Godsgift Onyedinefu The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Kogi said it had started withdrawing all sensitive election materials earlier issued out for the conduct of the presidential and national assembly elections. INEC director of Voter Education and Publicity in the state, Ahmed Biambo, who disclosed this to the News Agency of
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Election postponement: Atiku alleges plot by Buhari to disenfranchise Nigerian electorates
Godsgift Onyedinefu Former Vice president and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the postponement of the polls as plot by the Buhari administration to disenfranchise the electorate in order to ensure low turnout on the rescheduled date. The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced a
Election postponement: I’m deeply disappointed with INEC — Buhari
Godsgift Onyedinefu President Muhamnadu has said he is deeply disappointed with the postponement of the the Presidential and National Assembly elections by Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) only hours to its commencement. He said his disappointment stems from the fact that the INEC had ample time to prepare for the elections coupled with
Election: DSS Uncovers Plans By Some Politicians To Impersonate Its Personnel
Godsgift Onyedinefu The Department of State Services (DSS) said on Friday that it has uncovered plans by some Politicians and groups to impersonate its personnel during the elections. The DSS revealed that the plans include the use of Peace Corps members and other quasi security outfits as personnel of the DSS during
INEC speaks on postponement of election after emergency meeting
Godsgift Onyedinefu The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said it has reached a decision on whether to hold the election today. Speaking at the end of an emergency meeting by the commission held in Abuja on Friday, Rotimi Oyekanmi,the Chief Press Secretary to INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, told journalists that the
WANEP launches Situation Room to monitor election violence
Godsgift Onyedinefu As Nigerians head for the polls on Saturday to elect new leaders, the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding, (WANEP) on Friday opened its Election Situation Room (ESR) to monitor the electioneering process axross the thirty-six states and FCT. Ms Aisha Abdullahi, Co-chairman of the ESR, addressing a media in Abuja
Elections: CISLAC harps on active citizen participation
Police assures polls will be peaceful Godsgift Onyedinefu The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center (CISLAC), a Civil Society Organization, has stressed that electoral process must be inclusive and involve active citizen participation. Executive Director, CISLAC, Musa Auwal, speaking at a Strategic stakeholder engagement in collaboration with the Murtala Foundation in Abuja
Elections: Buhari assures foreign observers of security
Godsgift Onyedinefu President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians and foreign election observers of adequate security against threats during and after the elections. Buhari gave the assurance on Thursday in a live pre-election nationwide broadcast. He said, "I want to assure all Nigerians, the diplomatic community and all foreign election observers of
Elections: Incite violence, get visa ban, forfeit assets, UK warns Nigerian politicians
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms Catriona Laing, has warned that Nigerian politicians who incite or execute violence during Saturday’s elections would be banned from visa issuance and assets in the UK seized. Laing gave the warning at a press briefing on Wednesday in Abuja to unveil the Election Situation
Media Peace Day: Nigerian media calls for violence-free elections
Godsgift Onyedinefu The Nigerian Media, as it marks today, February 14 as National Media Peace Day, have called on all stakeholders to work toward peace before, during and after the elections, even as Nigerians prepare to go to the polls on Saturday, February 16 to elect new leaders. Journalists from the print,