Dismiss motion by Apapa seeking to replace Imo LP candidate – INEC urges court
Nov. 10, 2023 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Friday, urged a Federal High Court, Abuja not to grant the ex-parte motion filed by Alhaji Lamidi Apapa-led Labour Party…
Court rejects Apapa factional motion seeking to replace Imo LP candidate
Nov. 9, 2023 A Federal High Court, Abuja, has declined to grant a motion ex-parte brought by Alhaji Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) to stop Athan Achonu…
Bayelsa poll: At last, INEC restores Slyva’s name on candidates’ list
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has re-amended its list of candidates for Bayelsa governorship election, this time restoring the name of Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC)….
Police in C/River arrest kidnap suspect while hiding in girlfriend’s ceiling
Nov. 5, 2023 Police in Cross River on Sunday arrested a fleeing suspect in Saturday’s abduction of a former Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC employee. The suspect was hiding in…
Appeal Court affirms PDP’s Akobundu winner of Abia Central Senatorial District election
Mr. Austin Okwudiri Akobundu, Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) candidate for Abia Central Senatorial Zone has returned as duly elected by the Court of Appeal. He upstaged Darlington Nwokocha of…
After President Tinubu’s Judicial Victory, by Monday Philips Ekpe
First, a digression. I’m not a fan of our post-election petition schedule. Both the constitution and electoral act obviously didn’t take into consideration the socio-political peculiarities of the country before…
Tinubu seeks Senate confirmation of 10 INEC Resident Electoral Commissioners
Oct 31, 2023 President Bola Tinubu has sought the approval of Senate for confirmation of 10 nominees for appointment as Resident Electoral Commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC….
How FG will spend N2.1trn supplementary budget; INEC gets N18bn for Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa poll
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a 2023 supplementary budget of N2.1 trillion while also giving a breakdown of how the money will be used. Minister of Budget and…
Now is time for Atiku to finally go away – Tinubu
Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party Presidential candidate in last election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, unraveled on Monday at a press conference in Abuja where he finally found his voice…
Adegboruwa prescribes punishment for INEC for failure to deliver credible election
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has proposed punishment for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) any time it failed to fulfill its promises of delivering credible elections…