Ahead of the November 18 gubernatorial election in Anambra State, the Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement (YIAGA) deployed long-term observers under its WatchingTheVote (WTV) project in every of the 21 Local Government Areas of the State to observe the pre-election environment using a checklist that is carefully designed to cover all aspects
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INEC Officials Docked for N362m Diezani Bribe
Babatunde Opalana The Gombe Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Thursday arraigned the duo of Ibrahim Muhammed Umar and Sahabo Iya Hamman, both serving and retired staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), respectively, before Justice Nathan Musa of the Adamawa State High Court, Yola on
Op-ed: Willie Obiano, a proverbial bird in the hand
By Ayo Thomas Following the emergence of candidates for the November 18 Anambra State governorship election, the battle for the occupation of Awka government house has now entered its critical stage where real issues of moving the state forward and money politics synonymous with the State electioneering process are, obviously, in stiff contention. Prior to
Election dispute resolutions in Nigeria and Kenya
Jide Ojo Last Friday, September 1, 2017, the unprecedented happened in the East African country of Kenya. The Supreme Court of the country, led by Chief Justice David Maraga, upturned the electoral victory of President Uhuru Kenyatta. The apex court said the August 8 election was fraught with irregularities and deeply
Cautious Optimism as INEC Prepare for Anambra Polls
Moshood Isah It’s at least cheering news that prospective voters are willing to come out and be registered to vote in the upcoming elections in Anambra state as citizen observation reports that the just concluded Continuous Voters Registration witnessed an encouraging turnout. The decentralized Continuous Voters Registration to ward Registration centers in
INEC registers 2.3 million Nigerian voters in 2017
Nneoma Ndibe The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered 2.3 million persons in its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in the first and second quarter of 2017. The Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu made the disclosure when he paid a courtesy visit to the office Youth Initiative for Advocacy,
Group concludes plan to observe Anambra Guber election
Paschal Okeke The Youths Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement (YIAGA) has concluded a three-day Academy training on Parallel Vote Tabulation (PVT) for its Watching the Vote (WTV) team billed to observe the upcoming Gubernatorial elections in Anambra state. The YIAGA Media Officer, Mr. Moshood Isah, stated on Monday that the training
Udeze Urges Political Leaders To Shun Ethnic, Religious Acrimony
Barrister Kenneth Udeze, the National Chairman of Action Alliance (AA) has urged the nation’s political leaders to strive to move the Nigerian project forward by shunning all forms of self-inflicting actions that breed ethnic and religious acrimony among the people. Ueze, who spoke at the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) General Assembly
North East: Over 25 towns liberated from Boko Haram under Jonathan- New Book Reveals
Paschal Okeke The newly released book “Boko Haram Media War: An Encounter with the Spymaster” lists over 25 major towns and cities recaptured by the Nigerian military during the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan before the final handover to President Mohammed Buhari. The book authored by award-winning PR professional, Yushau Shuaib disclosed
INEC stops Melaye’s recall
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would comply with the order of the Federal High Court, Abuja that temporarily suspended the recall of Senator Dino Melaye from the Senate. Melaye represents the Kogi West Senatorial District at the Upper Chamber. The Commission disclosed this in a statement issued by Prince