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Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa Guber: Three measures to ensure acceptable outcomes By LAW MEFOR 

Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa Guber: Three measures to ensure acceptable outcomes By LAW MEFOR 

Bode October 11, 2023
  It is not that hard to hold elections that are free, fair, and transparent; elections that will yield acceptable results that are of world standards, if the relevant statutory bodies sincerely determine to do so. These two organizations—the Nigeria Police and the Independent National Electoral Commission—can make this...
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INEC to transmit results of Bayelsa Governorship election manually Inec

INEC to transmit results of Bayelsa Governorship election manually

Bode October 5, 2023
  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it plans to transmit results of the Nov.11 Bayelsa governorship election manually. The state INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Mr Obo Effanga, stated this in Yenagoa on Wednesday, during an interactive section with religious leaders and faith based organisations. Effanga said...
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INEC to conduct mock accreditation of voters in Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa INEC

INEC to conduct mock accreditation of voters in Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa

Bode September 25, 2023
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has set up modalities to conduct mock accreditation of voters for the forthcoming off-cycle Governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States. The National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun disclosed this...
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Bayelsa guber election: Lawyers ask court to disqualify APC’s Sylva, running mate Timipre Sylva

Bayelsa guber election: Lawyers ask court to disqualify APC’s Sylva, running mate

Bode September 24, 2023
  Ahead of the Bayelsa State governorship election slated for November 11, by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, strong indications have emerged that the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Timpre Sylva and his running-mate, Joshua Maciver, risk disqualification.   This was disclosed on the...
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Tribunal dismisses LP, PRP NYSC certificate forgery suit against Governor Mbah Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah

Tribunal dismisses LP, PRP NYSC certificate forgery suit against Governor Mbah

Bode September 21, 2023
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Enugu, on Thursday, dismissed NYSC certificate forgery suit brought by the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) and the Labour Party against Gov. Peter Mbah.a The three-man tribunal, chaired by Justice Kudirat Akano, said there was no evidence before it to support the petitioners...
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Tribunal orders re-run election in Enugu South Urban State Constituency Election tribunal

Tribunal orders re-run election in Enugu South Urban State Constituency

Bode September 14, 2023
The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Enugu, on Wednesday, ordered a re-run election to be conducted within 90 days in Enugu South Urban State Constituency The three-man tribunal panel led by Justice A. M. Abubakar nullified the victory of Labour Party (LP) Candidate, Mr Bright Ngene, as the State...
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Tribunal sacks Imo PDP Rep member, orders supplementary election within 90 days Court gavel

Tribunal sacks Imo PDP Rep member, orders supplementary election within 90 days

Bode September 11, 2023
  The Imo Sate National and State House of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal, has nullified the election of a member of the House of Representatives, Ikenga Ugochinyere of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).   The Tribunal also ordered National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a supplementary election within 90...
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Presidential tribunal, the ambush and political judgement By LAW MEFOR  Election petitions tribunal

Presidential tribunal, the ambush and political judgement By LAW MEFOR 

Bode September 9, 2023
  The 2023 General Election will go down in history as the most significant opportunity lost in the country’s electoral history. Going by the presidential tribunal judgement, the general election is just another disturbing illustration of the tactics utilised by the cabal in Nigeria that has been in control...
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You’ve lessons to learn from tribunal judgment, APC chieftain tells INEC IMG 20230909 WA0020

You’ve lessons to learn from tribunal judgment, APC chieftain tells INEC

Bode September 9, 2023
A former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), South Africa, Mr Bola Babarinde, has advised INEC to use lessons learned from the Wednesday’s tribunal judgment to improve on the conduct of future elections in the country. Babarinde gave the advice on Saturday in a congratulatory message to President...
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Kogi East Senatorial: Tribunal sacks Sen Jibrin Isah, orders supplementary election Sen. Jibrin Isah Echocho,

Kogi East Senatorial: Tribunal sacks Sen Jibrin Isah, orders supplementary election

Bode September 5, 2023
Tribunal on Tuesday sacked Sen. Jibrin Isah Echocho, the Senate Committee Chairman on Customs Excise and Tariffs on the ground that elections were cancelled in some 94 polling units.   The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports in Lokoja that the tribunal also ordered Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...
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