LAGOS JANUAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been forced to reject the results of Saturday’s rerun election in Essien Udim Local Government Area (LGA) of Akwa-Ibom. INEC said it was moved to reject the results of the rerun election in the area due to the fact that its officials were abducted and…
LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Clerk of the National Assembly and Clerk of the Senate, from giving effect to the judgment that sacked Ifeanyi Ubah from the Senate. The court, in an interim order that was granted by Justice Taiwo Taiwo,…
LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Indications emerged yesterday that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, may have rejected the new candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC for Saturday’s re-run elections in Akwa Ibom North-West senatorial district. Following the appointment of its candidate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio as Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, APC had last month…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued Certificate of Return to Sen. Hope Uzodinma as winner of March 19, 2019 governorship election in Imo, in compliance with the Supreme Court ruling. Speaking to newsmen shortly after the ceremony at INEC headquarters in Abuja, Uzodinma dedicated his victory to God and “functional…
LAGOS JANUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court of Nigeria has nullified the election of Mr Emeka Ihedioha of the People’s Democratic Party as the governor of Imo State. The court in its ruling on Tuesday declared Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressive Congress (APC) as the winner of the March 9 governorship election in Imo state….
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the Kogi West Senatorial supplementary election, Dino Melaye, has condemned results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Melaye described results announced by the electoral umpire as “Magic results.” In a series of tweets, the former Senator vowed to contest the results, stressing that “illegality…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate has begun a fresh electoral reform which has mandated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to adopt the much-awaited electronic voting method for future polls. The lawmakers also compelled INEC to operate an electronic database into which all results in an election should be transmitted. A bill to amend the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has been re-elected as the governor of the state. Governor Bello was returned elected on Monday by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), having scored the highest number of votes in the keenly contested poll. The Returning Officer for…