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Nigeria: Mixed Reaction as S/Court Throws Out Sylva's Suit Against PDP
Yenagoa :: Nigeria | 1 year ago
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In its judgement delivered by Justice John Fabiyi, the apex court further dismissed the ex-governor's cross appeal which prayed for an order of the court for his suit to be heard at the Federal High Court for it lacks merit. The court maintained that
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Nigeria: Permanent Voter Cards Ready Oct - INEC
Abuja :: Nigeria | 1 year ago
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Akem explained that production of permanent voter cards would reduce the incidence of fraud and rigging in future polls. He said: "Once biometric information of registered voters is captured in our records, we would be able to use it for the next
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Nigeria: 'Unlicensed Firm Got N2.6 Billion INEC Job'
Cape Town :: South Africa | 1 year ago
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On Wednesday, the Federal Executive Council announced award of the N2.6 billion contract to ACT Technologies Limited to print the cards within seven months...Lawal said because the company has not been licensed by the institute, it was likely to
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Nigeria: Prof Jega - Trapped Between ' Advice' and 'Directive' On Kogi State
Abuja :: Nigeria | 1 year ago
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Nigeria's regulatory agency on electoral issues as its Chairman has not come with tremendous improvements in many aspects of the nation's electoral process. The many reforms carried out by Prof Jega, an erudite scholar and former academic unionist in
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Nigeria: Financial Audit Report Indicts PDP, ACN, CPC, Others
Lagos :: Nigeria | 1 year ago
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According to the report, 56 political parties spent in excess of over N2.5 billion to pursue their political objectives in the year 2010...For example, the ACN claimed that its income for the year was N84.9 million while its entire expenditure for
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NIGERIA: NEW GROUP OUT FOR FEMALE STUDENTS
WORRIED by alleged harassment of female students in institutions of higher learning in Nigeria, a group, National Association of Nigeria Female Students (NANFS) has said that they have re-strategise to be part of the mainstream gender movement
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Nigeria: INEC Chairman Seeks Review of Electoral Act
Jega :: Nigeria | 1 year ago
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Attahiru Jega, has called for a review of the 2010 Electoral Act, saying some aspects of the electoral law hinder transparent electoral process. Adamawa, Bayelsa, Sokoto and Cross River states in the wake of the recent Supreme Court judgment which
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Nigeria: 15,000 Security Operatives Deployed for State Poll
Jega :: Nigeria | over 1 year ago
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15,000 Security Operatives Deployed for Poll 11 February 2012 Fifteen thousand security operatives have been deployed in all the nooks and crannies of Bayelsa state to ensure the success of today's poll. The police alone deployed 10,000 men for the
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SECURITY CONCERNS IN BAYELSA OVER GOVERNORSHIP POLL
THERE are some serious security concerns in the Niger Delta axis of Nigeria, ahead of the Bayelsa State governorship election, later this February. This is coming as
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Nigeria: Aspirant Sues INEC, AGF Over Kogi Guber Crisis
Abuja :: Nigeria | over 1 year ago
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Captain Idris Wada be sworn in as the governor of Kogi State, based on the election of December 3, 2011, was not unconstitutional, void and ultra vires. A governorship aspirant of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state, Mr Oyebode Makinde,
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