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INEC Fixes November 30 For By-Election In Katsina State

INEC Fixes November 30 For By-Election In Katsina State

October 23, 2019 11:36 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed November 30 for the Katsina State House of Assembly by-election for Sabuwa constituency seat.

INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state Jibrin Ibrahim Zarewa said this on Wednesday while briefing newsmen on activities slated for the period before the poll.

The seat became vacant following the death of the then lawmaker, Hon Mustafa Abdullahi. Abdullahi, 60, lost his life in a ghastly accident along Funtua-Zaria road on July 5.

Before his death, the lawmaker was elected in 2015 and was re-elected in 2019.

Although the election was supposed to have taken …

Buhari Congratulates Canadian PM Justin On Election Victory

Buhari Congratulates Canadian PM Justin On Election Victory

October 23, 2019 10:41 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on his election victory, noting with delight that Canada remains Nigeria’s major trading partner, with Nigeria-Canada trade totaling $948.4 million in 2018.

The President also felicitated with the Liberal Party of Canada and Canadians generally on the outcome of the federal election in the country.

“I look forward to continued relationship with Prime Minister Trudeau across a wide range of shared values and interests,’’ he said.

President Buhari recalled that the visit of Right Honourable Julie Payette, Gov. Gen. of Canada, to Nigeria in Oct. 2018, provided an opportunity for …

British PM Target Election As EU Mulls Brexit Extension

British PM Target Election As EU Mulls Brexit Extension

October 23, 2019 8:20 am

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson could pivot towards a general election as the EU mulls granting a Brexit deadline extension on Wednesday, after a fresh twist to the divorce saga cast doubt over his hopes of leaving on October 31.

Intense parliamentary votes on Tuesday, Johnson won initial backing for the divorce deal he agreed with the EU — but MPs then rejected his timetable to rush it through parliament in a matter of days.

Following that setback, Johnson said he would halt the ratification process while European Union leaders consult on a delay — which MPs had forced him …

INEC To Correct General Election Error With Bayelsa, Kogi

INEC To Correct General Election Error With Bayelsa, Kogi

October 23, 2019 3:59 am

At the end of a two-day seminar on the preparedness of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the November 16 governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States, the commission said the two elections would correct the mistakes in the 2019 general election and set a new standard for future elections.

This is coming as stakeholders from Kogi and Bayelsa States have listed violence, vote-buying and manipulation of youths as some of the issues that would determine the outcome of the polls in the two states.

Speaking yesterday, the Chairman of the Board of INEC’s Electoral Institute, who is also …

Canada Election: Justin Trudeau Wins But Lose Majority

Canada Election: Justin Trudeau Wins But Lose Majority

October 22, 2019 4:53 am

Liberal Party of Justin Trudeau has retained power in a narrow Canadian election win but he will now be prime minister of a minority government.

The Liberals are projected to win 157 seats, 13 short of a majority, and will find it harder to pass legislation in Mr Trudeau’s second term.

The opposition Conservatives are expected to win the popular vote but have not translated that into seats.

They are projected to take 121, up from the 95 they held before.

Although Monday night’s results saw a sharp decline in seats for the country’s left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP), its …

INEC Fixes Nov 16 For Melaye’s Senatorial Re-run Election

INEC Fixes Nov 16 For Melaye’s Senatorial Re-run Election

October 21, 2019 2:50 pm

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed November 16, 2019, for the conduct of a fresh election into the Kogi West Senatorial District involving Senator Dino Melaye and Smart Adeyemi among others.

In the statement signed by National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye, the commission appealed for issue-based campaign devoid of security threats, insisting that all the candidates were still eligible to participate in the poll.
The commission equally revealed that it would also conduct election into Sabuwa State Constituency of Katsina State on November 30.

Titled “INEC fixes dates for elections for Sabuwa State …

Tunisia Presidential Election, Between Karoui And Saied

Tunisia Presidential Election, Between Karoui And Saied

October 13, 2019 7:36 am

Tunisians were choosing on Sunday between two political outsiders to be their next president, in a free election that has seen voters ditch top politicians after years of declining living standards following a 2011 revolution.

Media mogul Nabil Karoui and his opponent, retired law professor Kais Saied, beat a crowded field of 24 rivals in the first round of voting last month.

Tunisians are struggling with unemployment of 15%, inflation of 6.8%, declining public services and pressure from foreign lenders to cut deficits and rein in a large state debt.

Supporters of Karoui see him as a professionally successful, conservative, …

Appeal Court Nullifies Kogi West Election, Sacks Melaye

Appeal Court Nullifies Kogi West Election, Sacks Melaye

October 11, 2019 9:59 am

Embattled Senator representing Kogi-west Senatorial District, Dino Melaye while reacting to the Friday, Appeal Court Judgement said that in all things he gives glory to God.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Appeal Court on Friday upheld the judgment of the Kogi National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal and ordered a fresh election within 90 days.

According to Melaye, I just lost my election at the Appeal Court and Fresh election ordered. Senator Dino Melaye took to his twitter handle to console himself and calm his aggrieved supporters:

“In all things, I give God the Praise. …

Ganduje ‎Hails Tribunal’s Judgment Upholding His Election

Ganduje ‎Hails Tribunal’s Judgment Upholding His Election

October 2, 2019 2:15 pm

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has described his victory at the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in the state as “another round of victory” for electorate in Kano.‎

The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Malam Abba Anwar made this known in a statement in Kano on Wednesday, following the tribunal’s judegment upholding the governor’s election.

The governor’s aide quoted the Ganduje as saying that the ruling is another round of victory as truth prevails again, following the March 23 supplementary polls as ‘elected governor ‘

“When the election was held we won and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) …

Orji Uzo Kalu

Orji Kalu and nullification of his election by tribunal

September 15, 2019 1:08 am
Abia State’s former governor, Orji Uzo Kalu is not a political neophyte. The All Progressives Congress (APC) senator representing Abia north was governor for eight years. On two occasions, he contested for presidency and lost. At other times, he contested the senatorial seat of his zone and lost. The defeats did not whittle his spirit.Providence, however, smiled on him during the build up to the 2019 general elections when he pitched membership with the APC and won the senatorial election. It was a victory that was however, suspected to have been earned dubiously.

But Kalu, according to the Independent National

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Election tribunal judgment saved me from trauma - Jubril

Election tribunal judgment saved me from trauma – Jubril

September 14, 2019 10:03 am
The Guardian, Nigeria reports, and addresses the impostor as President Muhammadu Buhari:

President Buhari did not hide his feelings while playing host to a delegation of State Governors elected under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State House, Abuja, yesterday. The National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole, led the delegation

Apparently elated by the

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LGA polls: Certificate forgery rocks Niger APC

2019 Election: FGN, APC demand apology from Atiku, PDP

September 13, 2019 1:10 am
  • Your gloating won’t last, opposition party replies

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, Thursday taunted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate in the 2019 general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, for losing their bid to challenge the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the election.

The duo urged them to apologise to Nigerians for challenging the president’s declaration as the winner of the election, adding that Buhari will win the former vice president even at the World Court or the Supreme Court.

But the …

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