• 2015 presidential elections; when Nigerians voted for what they wanted

    2015 presidential elections; when Nigerians voted for what they wanted0

    Though the March 28 presidential and National assembly elections is gone, with winners celebrating and losers sulking, Nigerians indeed are to be commended for exhibiting a high level of commitment to a credible electoral process. In about 150,000 polling units across the country, Nigerians marched out peacefully to vote for their choice candidates in an

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  • Violence Free Elections: IPC/ActionAid holds Multi-stakeholders’ Parley in Lagos

    Violence Free Elections: IPC/ActionAid holds Multi-stakeholders’ Parley in Lagos0

    The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos and ActionAid Nigeria will hold a multi-stakeholders’ parley on credible and violence free elections in Lagos State. According to a terse statement by the organizers, the programme, scheduled for Wednesday, April 1, 2015 in Lagos is part of an election and democratic governance project tagged: Strengthening Citizens’ Engagement in

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  • IPC decries attacks on journalists during National Elections

    IPC decries attacks on journalists during National Elections0

    The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria has condemned the various incidents of attacks on journalists by security operatives and political thugs during last weekend’s presidential and national assembly elections. IPC said its monitoring of media coverage of the elections revealed that the following violation of journalists’ rights and press freedom occurred between Saturday and Sunday: Perez Brisibe

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  • 2015 Polls: Situation Room warns against fiddling with collation

    2015 Polls: Situation Room warns against fiddling with collation0

    Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room has expressed concern over reports of attempts across several states of the country to undermine the integrity of the collation of votes and outcome of the Presidential and National Assembly elections held on 28 March 2015. According to a statement made available at a press briefing in Abuja today, the

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  • INEC extends voting till Sunday

    INEC extends voting till Sunday0

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended voting during the Presidential and National Elections to Sunday in problem areas. It directed all Resident Electoral Commissioners in the country to conduct election on Sunday in areas where there were hitches. It said it has also relocated all the contents on its website to another site following

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  • Nigeria election stumbles into action as president struggles to cast vote

    Nigeria election stumbles into action as president struggles to cast vote0

    Nigeria’s eagerly awaited election got off to an embarrassing start on Saturday when the country’s president, Goodluck Jonathan, was denied registration and officials had to scramble to find a way for him to vote. National television showed Jonathan in his trademark black fedora, standing patiently in a tented polling booth for 20 minutes in his home

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