By Femi Ogunshola The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday staged a walkout in the House of Representatives as the House adopted manually transmitted election results. The House however, rejected electronic transmission of election results. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that section 52(2) of the draft bill proposed that the Independent National Electoral Commission…
By Ikenna Osuoha Southeast zone of the PDP on Saturday in Abuja expressed optimism that its candidate would emerge victorious at the Nov. 6 governorship election in Anambra. This is in spite of the fact that INEC did not include the name of a candidate for the PDP in the list of candidates it…
By Ahmed Taofeek As the 2021 Local Government elections in Ogun State draws nearer, the State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC), has again assured of a free, fair, credible and violence free exercise. Speaking during a courtesy visit to the Akarigbo and Paramount Ruler of Remoland, Oba Babatunde Ajayi, the OGSIEC Chairman, Mr. Babatunde Osibodu, maintained that…
By Ahmed Taofeek The Yewa Traditional Council has promised to collaborate with Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC), in its campaign against violence during the forthcoming 2021 Local Government elections. Chairman of the Council, the Olu of Ilaro and Paramount Ruler of Yewa Land, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle, who made the promise while playing host to…
By Emmanuel Mogbede The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Nigerians to disregard a letter purportedly suspending Sen. Rochas Okorocha, a former Imo governor, from the party as fake. Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), made the call in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He described the…
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says a total of 542, 576 Nigerians had completed their online pre-registration in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) as at 7am of Monday July 12, exactly two weeks since the exercise began. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this on Tuesday at a meeting he…
Agency Report Sen. Jonah Jang, former governor of Plateau, says the state chapter of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, will soon resolve its internal disagreements and emerge stronger. The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Plateau PDP has been enmeshed in series of crises that led to the dissolution of the elected state executive…
By Ahmed Taofeek, Returning Officers (ROs) participating in the forthcoming 2021 Local Government elections in Ogun State have been charged to uphold good conduct and avoid acts that can tarnish the image of the State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC). The Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Babatunde Osibodu, gave the charge while monitoring the training of…
Agency Report Ex-Zamfara State Governor, Ahmed Yerima, says he will step down his presidential ambition in 2023 if the ruling All Progressives Congress zones the ticket to the South. Yerima bared his mind on the 2023 general elections while addressing reporters in Abuja on Sunday. The erstwhile senator, however, said he had not seen the…
