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    Jega To Retire with 7 National Commissioners, 16 REC’s

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Indications have emerged, that Attahiru Jega, outgoing Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, would retire alongside seven National Commissioners and 16 Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs by the end of the month of June. Akin Orebiyi, INEC’s REC in Lagos, dropped the hint in […] More

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    Clark Protests U.S Commendation For Jega

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Edwin Clark, a former Federal Commissioner for Information during the First Republic and South-South leader has condemned the award of commendation given to Attahiru Jega, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC by the U.S. Clark said the commendation was coming too […] More

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    Jega Announces Polling Units Voting On Sunday

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow During a press briefing this evening in Abuja, Attihiru Jega, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, announced the numbers of polling units to conclude elections today. Among the polling units are: Lagos: 90 units; Niger: 6 units; Kebbi: 16units; Yobe: 37 […] More

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    How Jega Was Rescued

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow There were people who were of the opinion that if the first leg of the general elections held last Saturday February 14, as originally scheduled; there would be a lot of controversy in the air this week. The election did not hold, but […] More

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    Sambo’s Challenge to Jega

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow “Who do these toughs represent? They don’t represent the so-called South-south because there is no such political division in Nigeria known to law,” one Bini chief wondered while laughing away Asari Dokubo, Tompolo and co’s threats. They threatened to sink Nigeria if President […] More

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    INEC Postpones Elections to March 28 and April 11

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Professor Attahiru Jega, National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced the rescheduling of the 2015 Presidential elections to March 28 while that of Governorship and State House of Assembly has been shifted to April 11. Jega cited security concerns […] More

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    Why Jega Is Yet To Brief The Media

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow First, it was billed for 5pm but now the much-awaited press conference of Professor Attahiru Jega, national chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC is said to be expected “anytime from 9pm,” today. This was disclosed by Nick Dazang, deputy director of […] More

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    Elections Date: INEC Says No To Shift

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow 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 […] More

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    Jega Can’t Stop This Army

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow “My vote must count,” echoed an angry elderly man driven to hysteria by Attahiru Jega’s disenfranchisement of millions of Lagosians. As he spoke at the verification and registration centre at St. Kizito School, Iju Ishaga, hundreds of disenfranchised others joined and changed it […] More

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    INEC, CBN to Collaborate on 2015 Electoral Materials

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Professor Attahiru Jega, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, on Wednesday, September 3, said the commission would consider ways to collaborate with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN on the printing of electoral materials for upcoming elections. Professor Jega said this […] More

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    INEC Mobilizes Military for Bayelsa Voters Card Distribution

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said it has mobilized the army, navy, and other security personnel in Bayelsa State to ensure a hitch-free permanent voter registration and voter cards distribution exercise. Edwin Nwatarali, the state Residential Electoral Commissioner, said in Yenagoa, that […] More

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