The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kwara state is set to begin distribution of Permanent Voters Card (PVC) in 46 polling units whose cards were not printed earlier when the PVCs were distributed in August. A statement by Mr Jacob Ayanda, deputy director, voter education, on Friday, said the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Chief Timothy Ibitoye, had approved the distribution of the PVC which [...]
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We are meant to write in this forum about how the Nigerian youth, especially, can make informed decisions about the upcoming 2015 elections; how they should ensure they vote the right people; how they should try and understand the meaning and import of democracy. But sometimes, one gets depressed and feels it’s rather pointless. Will anything ever change? Well, I [...]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun announced on Wednesday that it had published notice of the 2015 general election in line with its timetable and schedule. Mrs Adenike Tadese, the chief public affairs officer of the commission, said the notice had been displayed at the headquarters and local government offices across the state. A statement signed by Mrs Tadese said the [...]
INEC has distributed 1, 108,495 permanent voter cards (PVCs) to people who registered in 2011 in Ekiti and Osun. A statement issued by Mr Kayode Idowu, the Chief Press Secretary to INEC chairman, on Thursday in Abuja said the distributed cards were from 1,913,825 cards printed for the two states. It said the commission had also conducted Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) for [...]
Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz handed in his papers on Thursday to stand for reelection in a vote on June 21 he is a strong favorite to win. The constitutional court said in a statement he was the first candidate to do so. Abdel Aziz came to power in an army coup in 2008, won an election the next year and [...]
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