The Nigerian Senate has again refused to confirm a Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) nominee, Bello Mahmud, from Zamfara. Reference: The Senate first rejected Mr Mahmud’s nomination last Thursday for allegedly not being an indigene of the state. Latest development: On Tuesday, the lawmakers agreed to revisit the rejection after Kabir Marafa (Zamfara, APC), raised a point... Read More

Ahmad Bello Mahmud, INEC commissioner, nigerian senate, Zamfara

July 19, 2016

0 Comment

EFCC detains Abia State INEC Commissioner over N23bn Diezani bribe

The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Abia State, Sylvester Ezeani, has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Sylvester is being held by the anti-graft agency for his alleged role in the N23bn ($115m) that was disbursed by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, during the build-up to the 2015 presidential election.... Read More

The News Blog

Abia State, Alison-Madueke Diezani, Bassey ekpeyong, INEC commissioner, N23bn, Sylvester Ezeani

July 29, 2015

0 Comment

Notable INEC commissioner Akinola Salau is dead

INEC commissioner Akinola Salau is dead. The 68 year old professor died on Saturday, July 25 at the Turkish Hospital, Abuja, after taking ill last month during INEC’s post-election retreat at the Le Meridien Hotel in Uyo, Akwa Ibom. Many remember him as the man who was taking a nap at a televised session before the last... Read More

The News Blog

died, INEC commissioner, Salau

April 3, 2015

0 Comment

Kano INEC Commissioner dies in a tragic fire incident

by Ranti Joseph The Kano State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Abdullahi Minkaila on Thursday died with his immediate family members in a fire incident. Reports say the deceased died in the inferno along with his wife and two children. The late Minkaila and his family were rushed to the Murtala Mohammed specialist hospital where they... Read More

The News Blog

fire accident, INEC, INEC commissioner, kano

Senate fails to confirm Bello Mahmud as INEC commissioner – again

EFCC detains Abia State INEC Commissioner over N23bn Diezani bribe

Notable INEC commissioner Akinola Salau is dead

Kano INEC Commissioner dies in a tragic fire incident

Recent Posts

Categories

Recent Comments

YNaija

Tags