Voters
Kogi guber: INEC warns parties over nomination of candidates, insists SDP has no candidate
The political parties and their legal advisers have been advised to thoroughly vet all the documents they are submitting to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the nomination of their candidates to avoid running foul of the law.
Bayelsa guber: Don’t support federal might – Governor Dickson tells INEC
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State on Monday tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the security agencies to be neutral during the conduct of the forthcoming November 16 governorship election in the state.
Tribunal upholds election of PDP senators in Adamawa
The National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Yola, has upheld the elections of Senators Binos Yaro and Cliff Abbo of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, representing Adamawa South and North respectively.
Bayelsa governor hails conduct of local council poll
Governor Henry Seriake Dickson has described the local government council election in the state as peaceful, free, fair and credible.
Tribunal: I was shocked by results from areas under herdsmen attack – witness
A Ward Collation Agent, Aliyu Abdullahi, on Wednesday, told the presidential election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja that he was shocked when he heard results the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, released in two Wards in Nasarawa State where voters ran away owing to attacks by herdsmen.
Mauritanians head to polls after low-key campaign
Voters in the West African state of Mauritania were called to the polls on Saturday after a campaign dominated by the country's economy and appeals to preserve its hard-won stability
Main UK parties take Brexit battering in local elections
Britain’s governing Conservatives and the Labour main opposition took a drubbing Friday in English local elections as voters vented their frustration with the Brexit deadlock.
Congo Ebola cases hit record for most reported in single day
The woman spent more than a week at home sick before family members tried to take her to an Ebola treatment centre in eastern Congo. Before the motorcycle could reach the facility, it was too late.
INEC: Lack of trust among Nigerians responsible for border closure during elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday said that lack of trust among Nigerians was the main reason for the closure of the nation’s borders during elections.
Benin votes – but with no opposition to choose from
Benin votes for a new parliament on April 28, but a country that was once seen as a model of democracy in Africa is facing a worrying political crisis.
INEC declares Senator Sekibo winner of Rivers East Senatorial election
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Senator Thompson Sekibo of the Peoples Democratic Party as the winner of the Rivers East Senatorial Election.
Elections: CODE tasks INEC on performance review
Connected Development (CODE), a civil society organisation and an INEC accredited observer, has condemned, in the strongest of terms, the wave of violence that plagued the supplementary elections that held in Kano, Plateau, Bauchi, Benue and Nasarawa States.
Governor Ortom dedicates victory to God, Benue people
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has dedicated his victory at the state governorship election to God and the people of the state.
Kano rerun: Accredited observer groups laud INEC, media, security personnel
The Coalition of INEC Accredited Observers for Kano State re-run governorship supplementary election have hailed INEC for distribution of the election materials on time.
Abia elections: Opposition bullying Senator Ohuabunwa from claiming his mandate – campaign
The Campaign Organisation of Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, the senator representing Abia-North and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the National Assembly election has claimed that some people were attempting to bully him from reclaiming his mandate in court.
CDD: Our observers were stoned in Kano
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) says observers deployed to monitor supplementary election in Kano were stoned and disallowed from performing their duty.
Supplementary poll hitch-free in Bauchi
Reports across the 15 local government areas of Bauchi where supplementary elections are being conducted indicate hitch-free exercise, with impressive turnout of voters, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported.
Lagos rerun: Voting underway in Ibeju-Lekki
Voters came out in trickles at Ibeju-Lekki state constituency I, where supplementary elections held in Lagos State on Saturday.
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Late Super Eagles star gets burial date
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BASA will strengthen cultural ties among personnel – NAF chief
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NHIS tasks Lagos government to constitute health scheme governing council
As debates continue on the Lagos State Health Insurance Scheme, the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, has picked holes in its structure, saying, it lacks a constituted governing council.
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