LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Some influential Nigerians are working to undermine electronic voting, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said. According to INEC, some persons are working hard to undermine the use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for future elections. This is coming just as the commission has also raised the alarm over…
LAGOS OCTOBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-“To deal with the opacity around the collation process for more transparency, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) embarked on piloting a number of innovations to evaluate their strengths and pitfalls in order to get a resilient remedy to problems associated with election results collation”. “For me, upturning the verdict of the people…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Niger Delta Affairs Minister, Senator Godswill Akpabio and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) have threatened to boycott the rerun ordered by the Court of Appeal in Essien Udim local government area. The rerun is to determine the actual winner of the Akwa Ibom Northwest senatorial district between Akpabio and the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A total of 18 National Youth Service Corps members were abducted on Saturday in different locations in Akwa Ibom by unknown gunmen. 14 have since been freed, resident electoral commission in the state, Mike Igini said. Ten youth Corp members, who worked as adhoc staff were abducted in Abak in Ikot Ekpene…