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    Politics APC Candidate, Jackson Nimmwang Wins Plateau By-election

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Mr Jackson Nimmwang, APC candidate, the winner of Saturday’s Langtang South State Constituency by-election in Plateau. The INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Tor Iorapuu, declared in Mabodi, that Nimmwang polled 3,688 votes to...
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    Politics Rivers Rerun: INEC, Security Agencies Meet With Political Parties

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the various security agencies, as well as political party leaders and their candidates have met again in continuous efforts to ensure that Saturday’s re-run polls in Rivers state are hitch-free. With the poll already generating tension...
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    Politics Akeredolu to IGP: Your Men Beg At My House, Please Pay Them

    Governor-elect of Ondo State, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), has appealed to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to urgently pay the allowances of their men deployed for the election. Akeredolu made this plea on Wednesday in Akure, the state capital when delivering his acceptance speech after receiving...
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    Politics Ondo Election: Observer Commend INEC For Peaceful Poll

    The Independent Service Delivery Monitoring Group (ISDMG) has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as well as security agencies for the peaceful conduct of Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State. The group which deployed 79 observers and election monitors to...
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    Politics Ondo Election: Eyitayo Jegede Rushes Back To Campaign

    Following Wednesday’s Appeal Court judgment, the Eyitayo Jegede’s faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rushed back to gubernatorial election campaigns campaigns in Ondo to beat Friday night deadline. The court ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to replace...
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    Politics Lagos By-Election: INEC Releases Names of Candidates

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released names of candidates and political parties participating in the December 3 by-election into the Ifako-Ijaiye Federal Constituency of Lagos State. They are Yusuf Olawale Fatai (Action Alliance, AA), Adebayo Michael Akanbi...
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    Politics Ondo Election: INEC Plans Special Centres For Disabled

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said that special polling units will be provided for people with disabilities in various locations during the November 26 governorship polls in Ondo State. INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ondo State, Olusegun Agbaje...
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    Politics Lagos Bye-Election: INEC Assembles 1,500 Card Readers

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assembled more than 1,500 card readers for the December bye-election in Ifako-Ijaiye Federal Constituency to achieve seamless exercise. Mr Clement Oha, the Administrative Secretary of the commission, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
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    Politics Rivers Rerun: Police Nabs Syndicate Printing Fake Result Sheets [PHOTOS]

    The Nigerian police force reportedly nabbed a syndicate printing fake result sheets ahead of the forthcoming Rivers South-East rerun election. The result sheets were allegedly being printed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) for elections in the South-east Senatorial District of the state...
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    Politics Ekiti INEC Secretary Kidnapped

    Gunmen on Thursday evening, kidnapped Dr Muslim Omoleke, the Administrative Secretary of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ekiti State. Omoleke was kidnapped at Iwaraja community, near Ilesa in Osun State. He was said to have been driven away into the forest of Ijesaland...
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    Politics Nigerian Senate Gives INEC 5-Week Ultimatum To Conduct Rivers Rerun

    The Nigerian senate on Wednesday resolved to suspend its sittings if the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) does not conduct national assembly rerun election in Rivers state by December 10. Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu in a motion filed at the plenary urged the senate...
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    Politics House of Reps Orders INEC to Conduct Re-run in Rivers, Anambra

    Members of the house of representatives on Tuesday called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to conduct the pending re-run elections in Rivers, Anambra and other states. Members of the house said the polls should be conducted urgently as they complained about...
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    Politics Ondo 2016: We Will Win Governorship Election - APC

    The Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed optimism towards winning the November 26 governorship election in the state. The party in a statement by the state secretary, Mr. Raman Rotimi, made available to journalists in Akure, described a comment credited to...
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    Politics Ondo Election: We Are On Top of The Game – Nigerian Police Assures Residents

    The Police Command in Ondo has assured the residents of Akure of their safety from the violent protest which erupted in the state in early hours of Friday. The protest followed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) replacement of the name of Eyitayo Jegede with Jimoh Ibrahim as...
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    Politics INEC Publishes LIST of 10 New Political Parties

    The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has published a list of 10 new political parties that were recently registered. The parties, according to INEC, are : Better Nigeria Progressive Party (BNPP) Democratic Alternative (DA) Masses Movement of Nigeria (MMN) National Action...
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    Politics INEC Boss, Prof. Yakubu Reveals The Most Difficult Elections To Conduct In Nigeria

    Yesterday, in Ogun state, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Yakubu Mahmood disclosed the most difficult elections for the commission to conduct. Yakubu made this known while responding to questions on the inconclusive elections conducted by the commission at the...
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    Politics Kogi Rerun: INEC Conducts Senatorial Election Without APC

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is conducting outstanding legislative re-run elections in Kogi East Senatorial District, today, NigerianBulletin reports. The election in Kogi is, however, like a walk-over for the PDP as the APC candidate who was the hottest contender in the...
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    Politics Abia: Ikpeazu Reacts To INEC's Issuance of Return Certificate To Uche Ogah

    Embattled Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, on Thursday, reacted to the issuance of certificate of Return to Uche Ogah by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as governor of the state. Ikpeazu in a statement released urged the people of the state to remain calm and law...
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