Tag: INEC
Breaking: Obaseki wins Edo governorship election
Godwin Obaseki of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared winner of the Edo State governorship election conducted on Wednesday.
He defeated his main...
D-Day in Edo: Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu in fight to the finish
More than 42,000 security personnel have been deployed as Edo State elects a new governor on Wednesday.
A breakdown showed that the army will deploy...
PDP plotting to import thugs for Edo polls – Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has called on the Police to checkmate plans by some opposition politicians to import thugs from neighbouring states...
Confusion in Abia as court stops Ogah’s swearing-in as governor
Abia was thrown into confusion on Thursday as a High Court in the state issued an injunction restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...
EFCC arrests former Akwa Ibom governor over Diezani’s $115million racket
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former Military Administrator of Akwa Ibom State, Commodore Idongesit Nkanga, over allegation of receiving...
How Diezani’s $115m landed Fidelity Bank MD in EFCC net
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank Plc, Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo, and...
Former presidential candidate, Tunji Braithwaite, dies at 82
Founder of the Nigerian Advance Party (NAP) Dr. Tunji Braithwaite, has died at the age of 82.
The elder statesman passed on at St. Nicholas...
#RIPSamuelOkonta: Nigerians condemn killing of NYSC members in Rivers rerun elections
Nigerians on social media have condemned in strong terms the killing of Samuel Okonta, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member during the Rivers...
Police confirm death, arrest in Rivers rerun election as INEC suspends...
The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed that one person died while 12 others were arrested during Saturday’s legislative rerun elections in the state.
The...
Buhari in Malabo, vows to deal decisively with perpetrators of Rivers...
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Malabo condemned recent political violence in Rivers State, saying that the killing of people over political differences was primitive,...