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Tuesday, 15 January 2019 03:47

INEC releases final election guidelines

Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has released a 33-page regulations and guidelines for conduct of future elections in the country. Accordingly, the commission has banned collation officers from making or receiving telephone calls in the line of duty. INEC said: “In order to remain focused on their assignment, collation officers are not allowed to make or receive telephone calls during collation.’’ One of the contentious issues in the aftermath of the September 22, 2018, governorship election in Osun State was the decision of the Chief Returning Officer to pick calls in the middle of the declaration of results, an action…

Tuesday, 15 January 2019 03:46

INEC uncovers new methods of vote-buying

Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday said it had discovered new methods to be used by some politicians to buy votes in forthcoming general elections. Speaking at an interactive session with traditional rulers in Osun State, INEC National Commissioner, Mr Festus Okoye, however warned that any politicians caught buying votes or engaging in acts that could have negative effects on the elections would be punished. Okoye, represented by Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Segun Agbaje, said the commission had been informed that some people were inducing voters to release their PVCs or Voter Identification Numbers. He said the intention…

Tuesday, 15 January 2019 03:44

900,165 PVCs unclaimed in Ogun - INEC

Independent National Electoral Commission in Ogun State yesterday said 900,165 Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) were yet to be claimed in the state. INEC Administrative Secretary, Mr James Popoola, disclosed this in Abeokuta at an interactive session with traditional rulers on 2019 elections in the state. According to him, out of 1,123,537 PVCs received by INEC in the state, only 223,372 cards have been claimed by the owners as at Friday last week. Daily Trust

Monday, 14 January 2019 04:21

FG’s haste in putting CJN on trial raises suspicion of hidden agenda - Saraki

Senate President, Mr Bukola Saraki has advised the Federal Government to ensure that its plans to put on trial the nation’s chief judicial officer, Mr Walter Onnoghen, does not cause chaos in the judicial system and that due process is not compromised. Saraki in a statement in Ilorin on Sunday noted that he believed that if the Government truly had genuine reason to put the incumbent Chief Justice of Nigeria on trial, it should ensure that every step in the process is transparent and the normal process as provided by the law is followed to the letter. He said a…

Monday, 14 January 2019 04:19

South-South govs tell Onnoghen to ignore CCT

Five out of six governors of Nigeria’s South-South have come in defence of Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen. The governors at an emergency meeting in Abuja on Sunday said the move to prosecute the top jurist for alleged asset declaration infractions was vindictive and persecutory, and should be condemned by lovers of democracy. The governors consequently prevailed on Mr Onnoghen not to appear when the trial opens at the tribunal on Monday morning. The governors at the meeting were Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa, who chaired it at his guest house in Maitama, Abuja, Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Ben Ayade of Cross…

Monday, 14 January 2019 04:18

Onnoghen: If Buhari wants crisis, we are ready - PDP

National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Uche Secondus, on Sunday warned President Muhammadu Buhari not to plunge the nation into crisis saying his party is ready to resist him. Secondus’ statement came on the heels of the upcoming arraignment of Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mr Walter Onnoghen before the Code of Conduct Tribunal over alleged failure to declare his assets. The issue is currently generating heated debate in the polity. Secondus at a PDP presidential rally in Jos on Sunday said the party would resist the president’s attempt to ‘attack’ the judiciary. He said Mr Buhari was planning…

Monday, 14 January 2019 04:17

APC justifies CJN’s trial, says PDP always defends corruption

All Progressives Congress (APC) has endorsed the planned arraignment today of Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mr Walter Onnoghen and accused Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of being sympathetic to corruption for calling against the plan. Onnoghen is set to be arraigned by Code of Conduct Bureau at the Code of Conduct Tribunal on a six-count charge of alleged false asset declaration. The development followed a petition to CCB by a group, Anti-corruption and Research-based Data Initiative (ARDI). APC spoke for the first time on the development through a statement on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Lanre Issa-Onilu, saying the…

