LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NESRANGERS)-The Deputy President of the Senate, Chief Ike Ekweremadu says the security arrangements put in place for the presidential and National Assembly elections are laudable. The deputy senate president said this on Saturday in Enugu shortly after casting his vote in Mpu Ward III, Aninri Local Government Area of the state. Ekweremadu…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission says the All Progressives Congress will not be allowed to participate in any elections except the Presidential poll in Rivers and Zamfara States. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, said this at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday. Yakubu’s position comes despite a letter written to…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Some result sheets for the presidential and National Assembly elections meant for Imo State had been found missing by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The result sheets were subsequently discovered to be in Gombe and Ondo states. Similarly, some results sheets meant for Gombe State had been found in Imo State. The…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A human rights lawyer, Malcolm Omirhobo has filed a suit at a Federal High Court, Lagos, asking it to declare the order restricting movement during elections illegal. This follows discontent with Inspector General of Police (IGP)’s order on restriction of human and vehicular movement nationwide during the polls. Joined in the suit…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some of the sensitive election materials meant for the Saturday elections in Kebbi State were “mistakenly” taken to Kaduna State and those meant for Katsina were brought to Kebbi, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kebbi State, Ahmad Mahmud has said. The REC, during his interactions with journalists after inspecting the elections…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has reacted to reports making the rounds of receiving $1m from the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Reports had it that Atiku offered Adamawa INEC REC the sum of $1m ahead of the presidential election. The former Vice President was also alleged to…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Minister of Communications, Barrister Adebayo Shittu has questioned the moral justification of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole to call for the resignation of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu. Oshiomhole has during the NEC meeting of the APC spoken tough…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission has okayed the resumption of political campaigns. This was contained in a statement by INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the commission’s Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye. According to the statement, INEC opted to reopen the campaigns after consultations with political parties. The campaigns…