MASSOB insists that Prof. Jega must go

by Ranti Joseph The Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) on Wednesday said that it would resist election in the South if the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Attahiru Jega refuses to go. The MASSOB leader, Ralph Uwazuruike who disclosed this at world press conference held at the MASSOB headquarters... Read More

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March 3, 2015

I cannot change the INEC chairman… unless he does something wrong – GEJ

by Ranti Joseph ‎President Goodluck Jonathan has again assured Nigerians and the international community that he has no intention of ousting Attahiru Jega from his current position as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The President’s reassurance came amid speculation that the federal government, through the office of the Head of Civil Service... Read More

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February 27, 2015

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: Finally GEJ gets Northern elders endorsement | Buhari says witch hunting is not really his thing | Senate wants to create parallel budget office | More stories

As you count down to the March General Elections, we show you what to read and what to skip today. Finally Jonathan gets Northern elders endorsement for second term. Leadership IBB, others pay last respect to Gimba. Leadership Court says there’s nothing wrong with Confab report. Leadership Group wants military to keep the peace during... Read More

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February 27, 2015

No, we’re not planning to sack Jega – FG denies (again)

by Ranti Joseph The Federal Government on Friday (again) denied the reports making the rounds that the Presidency plans to sack the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega. This comes on the heels of an alarm raised by All Progressive Congress (APC) senators indicating that there is a plot to send Jega... Read More

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February 18, 2015

Senate summons Jega over election postponement

by Ranti Joseph The Nigerian Senate has summoned the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Attahiru Jega, over the postponement of the country’s general elections. The Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba, raised the motion for Jega to be invited to explain why the general elections which were scheduled for February were postponed to March... Read More

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INEC, Jega, Senate summons jega over postponment of election

February 10, 2015

Now they’re saying Attahiru Jega may be asked to leave

by Anike Jacobs Unconfirmed reports say the Federal Government may have decided to find a replacement for the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega. We told you earlier that the presidency is not very pleased with Jega after he seemingly blamed the poll extension on the military who said they would... Read More

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February 7, 2015

Exclusive: “Chairman is very confused” – Official says Jega is yet to make a decision on election postponement

by Chi Ibe YNaija can confirm that the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega has yet to make a final decision to postpone the elections. Jega is presently in a marathon meeting with his commissioners and then civil society to make a decision on whether to postpone the elections. Media reports... Read More

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January 20, 2015

Jega says Nigerian politicians are too difficult to handle

by S’ola Filani The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Attahiru Jega has said that Nigerian politicians are making things difficult for him, the commission and the upcoming February elections. According to him, Nigerian politicians are cutting corners at the expense of the acceptable convention posing a major impediment to free and fair election... Read More

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November 30, 2013

Opinion: It’s such a pity Jega has failed this test

by Chioma Gabriel Just before the election, allegations of INEC ‘s high level of incompetence in registering voters, compiling, maintaining, revising and updating voters register on continuous basis which would disenfranchise many from voting were rife. It was the picture of Tony Nwoye, the PDP gubernatorial candidate in Anambra gubernatorial election on the front page... Read More

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November 26, 2013

Eric Osagie: But why is Jega rationalizing INEC’s inefficiency?

by Eric Osagie For once, we must learn to apply the same yardstick for every Nigerian. If it was Professor Maurice Iwu that was involved in this exercise, we all (including this writer) would have been calling for his head. An elephant that delivers a mouse. That’s how the late Chief Moshood Abiola would have... Read More

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November 25, 2013

Opinion: Let’s face facts, Anambra election was not free and fair

by Moshood Isah No doubt, INEC is still far away from conducting a free and fair election in the country. There are little positives to take away from the Anambra elections. The fact that election results were cancelled in about sixty-five polling units goes a long way in sending a message that the body is... Read More

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November 25, 2013

Opinion: It’s a pity Jega failed this very important test

by Chioma Gabriel And so, I wouldn’t support anybody calling for cancellation of results. Dr Chris Ngige knows this truth. And so also do Tony Nwoye and Ifeanyi Uba. Nwoye couldn’t have expected to win an election where he was cleared to contest only ten days to the election. The controversial issues in his own... Read More

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November 24, 2013

INEC must tell us who sabotaged Anambra election – Lai Mohammed

by Akintomiwa Agbaje The debate on the outcome of governorship election that held in Anambra state about a week ago continues to fester. [READ:“Where did they get the results?”: Scores of women protest in Anambra, dare police to shoot (PHOTOS)] The Independent National Electoral Commission had announced November 30 for the supplementary elections in Idemili North so... Read More

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November 22, 2013

Opinion: Another election, another blunder by INEC!

by Levi Obijiofor Would Jega accept responsibility for the botched governorship election in Anambra State? No, he won’t. It is just not his style. He is too perfect to be faulted by anyone. As chair of INEC, he perceives himself as a superstar and an infallible man The Anambra State governorship election that was conducted... Read More

November 21, 2013

Opinion: Anambra poll is INEC’s big bungle

by Abiodun Babatunde Well, now that the APC has lost out again, allegedly with the active connivance of the INEC officials or otherwise, the newspaper pages and airwaves will witness a cacophony of clanging cymbals of the party desperate to have a Southeast State among the states under its control. These days, officials of the... Read More

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November 21, 2013

Olusegun Adeniyi: How competent is Jega’s INEC?

by Olusegun Adeniyi However, the Anambra State election fiasco has exposed INEC simply because they could not “wobble and fumble” to produce a result as they always managed to do, leaving the courts and tribunals to sort out the rest. If the morning shows the day, as they say, then the Independent National Electoral Commission... Read More

