EFCC invades election venue in Imo rerun
Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday invaded booth 003 Umucaram Amaraku in Isiala Mbano council area of Imo over alleged […]
Election
Buhari sends message to Ribadu as big men meet, crack jokes
In the first photo above, former Vice President and presidential candidate of opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Atiku Abubakar,incumbent vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo met […]
Supreme Court affirms Okowa’s election, 3 others
The Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed the election of Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of the PDP as Governor of Delta. Delivering the judgment, Justice Centus Nweze […]
We’ll observe integrity of Guinea Bissau’s presidential election – AU
The African Union (AU) Commission on Friday reiterated its readiness to effectively observe the integrity of Guinea Bissau’s upcoming presidential election, which is slated to […]
Election without credibility: A call for reform, By Femi Oluwasanmi
The rising tide of contentious elections ending in heated debates, court challenges, protests and legitimacy crises which in some cases triggered bloodshed, destruction, and undermined […]
Court sentences 2 INEC staff over N362m Diezani Madueke’s bribe
A Yola High Court presided over by Justice Nathan Musa, has sentenced two officials of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC ) to 21 years imprisonment […]
INEC to conduct 28 outstanding court-ordered re-run in January 2020
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Jan. 25, 2020 to conduct 28 outstanding court-ordered re-run elections in 12 states. The commission announced this in […]
Enugu LG election to hold Feb. 29, 2020
The Enugu State Independent National Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) says it will conduct local government election in the state on Feb. 29, 2020. The Chairman of […]
Bayelsa/Kogi Polls: Reversing trend of electoral travesty, By Olabisi Malik
The just concluded November 16 governorship election both Kogi and Bayelsa state was expected to provide an opportunity to improve on the 2019 general elections; […]
Kogi poll: Bello leads in 8 LGs
Collation of the results of the governorship election held in Kogi on Nov. 16 has begun in Lokoja. The results of seven lock governments had […]
#BayelsaDecides: Voting ends, collation in progress
Voting has ended and collation of votes is in progress across Bayelsa in respect of Saturday’s Governorship elections. The election was generally peaceful, although pockets […]
Bayelsa APC to Dickson: Stop making unguarded utterances
The All Progressives Congress , Bayelsa state chapter has accused Governor Henry Dickson of making unguarded and spurious statements to sway public opinion against the […]
#BayelsaDecides: Two feared dead, as hoodlums abort election in Opolo
By Yemi Itodo As Bayelsans throng out in their numbers to vote for a new governor, the electorate at units 7 and 9 in Opolo […]
Fears, security scare, as Bayelsans elect new governor
By Yemi Itodo With few hours to the governorship election in Bayelsa State, fears, tension and anxiety have enveloped the state as the residents now […]
Bayelsa guber: INEC deploys sign language interpreters to polling units
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it will deploy sign language interpreters to serve at various polling units and communities for the Nov. 16 […]
Kogi guber poll: PDP begins campaign
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi has urged the electorate in the state to use the Nov. 16 governorship election for a good governance. […]
Election: APC urges FG to withhold Bayelsa N7bn VAT refund
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the Federal Government not to release N7 billion Value Added Tax (VAT) refund to Bayelsa Government. A […]
Ex-INEC boss, Jega berates ‘crass lack of electoral integrity’
By Chimezie Godfrey The former INEC Chairman, Attahiru Jega has said that enhancement of electoral integrity is key to safeguarding the peoples will for democratic […]
Poles vote in parliamentary election as polls point to status quo
Poles elect a new parliament on Sunday as the governing socially conservative Law and Justice party (PiS) seeks to maintain its outright majority in the […]
Tunisians vote in presidential run-off as academic challenges media tycoon
Tunisians will vote on Sunday in a presidential run-off where a law professor competes against a media tycoon as the North African country on the […]
Sorry, I don’t think Atiku is coming, by Fredrick Nwabufo
I have pondered on Atiku Abubakar’s case against President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential election petition tribunal. I have also cerebrated on the counter arguments […]
Tribunal upholds Ekwunife, Ubah’s victories
The Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Awka, Anambra on Monday upheld the victories of Sen. Uche Ekwunife and Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah at Anambra South and […]
Tribunal dismisses petitions against Sen. Wamakko, others in Sokoto
TheGovernorship, National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal in Sokoto on Friday dismissed the petition of Sen. Ahmad Maccido challenging the election of […]
Addressing the Weakest Link in the Electoral Process – Collation, By Jibrin Ibrahim
The consensus among election observers and scholars is that the weakest link in the integrity of Nigerian elections is the collation process. Since 2011, much […]
N/Korean leader oversees test of ‘super-large rocket launcher’
Kim Jong Un oversaw the test of a “newly developed super-large multiple rocket launcher,” North Korean state media reported on Sunday after the country conducted […]