Tag: 2019 Elections
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Court strikes out suit seeking removal of Buhari as president
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday dismissed a suit filed by a former presidential candidate of Hope Democratic Party (HDP), Mr Ambrose Owuru against the election of President Muhammadu Buhari, in the 2019 presidential election.
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Moment of truth: Gov. Umahi admits supporting Buhari in 2019 poll
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has admitted supporting President Muhammdau Buhari during the 2019 general election, even as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Umahi said this at the foundation laying ceremony of a housing project in his home town, Uburu on Monday. The Governor said that his former party should not waste…
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INEC presents final report on 2019 general election
A total of 24,353 candidates nominated by 91 political parties contested the 2019 general elections, according to a report on the review of the election presented on Friday by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The elections took place in 1,558 constituencies spread across 119,973 polling units and 57,023 voting points across the country. Besides,…
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‘I have not been certified’, Atiku’s data analyst tells tribunal
Petitioners’ Witness 60, Joseph Gbenga, called by Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, as an expert witness admitted before the Presidential Election Petitioner Tribunal, on Friday, that he had not been certified. Gbenga, an Industrial Chemistry graduate from the University of Ilorin, described himself as a Database Analyst and Designer engaged…
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PEFS organises ‘Conference on 2019 elections in Nigeria’
The Programme on Ethnic and Federal Studies (PEFS), University of Ibadan, will the support of Ford Foundation is organising a two-day programme aimed at examining the recently concluded 2019 elections in Nigeria. Themed ‘Conference on the 2019 elections in Nigeria’, the programme which will be hosted by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan,…
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Why we got into trouble in 2019 elections – Army
The Nigerian Army has said that it incurred the anger of politicians because it refused to compromise the integrity of the 2019 General Elections due to its belief in the nation’s democracy. The army said it also acted in the best interest of the country by assisting the police in the elections. Maj.-Gen. Jamil Sarham,…
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INEC announces date for conduct of Bayelsa, Kogi governorship polls
…To review, debrief on 2019 general elections The Independent National Electoral Commission has fixed November 2 for the conduct of governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States. This was made known in a statement issued by the INEC National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye, on Tuesday. According to him, the…
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Its obvious INEC worked against APC in 2019 elections – Oshiomhole
The national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of working against his party in the just-concluded general election. Oshiomhole disclosed this during an interview tagged: “Hard Copy” on Channels Television on Friday evening. “I have huge reservations about the way INEC conducted this…
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EU donates laptops, smartphones to corpers
The European Union (EU) has announced plan to donate laptops and smartphones to members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports only NYSC members who worked during the 2019 general elections in Nigeria will benefit from the EU donation. The laptops and smartphones are equipments the EU used for monitoring the 2019…
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INEC fixes March 23 for Bayelsa Assembly supplementary poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it would hold House of Assembly supplementary election on March 23 in Bayelsa, in areas where election was declared inconclusive in Feb. 23, poll. Mr Wilfred Ifogah, Head of INEC Voter Education and Publicity in the state, disclosed this in a statement issued on behalf of the state’s…