Tag: Guber

INEC tasks media on ethics ahead of Kogi guber poll

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday tasked media practitioners to ensure ethics in their reportage, ahead of the November 11 Kogi governorship election. Professor Mahmud Yakubu, the Chairman, INEC, said this at a meeting with Kogi media executives in Lokoja as part of preparation for the election. Yakubu, through his media aide, Rotimi Olakanmi, said that the appeal became imperative because of the reoccurring cases of fake news in the media in recent times. As stakeholders, the media should refuse the temptation to move away from facts as…

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Taraba APC Guber Aspirants boycott primary re-run

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Some aggrieved Taraba All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirants, say they have chosen to boycott the partys Feb.10 rerun primaries because it is against the Supreme Court judgment.Sen. Yusuf Yusuf, the Spokesperson for the aspirants said this at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja.Yusuf, who represents Taraba Central at the National Assembly said the planned rerun was in contrast to the apex court ruling.For the purpose of refreshing our memories, the race to clinch the APC governorship ticket started in 2022 with seven aspirants who obtained the partys expression…

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Sha’aban vs APC/Uba Sani: Court adjourns Kaduna Guber Primary tussle to October 13th for judgement

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

A federal high court sitting in Kaduna has adjourned to 13th of October for judgment, the case filed by Sani Shaaban over the conductof All Progressive Congress APC primaries conducted by the party in Kaduna for the 2023 elections. Voice of Liberty Liberty Correspondent, Sani Magaji Muhammed reports Sani Shaaban had dragged the All Progressive Congress APC, Senator representing Kaduna Central and gubernatorial candidate of the party and other stakeholders before the high court over conduct of the partys gubernatorial primaries without legal and due delegates. The counsel to Sani Shaaban,…

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NSCDC deploys 7,079 personnel, 60 dogs for Ondo governorship election

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC) says it has deployed no fewer than 7,079 personnel and 60 sniffer dogs to provide adequate security for the  Oct. 10 Ondo State governorship election. Mr Hillary Madu, Deputy Commander-General(DCG) in charge of Operations  disclosed this known while speaking with newsmen on Friday in Akure. Madu, who explained that the personnel were drawn from seven commands in the country said that four Assistant Commander-Generals (ACG) and seven Commandants were also deployed. He explained that the deployment was part of the plans of the…

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