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ENGR RICH POLITIC Boko Haram: We will conduct elections in Madagali, Adamawa INEC vows INEC taking directive from Buhari, APC to rig election –PDP 2019 elections: Uncollected PVCs less than 20 per cent in Bayelsa, says INEC Anambra INEC to complete distribution of non-sensitive materials on Friday The Independent National Electoral Commission says the movement of non-sensitive materials to the 21 Local Government Areas of Anambra State will be concluded on Friday. Mr Leo Nkedife, Head of Voter Education and Publicity, INEC Anambra, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Awka. Nkedife said that the commission […] February 5th, 2019 Boko Haram: We will conduct elections in Madagali, Adamawa INEC vows The Independent National Electoral Commission in Adamawa State says the Monday night attack by suspected insurgents in Madagali Local Government Area of the state, will not deter it from conducting elections in the area. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that there was an insurgent attack in Kirchinga and Shuwa villages of Madagali LGA. Mr. […] February 5th, 2019 INEC taking directive from Buhari, APC to rig election –PDP Success Nwogu, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party on Monday raised the alarm that the Independent National Electoral Commission has been taking directives from the Muhammadu Buhari Presidency and the AllProgressives Congress on how to manipulate the electoral process at various levels. He alleged that there are fresh plots allegedly by INEC to rig the 2019 general […] February 5th, 2019 2019 elections: Uncollected PVCs less than 20 per cent in Bayelsa, says INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission in Bayelsa State, has said that the uncollected Permanent Voter Cards in the state was below 20 per cent. The new Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Mr Monday Udoh, made this disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Yenagoa on Tuesday. Udoh explained that the […] February 5th, 2019 2019 elections: Atiku Abubakar’s wife promises gender equity if PDP wins Mrs. Jennifer Abubakar, the wife of the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has promised gender equity in government if PDP wins the February 16 presidential election. Abubakar made the promise at an interactive session with women groups in Cross River State on Monday in Calabar. She said that gender equity which […] February 5th, 2019 2019 elections: 2,000 police personnel deployed for Buhari’s rally in Lafia The Nasarawa State Police Command says it has deployed 2,000 personnel to provide security during President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election rally on Wednesday in Lafia. The command spokesman, ASP Samaila Usman, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Lafia that the aim was to ensure a hitch-free visit by the President. Usman said the personnel […] February 5th, 2019 2014 immigration tragedy won’t affect my senatorial bid —Ex-Interior minister, Moro Benue South Peoples Democratic Party senatorial candidate, Mr Aba Moro, in this interview with JOHN CHARLES, says federal might is not a threat to the PDP in the state As a senatorial candidate for Benue South District, are the people taking your campaign seriously? I have been going round the area, from ward to ward, […] February 5th, 2019 Opposition lobbying countries to discredit presidential election outcome —FG …it’s an attempt to scare international community away, says CUPP Olusola Fabiyi and Olalekan Adetayo The Federal Government has alleged that members of the opposition have started lobbying foreign countries to discredit the outcome of the February 16 presidential election, if President Muhammadu Buhari wins. But opposition political parties on the platform of the Coalition […] February 5th, 2019 High expectations as Benue South elects another senator after Mark’s 20-year representation John Charles As the former President of the Senate, David Mark, who is perhaps the longest serving senator in the country, exits the red chamber of the National Assembly this year, no fewer than 10 people are jostling to succeed him. Mark has been in the Senate since 1999. He has served as the sole […] February 5th, 2019 Kingsley Moghalu’s Profile Presidential candidate, Young Progressive Party Date of Birth: May 7, 1963 Place of Birth: Lagos Education: Eziama High School, Aba, Government College, Umuahia, Federal Government College, Enugu, University of Nigeria, Nsukka Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, USA, 1991- 1992 London School of Economics, 2005 Qualifications: LLB, BL, PhD Career: Human rights and elections officer […] February 5th, 2019 PDP says no rift over presidential campaign funds Success Nwogu, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party on Monday said there was no truth in a report suggesting that there were disagreements in the party over the handling of its presidential campaign funds. It described the report which it alleged emanated from the ruling All Progressives Congress as laughable, infantile and diversionary. The party’s National […] February 5th, 2019 General elections and failed attempts to have new electoral law John Ameh On December 6, 2018, President Muhammadu Buhari eventually withheld his assent to the Electoral Act (amendment) Bill 2018 after keeping the nation guessing. This was the fourth time he did so in a row, having thrice turned down the bill before the December 6 final blow. The President justified his decision in separate […] February 5th, 2019 Ekiti female lawmaker dumps PDP for APC Mrs. Cecilia Dada, a female Peoples Democratic Party lawmaker representing Ilejemeje Constituency in the Ekiti State House of Assembly, has dumped the party and joined the All Progressives Congress. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Dada, the Chief Whip of the Fifth Assembly, made the disclosure at a press conference in Ado-Ekiti on Monday. […] February 4th, 2019 1 2 3 Next » BY BRONIUPDATE