru Jega, do or die affair, elections, nigeria, politicians

October 22, 2015

Soldiers guilty of rigging Ekiti, Osun elections should be dismissed – Opadokun

Ayo Opadokun, the Convener of the Coalition of Democrats for Electoral Reforms, has enjoined the Nigeria military to dismiss any officer found guilty of working with politicians to rig the 2014 governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states. Opadokun, stated this in an interview on Wednesday, pointing out that the outcome of the probe would serve as a deterrent... Read More

Buhari, Ekiti, elections, Military, Osun State, rigging

September 10, 2015

“APC likes to blame others for their problems” – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Kogi State has denied involvement in the recent protest by angry youth at the All Progressive Congress National Secretariat in Abuja, over the candidature of Abubakar Audu for the November 21 governorship election. Kogi PDP chairman, Sam Uhuotu, described the allegation made by one, Abdulkadiri Ahmed as mischievous and a calculated... Read More

APC, elections, PDP, problems

Otodo-Gbame

August 20, 2015

Where did all the socially conscious celebrities go?

During the election campaigns earlier this year, I was vehemently opposed to every celebrity that ran for office from Tony Tetulla to Desmond Elliot. I wanted all of them to crash and burn and I was elated when they started losing and gutted when Desmond Elliot won. Some of my friends called me a bad... Read More

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Ogunyemi Bukola: 2019 elections and INEC’s burden of reforms

I imagine many are of the opinion that it is too early to start talking about Nigeria’s 2019 elections, considering the dust just settled on the 2015 elections and most of the winners at different levels are still trying to settle into their various offices. However, Nigeria’s socio-political history confers such importance on the 2019... Read More

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Transparency International: Ministry of Police Affairs should be scrapped

The Nigeria Police inability to provide adequate security in the country is a thing of concern and this has made a former Chairman of the Nigerian chapter of Transparency International, Ishola Williams, to say that the Nigeria police is still operating on its 1949 structure, hence its inability to provide security for elections in the... Read More

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Jega clears air says he never threatened to leave office

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, has finally cleared the air on rumors that made the rounds before and after the 2015 elections saying he was never threatened or told to proceed on leave or retire by anybody or authority. He added that his security aides were never withdrawn contrary to... Read More

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Obasanjo has this to say about PDP’s vow to rule Nigeria forever

by Kolapo Olapoju Former President Obasanjo says that the Peoples Democratic Party never thought that it will be in opposition party after vowing to rule Nigeria forever. Obasanjo stated that attempts to rig the recently-concluded elections failed, and as such, says Nigeria got it right. At a press conference organized as part of events to... Read More

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Eddie Iroh : Shall we tell the President?

by Eddie Iroh Of course I have granted that Jonathan has the right to question the result of the elections, although one has to recognise that, unlike many previous Nigerian polls, no such questions had been raised about Muhammadu Buhari’s victory, the very basis of Jonathan’s reservations, by any of the local and international observer... Read More

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This is how you celebrate losing an election

by Chinwe Okafor Celebrities disgraced when they chose to run for seat in this year’s elections. Out of all, just a few got compensated for their guts to even near a rather serious terrain. Like, you’re literally asking to be taken seriously after every image of you in “interesting” attire, being dry humped by a female while... Read More

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Nkanga: Nigeria Will Regret Voting Buhari

by Ranti Joseph A former military governor of Akwa Ibom State, Commodore Idongesit Nkanga has declared that the incoming government to be led Muhammadu Buhari would make no difference in Nigeria and that Nigerians should not expect any miracle from an APC-led government, saying that it would only turn Nigeria into the fabled El Dorado.... Read More

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Osun PDP lawmaker-elect attacked while collecting his certificate of return

by Ranti Joseph Some hoodlums attack a lawmaker-elect from Ife East Constituency, Akinwole Akinwale. Akinwale on Monday was about leaving the state office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) when some miscreants intercepted him and prevented him from leaving the venue. Akinwole in a telephone interview said that those who attacked him were sent... Read More

elections, hoodlums, lawmaker-elect, Osun State, PDP

Enugu lawmakers move to impeach Governor Chime

by Ranti Joseph The latest impeachment casualty is the Enugu state governor, Sullivan Chime as lawmakers in the state have commenced impeachment proceedings against him over allegations of corruption and misconduct. Fourteen lawmakers, led by the speaker, Eugene Odo, met early on Monday, May 4, and instructed the clerk of the assembly to dispatch an impeachment notice to... Read More

elections, Enugu State, Impeachment, sullivan chime

North-east senators reject Lawan as candidate for senate presidency seat

by Ranti Joseph One of the contenders for the senate presidency slot, Ahmed Lawan has been unanimously rejected by his kinsmen and members of the North-east caucus in the Senate, saying he is not their choice for the exalted office. Addressing newsmen in Abuja on Friday, chairman of the North-east caucus, Danjuma Goje (Gombe... Read More

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PDP finally finds who to blame for GEJ’s election loss – guess who

by Ranti Joseph Well, it’s Pres. Goodluck Jonathan’s aides. There are strong indications of a fresh crisis brewing in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the leadership of the party openly accused Presidential aides for Goodluck Jonathan’s defeat at the polls. The party on Saturday in a statement issued a strong warning to Jonathan’s associates... Read More

Buhari, elections, jonathan, Jonathan's aides, PDP

This female Senator will not succumb to people saying she should step down for Ngige

by Ranti Joseph The Senator elect for Anambra Central senatorial district, Uche Ekwunife appears ready to weather all the pressures being mounted on her by elders and some political stake holders in the district to renounce her mandate for Senator Chris Ngige who is also from the district. Ekwunife won the senatorial seat in the March... Read More

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