Political Thugs Attack INEC Secretariat In Akwa Ibom State Ahead Of Today’s Election (Photos)

Some political thugs in Akwa Ibom State on Friday evening attacked the Secretariat of the Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC) located along Udo Udoma Avenue in Uyo ahead of the December 2nd Local Government Elections in the State..

Eyewitnesses report that the miscreants began to hurl stones at the building and personnel of the commission at about 6pm.

A Yoruba Man Will Win 2019 Presidential Election – Prophet Onyekachukwu

Prophet Onyekachukwu Okolie who predicted that President Muhammadu Buhari will win the 2015 election has prophesied that a Yoruba man will win the 2019 elections.

In an interview with The Sun, the founder and general overseer of Living Abundance (Mount Zion) Prophetic and Deliverance Ministry in Lagos said that he told Nigerians that God told him that Goodluck Jonathan will lose the 2015 presidential elections.

Edo 2016: INEC Official Results So Far, See Current Updates

The governorship election voting in Edo state was concluded on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 voter's has openly supported their choice candidates.

Edo state has a total of 1,925,105 registered voters; 192 Registration Areas (RAs); 2,627 Polling Units (PUs); and 4,011 Voting Points (VPs).

In My Second Term, One Student Will Be Entitle To One Tablet - President Mahama

Carrying so many books to school era have passed. As soon as he come into power in this December 7 election, his administration will convert those bunch of books into an electronic  module.

Tribunal Nullifies Taraba Speaker’s Election Orders Fresh Elections In Eight Polling Units

The election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State, yesterday nullified the election of the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Abel Peter Diah.

The tribunal, not convinced of the evidence made available to the tribunal by counsel to first, second and third respondents, ordered a fresh election to be conducted in eight out of the forty-eight polling units of the constituency.

The said election of the Speaker representing Mbamnga Constituency in the state House of Assembly, according to the three-man panel, was characterised by irregularities, which include non-accreditation of eligible voters.

Alassane Ouattara Wins Second Term In Ivory Coast Election

Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has won a second five-year term with nearly 84% of the vote, electoral commission officials say.

Mr Ouattara won a total of 2,118,229 votes, or 83.66% of votes cast, the commission said. Turnout was 54.63%.

Several opposition candidates pulled out of the campaign, complaining that it was not free and fair.

The last vote in 2010 was bitterly contested and resulted in a civil war in which 3,000 people lost their lives.

Mr Ouattara required more than 50% of the vote to avoid a run-off. His closest opposition rival, Pascal Affi N’Guessan, got just 9%.

Eight Candidates To Run For FIFA Presidency But Zico Misses Out

The deadline for FIFA presidential election candidates to declare they are standing has passed with eight contenders to replace Sepp Blatter.

UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino will run for the highest position in world football with the unanimous backing of UEFA’s Executive Committee.

Former Brazilian international Zico will not be in the running though after he was unable to get the letters of support he needed from five member associations. It is understood he only had four.