Tag: rigging
INEC uploads 82% of results four days after presidential poll; Tinubu’s win confirms his national acceptance – Akpabio | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
INEC uploads 82% of results four days after presidential poll Tinubu's win confirms his national acceptance - Akpabio I have no doubt he’ll lead Nigeria forward - El-Rufai congratulates Tinubu…
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[The Legislative Blog]: “Electoral Act amendment will eliminate rigging and election malpractice” – Saraki
It's been over one month since the Senate passed a bill amending the Electoral Act of 2010 to incorporate the use of smart card readers in the 2019 elections and…
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#GhanaDecides: The significance of Ghana’s elections to Africa
Today, Ghanaians go to the polls in the 7th general elections since the return of democracy and civilian rule in 1992. Since then, Ghana have entrenched a system of a…
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Opinion: How Trump exposes the underbelly of American democracy
by Jideofor Adibe The current presidential campaigns in the US has exposed the underbelly of American democracy which should force us to re-think some of the assumptions we have about…
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APC denies conniving with INEC to rig Edo election
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo on Monday denied allegations that it connived with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to rig the governorship election in the state. The…
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Edo Tracker: PDP registered 8,000 militants – Oshiomhole
Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole on Friday accused some PDP governors in the South-South of registering 8,000 militants in a bid to rig the governorship election in the state. He…
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Bayo Oluwasanmi: The jury is out… Fayose may serve jail time
New evidence reveals that the Star of Ekitigate Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State is guilty of election rigging. The damning evidence of election rigging by Fayose would prove a…
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Kuje workers set to strike over unpaid salaries. Leadership IPOB UK vent over Nnamdi Kanu's denied bail. Vanguard Metuh implicated Jonathan in his torn statement - EFCC. YNaija Mbaka's transfer…
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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…
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Opinion: What should be expected from the APC government?
by Adisa Adeleye There is no doubt that the new government will be confronted with the vexatious question of the “conditions of the Nigerian Question”. Put simply, Why is Nigeria…
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Massive rigging reported in Rumuomasi, Rivers (WATCH)
by Azubuike Azikiwe According to Twitter user- @sobolian, there was massive rigging on Saturday, March 28, in ward 8 unit 6, Rumuomasi, Rivers state. Watch below a video he shared…
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Fayose dares APC to prove he rigged Ekiti elections
by Kolapo Olapoju Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has released a statement directed (again) at the All Progressives Congress (APC). In the statement released through his Special Assistant on…
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PDP is against Card Readers because they plan to rig elections – APC
by Damilola Jagun The All Progressives Congress says it has been vindicated on its accusation that the Peoples Democratic Party is opposed to the use of Card Readers during the…
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If you rig us out, we would rig ourselves in – @ChibuikeAmaechi lays down the ground rules
by Azubuike Azikiwe Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, who belongs to the All Progressives Congress, has vowed that the opposition party would form a parallel government, if the ruling…
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@adekoyabee: Aso Rock is waiting to be stolen
by Boladale Adekoya With the recent declaration of President Jonathan to run for a second term, the political atmosphere of Nigeria is now fully charged. While the major opposition party…
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Michael Orodare: Buhari should be behind bars now (Y! Politico)
by Michael Orodare If Nigeria were to truly be a sane nation, the likes of the General should be behind bars and not making cheap comments he never allowed such…
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Power pass power: Guess who Nasarawa Governor, Al-Makura met yesterday…
by Kolapo Olapoju He seems to be calming down. Governor Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has held a meeting at the Presidential villa, Abuja, with President Goodluck Jonathan over the…
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Why I called the Pope an Anti-Christ – Rev. Chris Okotie opens up
by 'Jola Sotubo Pastor Chris Okotie of the Household of God Church International Ministries, located in the Ikeja area of Lagos, has never been one to cower and hide. Despite…
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Opinion: Is homosexuality Nigeria’s biggest problem now?
by Moyo Salvador President Goodluck Jonathan has finally signed off on a bill to criminalize homosexuality with an attendant 14 year sentence for defaulters. A large number of Nigerians have…
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Jonathan has failed Nigerians – Northern Elders Forum
by Akintomiwa Agbaje A Second Republic member of the House of Representatives, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, has openly declared President Goodluck Jonathan a failure. He said that the president's 2015 election…
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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…
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#AnambraDecides: “INEC acted out a script” – APC gives reasons for calling for total cancellation
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has demanded a total cancellation of Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State based on the massive disenfranchisement of people across the state, caused by the…
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NGF crisis: We won’t allow anyone to annul the election – Gov. Fayemi insists
by Akan Ido The Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi recently spoke with the Punch Newspapers on his victory at the Supreme Court over former governor Olusegun Oni, the controversy…
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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 in elections. Jega must get his team ready and avoid…
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#OndoElection: ACN, Accord party question Mimiko’s victory, head to election tribunal
by Isi Esene If you think opposition to the victory of Olusegun Mimiko's at the polls in the just concluded governorship elections in Ondo is dead and buried, then think…
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