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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 his role in the November 16, governorship election in the state. A principal actor in the controversial election, Okeke made an eye opening revelation to his interrogators in Abuja. Okeke told the police investigators that... Read More

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 state. In an interview Sunday, Attahiru Jega, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said he was convinced the official purposely hijacked the election in some local governments, leading to a reschedule. “The Electoral... Read More

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November 17, 2013

INEC, refund my money – Anambra candidate, Ifeanyi Ubah is not even playing

by Chi Ibe The Labour Party candidate for governor in Anambra, Capital Oil boss Ifeanyi Ubah, is clearly disappointed in the election’s outcome (though yet unannounced)– and he is putting his mouth where his money is. Although written off as a tier-2 candidate by pundits, Ubah makes it clear in remarks today that... Read More

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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 Electoral Commission (INEC) in the governorship election. The women, most of who are from Idemili North Local Government Area, said they were denied the right to choose their leader due to late arrival of materials... Read More

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October 13, 2013

Duro Onabule: Why must Nigerians constantly overheat the polity?

by Duro Onabule All the same, critics of the national conference were the same group all along, pretending to be clamouring for Bashorun MKO Abiola to be honoured and when Jonathan decided to rename University of Lagos after the deceased, the hypocrites were up in arms against the honour done Abiola. Otherwise, agitation for national... Read More

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September 24, 2013

Opinion: In 2015, history will be written in the streets

by Bayo Oluwasanmi For your information, the history of oppressed people all over the world was written in the streets whereby their blood fertilized the fields of liberty and freedom before triumph glisters in the eyes of the parents and resounds in the laughter of their children. I feel helpless not to mock or inveigh... Read More

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August 8, 2013

Opinion: The judicial derobing of INEC’s Jega

by Emmanuel Onwubiko INEC should leave the smaller political parties alone; resist attempt to stifle growth of democracy but instead should introduce policies to restore credibility to this badly dented commission so as to meet the overwhelming wishes of Nigerians to see reforms… Prior to the appointment of Professor Attahiru Jega as chairman of the... Read More

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July 29, 2013

Opinion: Why INEC should reject APC’s application for registration

by Faruq Abbas In view of the above, I respectfully implore INEC as a law abiding body to refuse the registration of the All Progressive Congress as to do otherwise would amount to ridiculing the judiciary and it would also run contrary to the settled doctrine of lis pendens. Introduction The Independent National Electoral Commission... Read More

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May 9, 2013

Expensive democracy: 2011 elections cost Nigeria N122.9bn – INEC

Nigeria spent the sum of N122.9bn to conduct the 2011 general elections. This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja, Wednesday, by the Chief Press Secretary to the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mr. Kayode Idowu. Idowu said the amount showed that N9bn was saved from N131.4bn initially budgeted for the... Read More

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April 13, 2013

Buhari lied – INEC chairman, Jega goes on the attack

by Hauwa Gambo The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) isn’t one to join issues with candidates or parties in the public domain at least, but in this interview with Rariya, a Hausa newspaper, he took the candidate of the Congress for Political Change to task over allegations of corruption. He also talked... Read More

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July 14, 2012

#EdoDecides: “INEC is an embarassment” says Oshiomhole; alleges plot to frustrate voters

by Adeniyi Abdul Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomole has ripped into the Independent National Electoral Commission, declaring that the body had failed in several aspects regarding the conduct of the Edo gubernatorial elections today. Speaking to newsmen earlier today at the Iyamho Primary School, Iyamho, Etsako West Local Government Area, he criticised the commission and... Read More

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March 6, 2012

“There are still enormous tremendous challenges ahead of us”- INEC boss tells new Commissioners

by Lekan Olanrewaju The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega has sworn in five newly appointed Resident Electoral Commissioners. At the inauguration ceremony which took place on Monday, he advised the new Commissioners, who include Prof. Jacob Jatau, Baba Yusuf, Segun Agbaje, Austine Okojie and Nasir Ayilara, to imbibe the culture of fairness and greater discipline while... Read More

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MASSOB insists that Prof. Jega must go

I cannot change the INEC chairman… unless he does something wrong – GEJ

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: Finally GEJ gets Northern elders endorsement | Buhari says witch hunting is not really his thing | Senate wants to create parallel budget office | More stories

No, we’re not planning to sack Jega – FG denies (again)

Senate summons Jega over election postponement

Now they’re saying Attahiru Jega may be asked to leave

Exclusive: “Chairman is very confused” – Official says Jega is yet to make a decision on election postponement

Jega says Nigerian politicians are too difficult to handle

Opinion: It’s such a pity Jega has failed this test

Eric Osagie: But why is Jega rationalizing INEC’s inefficiency?

Opinion: Let’s face facts, Anambra election was not free and fair

Opinion: It’s a pity Jega failed this very important test

INEC must tell us who sabotaged Anambra election – Lai Mohammed

Opinion: Another election, another blunder by INEC!

Opinion: Anambra poll is INEC’s big bungle

Olusegun Adeniyi: How competent is Jega’s INEC?

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

We screwed up – Jega admits INEC official compromised Anambra election

INEC, refund my money – Anambra candidate, Ifeanyi Ubah is not even playing

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

Duro Onabule: Why must Nigerians constantly overheat the polity?

Opinion: In 2015, history will be written in the streets

Opinion: The judicial derobing of INEC’s Jega

Opinion: Why INEC should reject APC’s application for registration

Expensive democracy: 2011 elections cost Nigeria N122.9bn – INEC

Buhari lied – INEC chairman, Jega goes on the attack

#EdoDecides: “INEC is an embarassment” says Oshiomhole; alleges plot to frustrate voters

“There are still enormous tremendous challenges ahead of us”- INEC boss tells new Commissioners

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