INEC Defies Court, Begins Dino Melaye’s Recall Process
Barring a last-minute change of mind, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will begin today the recall of Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West). But supporters…
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Only Valid Court Order Can Stop Dino Melaye’s Recall Process – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Tuesday said only a legitimate court order could stop process for the recall of a senator, Dino Melaye,…
Banker Admits Disbursing Diezani Bribe To INEC Staff
A staff of Fidelity Bank Plc., Mr. Timothy Olaobaju, has told the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, that his bank disbursed the sum of…
Rivers Tribunal Sacks Senator Sekibo
The Rivers state elections petition tribunal has sacked George Thompson Sekibo, Senator representing Rivers East and has declared Andrew Uchendu the winner of the senatorial…
Senator Dino Melaye Fights Back, Sues INEC To Stop His Recall
Senator Dino Melaye of Kogi West Senatorial district has filed a lawsuit at the Federal high Court in Abuja seeking a court injunction to halt…
EFCC Arraigns INEC Commissioner For N185m Scam
A former Rivers State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Gesila Khan Okubama, was on Wednesday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, at a Federal…
Don’t Register APDA, It’ll Confuse Voters, Says APGA
The All Progressives Grand Alliance has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission not to register the newly-formed political association, the All Peoples Democratic Alliance,…
AD Kicks Against Use Of Her Logo By Newly Launched ADPA
THE Alliance for Democracy (AD) has kicked against the registration of the newly launched Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA) in Abuja, on Monday, urging the…
Bribery Allegation: Court Rejects INEC Official’s Plea Bargain
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Thursday faulted a plea bargain agreement between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and an Independent National…
How Ex-INEC Chairman, Jega Disappointed Me In 2015 – Goodluck Jonathan
The immediate past President, Goodluck Jonathan despite conceding defeat after the 2015 Presidential election ha expressed disappointment with how the then Chairman of the Independent…
Court Remands INEC Staff In Prison For N112.4 Million Scam
A Federal High Court in Asaba, Delta State ordered an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) official, Fidelia Omoile, to be remanded in prison custody after…
INEC Sets February 16 For 2019 Nigeria Presidential Election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Saturday, February 16, as the date for the 2019 presidential and national assembly elections. Sources from the…
Shakeup In INEC As EFCC Indicts 202 Staff For Fraud
The Independent National Electoral Commission has confirmed the indictment of 202 of its staff, accused of benefitting from N23 billion bribery allegedly facilitated by former…
N4.7b Fraud: Ladoja Bought 22 Cars To Avoid Impeachment – Witness
A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Adewale Atanda, Thursday told the Federal High Court, Lagos, that former governor of Oyo…
PDP Crisis: Makarfi Faction Seeks Registration Of ‘Alternative Party’
The crisis rocking the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a new twist as some top members of the Senator Ahmed Makarfi faction are…
Killer Of Bayelsa Electoral Boss Bags Death Sentence
There was mixed reactions, on Monday, at the Bayelsa State High Court 2, as Justice Margret Akpomiemien discharged and acquitted two accused persons standing trial…
Rivers Rerun: Both PDP, APC Bribed Electoral Officers – INEC
Contrary to police report that indicted only the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP)-led Rivers state government for attempting to manipulate 23 electoral officers through bribery in…
Opinion: There’s Need for New Political Platform, By ‘Tope Fasua
We need a new party now… Nigeria is retrogressing when smaller and less-endowed African nations are getting their acts together. We need a new party…
Wike Leads Protest, Declares No More Security Funds For Security Agencies
Governor Nyesom Wike led thousands of Rivers people on a victory march across the streets of Port Harcourt, which terminated at the government house, Port…
Breaking News: Buhari Swears In INEC Commissioners
President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in the newly-appointed Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The swearing-in was conducted inside the Council chamber of…
Unofficial Results Trickle In From Ondo Governorship Election
Unofficial results have started flooding in from Ondo, where the governorship election to determine the next governor of the state is ongoing. There had been…
Ondo: Why We Dropped Eyitayo Jegede’s Name As PDP Candidate – INEC
The Ondo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Olusegun Agbaje, Thursday, gave reasons why the commission dropped the name of the Makarfi-led faction of the Peoples Democratic…
