Tag: Candidates
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18 out of 91 political parties not fielding candidates in Saturday’s presidential poll [Full List]
Eighteen (18) out of the 91 registered political parties will not be fielding presidential candidates in Saturday’s elections. These parties are: Congress of Patriots (COP) Alternative Party of Nigeria (APN) Legacy Party of Nigeria (LPN) Modern Democratic Party (MDP) Movement for The Restoration and Defence of Democracy (MRDD) New Generation Party (NGP) New Progressives Movement…
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2019: Finally, APC gets court order to field candidates in Zamfara
The Court of Appeal in Sokoto has dismissed an appeal against the judgment of a Zamfara State High Court asking the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for various offices in Zamfara State. The judgment effectively paves the way for the APC to participate in all elections…
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Rivers APC reacts to Appeal Court judgement allowing it to field candidates
The Rivers State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially reacted to a court judgement on Monday afternoon granting a stay of Execution on the Judgement of Justice Kolawole Omotosho of the Federal High Court which nullified all Primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and also restrained the Independent National Electoral…
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2019: Rivers APC Candidates will be on the ballot – Dakuku Peterside
…Calls on APC members to remain calm The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has expressed the optimism that the governorship and other candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State will be on the ballot in the 2019 general election. Speaking to journalists on…
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JUST IN: INEC releases final list of candidates for 2019 elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates eligible to participate in the 2019 general elections. The list contains the names of candidates for the presidential, senatorial, House of Reps and state Assemblies. The information was contained on the verified Twitter handle of the Commission, @inecnigeria. The presidential candidates’ list…
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2019: 22,643 candidates contesting 1,504 positions – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) National Commissioner for North-central, Mohammed Haruna, has said that 22,643 candidates would contest 1,504 positions during the forthcoming general elections in the country. Haruna, who is in charge of Kwara, Kogi and Nasarawa states, made this known on Monday in Ilorin during an interactive session with traditional rulers in…
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2019: Rivers APC rules out possibility of adopting candidates from other parties
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that it was not thinking of adopting a candidate from another political party because it does not envisage losing its case at the Appeal and the Supreme courts. Recall that the State APC had filed an appeal against the disqualification of its candidates…
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2019: We’ll vote candidates with best deal for us – Miyetti Allah
Members of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore Fulani Socio-cultural Association have promised to encourage their people to only vote for whom they believe will negotiate the best deal for herders in the country. The group promised to fight against the anti-open grazing law enacted by the government of Benue, complained of extra-judicial killings and harassments being…
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2019: You are free to support candidates of your choice – FG tells Obasanjo
The Federal Government has reacted to the claim by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that he would support his former deputy, Atiku Abubakar for the 2019 presidential election. The Federal Government said the former President “has every right to support anyone he likes,” adding that such right “is constitutional. “ However, it said the candidate of…
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WAEC to issue certificates to candidates after 90 days
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is to issue certificates to candidates whose results have been fully processed and released after 90 days. This was announced in Calabar on Wednesday by the Head of the Nigeria National Office of WAEC, Mr Olu Adenipekun, while announcing the release of the results of the West African Senior…