Sunday, 13 January 2019 04:33

South West female candidates resolve to make a difference in 2019 polls

Daniel Agbolade With 2019 general elections few weeks away, female politicians drawn from the various political parties in South West geo-political zone have resolved to make a significant difference both in quality and quantity in the elections. The female politicians at a capacity-building round-table held in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, anchored their determination to evolve more responsible and responsive politics on their resolve to partner the media, more than ever before, in their pre and post-election awareness strategies. The political office seekers while narrating their experiences after participating in the two-day intensive workshop organized by International Press Centre (IPC) for…

Saturday, 12 January 2019 03:28

IGP after my life, Saraki cries out

President of Senate, Mr Bukola Saraki yesterday called on well-meaning Nigerians and international community to hold Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mr Ibrahim Idris responsible should anything untoward happened to him or members of his family in the months ahead. Saraki who made this allegation while addressing a press conference at Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential Campaign Headquarters in Abuja yesterday said some unidentified men invaded his family house in Ilorin and inflicted injuries on some occupants, in the full glare of men of Nigerian Police. The Senate President linked his ordeal to the support being enjoyed by PDP in…

Wednesday, 09 January 2019 04:44

Anyone with information on shady deals involving my wife, son should publish it - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said he will soon take action on the retirement of Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris. The President, who also noted that he refused to change service chiefs to avoid competition within the services, stated this in a recorded interview aired by Arise TV late Monday night. Buhari also challenged anyone with information on alleged shady deals involving his wife and son to publish it, even as he denied instructing Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to stop the probe of former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Godswill Akpabio, who recently joined All Progressives…

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Wednesday, 09 January 2019 04:42

Tinubu attacks Atiku, says ex-VP ‘too greedy’

National leader of All Progressives Congress, Mr Bola Tinubu, has said former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar does not deserve another shot at power because he blew his opportunity during his eight years reign under former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Tinubu said rather than use the opportunity of being in control of the Obasanjo government’s privatisation programme to shine, Mr Atiku allowed himself to be blinded by greed, leading to squandering of billions of dollars pumped into the power sector. Tinubu said beyond the sheer ambition of being in power, Atiku had no vision for Nigeria and should therefore be rejected by Nigerians…

Wednesday, 09 January 2019 04:41

Suspended PDP deputy national chairman joins APC, meets Buhari

Suspended deputy national chairman (North) of opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Babayo Gamawa, has joined governing All Progressives Congress (APC). Gamawa was suspended by PDP Monday over allegations of dereliction of duty and anti-party activities. National publicity secretary of PDP, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, who announced the suspension, said Gamawa was suspended by the National Working Committee. Gamawa’s defection to APC was announced Tuesday by a spokesperson of President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Femi Adesina. Adesina posted pictures of Gamawa and governor of Bauchi state, Mr Mohammed Abubakar, when they visited the president at his official residence. ”Mr Buhari receives in…

Wednesday, 09 January 2019 04:39

INEC rules out electronic transmission of results

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it would only do a nationwide pilot electronic transmission (e-collation) of results in the forthcoming general elections. INEC Chairman, Mr Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this in his opening remarks at the Commission’s regular quarterly meeting with the media on Tuesday in Abuja. He said for the Commission to do full electronic transmission of results there must be a backing law for that. “The Commission is also aware of the interest expressed by the media to learn more about the commission’s electronic results transmission process, including its backend processes. “This meeting will include a presentation…

Wednesday, 09 January 2019 04:38

BBC Africa launches governorship debates in 10 states

Ahead of the general elections, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Africa has said it would host governorship debates in 10 states across Nigeria. The debate will be conducted in four languages- Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo and Pidgin. The debate would also enable political candidates vying for different political offices to discuss issues affecting them in their own local language. In a statement issued to the media on Tuesday, BBC said the debate would see governorship candidates questioned on issues around economy, education, health, Infrastructure and creation of jobs in the country. Oluwatoyosi Ogunseye, Head of BBC West Africa, said the debate aims…

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