Tag: General Elections
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INEC reaffirms date for 2023 general elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed the date for the 2023 general elections to hold in the country. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu reaffirmed the date on Wednesday. He made the reaffirmation at a one-day public hearing on the National Electoral Offences Commission (Establishment) Bill 2021. TNG reports the public…
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9 Nigerians contest in Tuesday’s U.S. elections
No fewer than nine Nigerian Americans are on the ballot in Tuesday’s general elections in the United States. Running mostly on the platform of the Democratic Party, the candidates are bidding for different offices at the federal, state and local levels. Besides the presidential election, governorship polls are holding in 11 states and two territories,…
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Police arrest Kwara senator few hours to general elections
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested serving a senator Rafiu Ibrahim (PDP, Kwara South Senatorial District) following allegations he orchestrated a violence that broke out in Ojoku, Kwara State. According to reports, the incident took place on Tuesday night leaving at least two people dead. “We invited him for questioning on Thursday, and…
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Ohanaeze Ndigbo, political parties, others react over INEC’s postponement of 2019 general elections
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has described the postponement of the Feb. 16 presidential and National Assembly elections as a `rude shock’. The organisation however, said that it would not draw conclusions on the matter yet until after the stakeholders meeting slated by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to clarify the circumstances.…
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2019 general elections: NSCDC deploys over 3,000 personnel in Delta
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Delta Command, has deployed over 3,000 personnel for the Saturday Presidential and National Assembly elections in the state. The state Commandant of the corps, Dr Benito Eze, who disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday in Asaba, said that the corps had earlier trained the over 3,000 officers…
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2019: Facebook to show voting day reminder on Election Day
As Nigeria counts hours to the 2019 general elections, Facebook has said it will show a voting day reminder at the top of Facebook’s News Feed on Election Day. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Ms Akua Gyekye, Facebook’s Public Policy Manager, Africa Elections made this known on Wednesday in Lagos. She said the firm had taken eight…
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Why we posted Tinubu’s former CSO to Kwara few days to general elections – Acting IGP
The acting Inspector-General of Police,Mohammed Adamu, has explained that the posting of Kayode Egbetokun, a former chief security officer to the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, to Kwara State as Commissioner of Police was only based on merit. Adamu stated this at a one-day summit organised by the Vanguard for Transparent…
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Bayelsa Govt. vows to tackle arms buildup, electoral violence
The Bayelsa government has vowed to deal with people stockpiling arms with intention of causing violence in the forthcoming general elections in the state. The government made the pledge at the State Executive Council meeting on Thursday in Yenagoa. The government said it would use the instrumentality of the law to punish anyone or group…
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NSCDC deploys 1000 personnel in Bayelsa ahead of general election
The Bayelsa Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) says it has deployed over 1,000 personnel for election duties ahead of the forthcoming general elections. The NSCDC state Commandant, Mrs Christiana Abiakam-Omanu told the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Yenagoa that the Command was fully prepared for the exercise. “The…
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We need 1.2 million personnel to conduct 2019 general elections – INEC
The chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on Friday in Kano declared that the Commission needs about 1.2 million personnel, including security agencies, as well as ad’hoc staff to conduct the 2019 general elections. Yakubu who spoke through the chairman, Board of the Electoral Institute (BEI), Solomon Adedeji Soyebi, during the Election…