The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday re-arraigned a former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Maurice Iwu, for an alleged fraud of N1.23bn. Iwu was re-arraigned on four counts before Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Lagos. He had earlier been arraigned in August before Justice Chuka…
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Operatives of Sokoto zonal office of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission has recovered money to the tune of N65,548,000 only from an Independent National Electoral Commission Office. The monies were reportedly stacked in two fire proof safes during a search conducted in offices of the HOD Accounts and Cashier of the INEC, Zamfara state. .…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), is set to arraign a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Prof. Maurice Iwu for alleged money laundering. According to The Guardian, It was gathered that Iwu will be arraigned at a federal High Court, sitting in Lagos on a four-count charge bordering on money…
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Professor Attahiru Jega, former National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has joined the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP). The National Publicity Secretary, Abdul Gombe, in a statement on Friday, said Jega would chair the Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and Threat analysis Committee of the party in order to reposition it for more nationalistic outlook…
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Uchena Umeh, the Petitioners’ 17th witness confirmed before the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja, on Tuesday, that as an Assistant Presiding Officer I during the last presidential election in Gwarinpa, Abuja, he transmitted the results of the poll to the server of the Independent National Electoral Commission. Umeh appeared before the five-man tribunal led…
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The Oyo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Monday disallowed a subpoenaed witness called by the Independent National Electoral Commission from testifying in a petition challenging the victory of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the witness was Prof. Toyin Ogundipe who was the Oyo State Returning Officer in the…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate for the 2019 Nigerian General Elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has on Monday, informed the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal their decision to reduce the 14 days period prescribed by the law for the call of witnesses to prove their petition to 10 days. Atiku and PDP,…
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Justice Yusuf Birnin-Kudu of Jigawa State High Court sitting in Gumel, has sentenced a Deputy Director of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Auwal Jibrin, to six years in jail for unlawful enrichment and gratification. He was convicted alongside one Garba Ismaila who bagged seven years in jail for benefiting from the $115.010m largesse of a…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will appeal the judgment directing it to issue a Certificate of Return to former Governor of Imo, Rochas Okorocha in spite issuing the certificate to him. NAN reports that INEC had issued certificate of return to Okorocha around 6 p.m. on Tuesday as winner of Imo West…
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The former Senate President of Nigeria, who is also a Peoples Democratic Party Presidential aspirant, Senator David Mark, has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to do the needful by declaring Senator Ademola Adeleke winner of the last Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State. He said it was incontrovertible that results announced by the electoral umpire…
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