Ayode Awal Barely 24 hrs to the conduct of the gubernatorial election in Ondo State, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Kalu Kalu Agu , has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja, to stop the APC and its governorship candidate, Mr Olurotimi Akeredolu SAN from participating
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Ondo Election: IGP Orders Restriction of Vehicular Movement
Godsgift Onyedinefu The Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement from 11:59PM on Friday, 9thOctober, 2020 to 6pm on Saturday, 10thOctober, 2020 in Ondo State. According to a statement issued by Frank Mba, Force Public Relations Officer, the order is part of efforts by
Ondo: DSS Pledges Support to Deliver Hitch Free Polls, Warns Against Violenece
Godsgift Onyedinefu The Department of State Services (DSS) has pledged to partner with sister security agencies and support the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that the Ondo election scheduled for 10th October, is hitch free. The Service also charged its personnel to remain professional while discharging their duties. This was
Ondo: Citizens’ Expectation of Peaceful Election High – CLEEN Foundation
Godsgift Onyedinefu Despite emerging signs of violence in electioneering campaigns, fake news and hate speeches, there is a high expectation of a peaceful election by electorates on the Ondo Governorship Elections, a report released by CLEEN Foundation has found. According to the Election Security Threats Assessment (ESTA) report made available on
Policing Elections in a Pandemic: Agenda Setting Towards Ondo and Edo Governorship Elections
By Teresa Chigozirim Okoro With the outbreak of COVID-19 it is important that INEC, security services and stakeholders, make sensible and well-informed decisions regarding how or whether to hold Ondo & Edo State Governorship elections with the following key considerations in policing elections under the pandemic. Firstly, security has remained the
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Appeal Court to Adeleke: You’re qualified to run for Governor
•Slams N3m fines against plaintiffs Jude Johnson The Court of Appeal, Abuja on Thursday held that Senator Ademola Adeleke is qualified to run and contest for the 2018 governorship election in Osun State, having possessed the basic qualification of School Certificate. The appellate court consequently set aside the decision of an Abuja High
BREAKING: Zamfara PDP benefits as Supreme Court nullifies APC candidates’ elections
Jude Johnson The Supreme Court has nullified the elections of all the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State in the 2019 general elections. Delivering a unanimous judgment of the five-man panel led by the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, the apex court declared the first
Shifted Polls: Bayelsa lauds INEC, says it’s a listening agency
Senator Iroegbu The Bayelsa State Government has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for shifting the governorship election earlier slated for November 2 to November 16, 2019. The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson in a statement on Friday said the action of the commission is a welcome development