The Senate at the plenary on Tuesday approved that the Independent National Electoral Commission conducts local government area elections. President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, who presided over the debate on the report by the National Assembly Joint Committee on Constitution Review, put the proposed amendment to vote and the …
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An election observer group, the Independent Service Delivery Monitoring Group (ISDMG) has warned that any attempt to tarnish the integrity of the head of the Electoral Management Body (EMB) through orchestrated media campaigns will have dire consequences on future elections and the nation’s democracy. Addressing journalists in Abuja, ISDMG Executive …
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The Social and online media are awash with the story that the move by Senate to probe Tertiary Education Trust Fund is responsible for the halt in the Recall process of the Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial Zone, Senator Dino Melaye. Investigations exclusively revealed that INEC did not stop the …
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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja is said to have suspended the recall process of Senator Dino Melaye! See Dino’s tweet celebrating the news and reactions from twitter followers. Which way Nigeria?!
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Some electorate in Kogi, have approached a Federal High Court in Abuja to declare the return and swearing-in of Alhaji Yahaya Bello as the governor of Kogi as null and void The suit, number FHC/ABJ/C3/535/ /2017, was filed on June 16 before Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court …
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No fewer than five persons were shot at the Kogi State polytechnic gate, Lokoja where senator Dino Melaye was holding a protest against the state government. The protest which stated around 11am turned bloody when gunmen yet to be identified invaded the venue of protset. The gunmen who stormed the …
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The Kogi Integrity Group, KIG, has taken a swipe on Senator Dino Melaye’s call that the state Governor, Yahaya Bello should resign over last week Tuesday double registration debacle revealed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The group stating this yesterday in Lokoja said, Dino’s unnecessary attack on the …
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The Senate has confirmed the nomination of 15 of the 27 Resident Electoral Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission. The confirmation followed the adoption of the report by the Senate Committee on INEC at the plenary on Thursday. Chairman of the committee, Senator Suleiman Nazif, while presenting the report, …
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The Independent delivery monitoring group has commended the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the recently conducted rescheduled election in Edo state on Wednesday 28 September, 2016. While commending INEC,the body also recommended for synergy between INEC adhoc staff and the security agencies. In a release signed …
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Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the ongoing Edo governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has described as worrisome the presence of governors Akinwunmi Ambode and Nasir el-Rufai in Edo state. Ize-Iyamu who said this after casting his vote on Wednesday, also alleged that the APC has been using security agencies to …
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