•Chekwas Okorie Founding National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Chekwas Okorie, has said it is suicidal and dangerous for governorship candidates in the off-season elections of Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa states to trust the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He advised all the contestants to ensure tha...
Today will be a historic day in the three states of Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa, as a total number of 5.41 million eligible voters head to the polling units to cast their ballots to elect new governors for the three states. In the past few weeks, palpable tension has spread throughout the three states and […]
•Mahmood Yakubu Hours to Saturday’s off-cycle governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says the recently held elections have offered some lessons to the electoral body. “As with every election, lessons have been learnt from recent electi...
•LP national chairman, Julius Abure The Labour Party (LP) National Chairman, Julius Abure, yesterday, expressed worry over the security situation ahead of the November 11 governorship elections in Imo, Kogi, and Bayelsa states. Speaking on Channels Television yesterday, Abure identified the flashpoint states as Imo and Kogi, saying Bayelsa has...
•Femi Falana and Mahmoud Yakubu Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, says that Thursday’s judgment of the Supreme Court in the presidential election case has all but ended any contest, but maintained that it is not ideal for the judiciary to decide winners of elections. Falana, who was a guest on Channels Television yesterday, insisted [&hel...
•Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission has called on political parties to call their supporters to order. The INEC also charged security agencies to take quick action against perpetrators of electoral violence, reports The PUNCH. The INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu gave this charge today at a meeting of the Inter-agency Co...

