Lai Mohammed, national publicity secretary, All Progressives Congress, APC is one politician political opponents love to hate. Monday, last week, a team of TELL journalists kept an appointment at Mohammed’s Lagos residence. The outcome of that encounter is the special interview in this edition, ‘We Will Reform the Military.’ But that is not the cover…
Election Time table: INEC Yet To Take A Position – Jega
Attahiru Jega, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that the Commission has not taken any position yet on the debate over whether the 2015 General elections should be postponed or not. Jega made the disclosure on Friday at a workshop on “Mitigation of Violence in Election,” organized by INEC in Abuja. “I don’t…
A Peaceful Rivers Is Important to the World – US Ambassador
James Entwistle, US Ambassador to Nigeria has said that Rivers State is important to Nigeria and the world at large. “River State and Nigeria, in particular, are very important to the world. The desire of the international community is to see a peaceful, violent-free election next month,” the Ambassador said. He added that, “The candidates…
Elections Date: INEC Says No To Shift
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that it is not thinking of postponing the 2015 General elections as recently canvassed by Sambo Dasuki, the National Security Adviser, NSA. Kayode Idowu, spokesman to Attahiru Jega, the INEC Chairman, says the issue of postponment of the election is not even being considered by the agency.…
Ngilari Wants Elections Postponed In Adamawa
Bala Ngilari,governor of Adamawa State has urged the National Independent Electoral Commission, INEC,to postpone elections in the State till April,following attendant security threats in the Northeastern State. He said this at a workshop on “Internally Displaced Persons and the 2015 General Election”, organised by INEC. The governor said at least 7 LGAs are currently being…
Jim Iyke, Others Emerge Youth Ambassadors
Nigerian entertainers, which includes Jim Iyke, Gideon Okeke, Gbenro Ajibade, Mr Kool and 2014 Big Brother Africa contestant, Tayo Faniran, have been unveiled as Youth Ambassadors by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The stars were unveiled at a two-day National Youth Summit organised by INEC in Abuja on Monday.
Presidential Candidates Sign Non-Violence Pact
Ahead of the February 14 Presidential election in Nigeria, the fourteen presidential candidates of the various political parties have signed a non-violence document titled: Abuja Accord. Each of the candidates signed the document alongside their party national chairmen on Wednesday at the Sheraton Hotels and Tower, Ladi Kwali Hall, Abuja, the federal capital territory. The…
Hoodlums Seize 4,503 Voters Cards in Akwa Ibom
Unidentified hoodlums have snatched about 4,503 Permanent Voter Cards from five Local Government Areas, LGA’s in Akwa Ibom State. The was disclosed in a statement issued by Austin Okojie, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC of the state. While addressing traditional rulers on Tuesday during a summit on peaceful conduct of 2015 elections in Uyo, Okojie…
APC Warns INEC Over Voters’ Register
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has demanded a complete, rather than piecemeal, release of voters’ register for all the states of the Federation by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as required by law, on Tuesday, January 13, 2015. In a statement issued in Lagos on Monday by Lai Mohammed, its National Publicity Secretary, the…
Ensure Eligible Voters Are Not Disenfranchised – NGE
The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to ensure all eligible voters are not disenfranchised during next month’s general election. The body also asked INEC to do everything possible to redeem the shoddy process of the distribution of thePermanent Voters Cards, PVC across the country. In a communique…
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