Innocent ‘2baba’ Idibia has started a peace campaign to promote Anambra governorship election on November 8. Idibia on Thursday inaugurated the “Vote Not Fight, Election No Be War” campaign. Addressing journalists in Awka, Idibia stressed the need for all to work together to prevent needless loss of lives before, during and after the election. “Since...
A total of 21,084 policemen will be deployed to man the Anambra gubernatorial election slated for November 28, the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has said. Mr. Idris made this known Tuesday during a dialogue with the Coalition of Nigerian Civil Society Organizations in Abuja. He said 17,320 policemen would be deployed to the 4,330...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (lNEC) said it would, on Monday release a revised timetable for the process of recall of Sen. Dino Melaye. The commission disclosed this in a statement by Mallam Moharnmed Haruna, INEC’s National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education Committee on Tuesday in Abuja. Haruna said the move was in...
MAJOR parties in the recall process of Senator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West, gave different interpretations to the Federal High Court ruling on Monday, on a fresh recall time table. While lawyer to Senator Dino Melaye, Mr Mike Ozekhome argued that the court ruling meant a restart of recall process counting down to 90 days,...
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in collaboration with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation (FES), has commenced a three-day Train-The-Trainer workshop on Security Design and Development for Training officers from the 36 states and FCT in Enugu. This is as the commission announced take off of public enlightenment programmes on...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday assured Nigerians that the Nov. 18 governorship election in Anambra would hold as scheduled. Chief Adedeji Soyebi, INEC National Commissioner in charge of Oyo, Osun and Ekiti, gave the assurance in Ibadan after declaring open a one –day Implementing Meeting on INEC Weekly Radio Programme. He said...
Ahead of the upcoming November Gubernatorial Elections in Anambra state, the Youth Initiative for Advocacy Growth and Advancement (YIAGA) has urged elections observers to respect all electoral rules and regulations in the course of observing the elections. YIAGA also said that elections observers should give 100 percent commitment to the process of observing and reporting...
Immediate past President, Goodluck Jonathan, has disclosed what influenced his decision to concede the 2015 Presidential election to his successor, President Muhammadu Buhari. Jonathan said his decision to concede defeat to Buhari was informed by the fact that he was “inspired to lead by his conscience.” He made this disclosure at the World Peace Summit...
The November 18 governorship election in Anambra is fast approaching and the major political parties have produced their candidates. The candidates of major political parties contesting the election are, Osita Chidoka (UPP), Godwin Ezemo (PPA), Oseloka Henry Obaze (PDP),Tony Nwoye (APC), and Governor Willie Obiano (APGA). It is a good omen that the party primaries...
Ahead of the November 18 governorship election in Anambra State, voter cards have become a precious commodity in the state. Investigations by our correspondent showed that politicians were buying the cards for N5,000 each, depending on location. In rural communities, the cards were sold for N5, 000 each while in urban areas owners of PVCs...
