…says corps members wont be deployed without assurances of their security and welfare National Youths Service Corps, (NYSC) in Anambra State weekend said it would not allow corps member in the state to be deployed to insecurity prone areas during forthcoming general elections. State Coordinator, Mrs Ekene Iruma made the disclosure during the cultural carnival
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…says call for his resignation a waste of time The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner in Lagos State, Mr Olusegun Agbaje has described the call for his resignation by the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, as a waste of time. Atiku who spoke through his Special Assistant on Public Communications, Phrank
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…reassures of its committment to active participation of women in electoral process The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Anambra State has reassured its committment to active participation of women in electoral process, particularly during the forthcoming general elections. Deputy Director in charge of Civil Society Organizations Division, INEC headquarters, Ndidi Okafor, gave the assurance
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…holds training for officers on intricacies of election conduct, general knowledge of what constitutes electoral offences The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC) Anambra State Command has charged officers to be extremely apolitical, avoid high- handedness ahead of the forthcoming general elections. State Commandant, Mr. Isidore Chikere who gave the warning during the
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Religious leaders have advised Nigerians to get their Permanent Voter Cards and be ready to vote according to their conscience in the February 25 presidential election. The clerics spoke on Wednesday in Abuja at the 5th Annual Peace Conference and General Assembly of the Interfaith Dialogue Forum for Peace with the theme ‘Religion and ethnicity: Safeguarding the
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Anambra State has called on workers in the state to take advantage of extension of deadline for collection of Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, to collect theirs to participate in the forthcoming general elections. The Chairman, Comrade Chinwe Orizu who gave the advice in chat with reporters on Tuesday argued
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…the court will also decide whether to sack President Muhammadu Buhari over alleged illegalities in the 2019 presidential election A Federal High Court in Abuja will on Monday (today) deliver judgment on a request seeking to stop the conduct of the forthcoming presidential election scheduled for February 25. The court will also decide whether to sack
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Traditional ruler of Umueri, Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State, Igwe Bennett Izuchukwu has warned youth in the state against disrespecting the office of royal fathers in the state, including use of foul languages on them. The warning followed criticisms on choice of government house as venue for the monarch’s reception of Presidential
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…the individuals will be found ineligible for visas to America United States of America (USA) has announced visa restrictions on specific individuals in Nigeria. The American government said those affected undermined the democratic process in a recent election. The recent electoral race in the country were the governorship polls in Anambra, Ekiti and Osun States.
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…urges members of PDP to work together for victory of the party By: Chimaobi Isaac Ahead the 2023 general elections, the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Prince Ifeamuma Nwafor-Orizu on Thursday urged members of the party to work together for victory of the party.
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…says regular attacks on INEC facilities, attack and assassination of party candidates could mar successful outcomes of the election in the region The Catch them Young Community Initiative (CATYCOI) has condemned the assassination of the Labour Party State House of Assembly Candidate for Onuimo LGA in Imo state, Hon. Christopher Eleghu, as well as attacks
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…says Political parties don’t have plans to include PWDs in their structures Joint National Association of People with Disabilities (JONAPWD) in Anambra State has accused political parties of exclusion of its members in their various activities, particularly ahead of the 2023 general elections. The chairman, Comrade Ugochukwu Okeke who stated this on Thursday during a
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The independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Anambra state has called for cooperation from the traditional rulers and President Generals in the state to ensure that they work towards successful conduct of the 2023 general election in the state. Speaking during a stakeholders meeting at the INEC state office, Awka yesterday, the Resident Electoral Commissioner
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…noting that it is an ad hoc assignment, participants must be neutral and apolitical Ahead of the 2023 general election, the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has warned corps members willing to participate in the election to be neutral and apolitical. The NYSC acting Director General, Mrs Christy Uba, said this on Saturday while addressing
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…as INEC warns voters not to sell their cards, says it is a punishable electoral offense The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has lamented that politicians now purchase Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, to rig and mar the credibility of the exercise. This disclosure is coming as voters across the 774 local government areas across the
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