OPC Leader, Gani Adams Calls for the Sack of Jega, Opposes Use of Card Reader
Gani adams LAGOS MARCH 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The head of the Odua Peoples Congress, OPC, Gani Adams, has called for the immediate sack of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Attahiru More...
MASSOB Insists Jega Must Go, Threatens to Resist Election in the South
LAGOS MARCH 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has demanded the immediate removal of Chairman the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Attahiru More...
Uduaghan Expresses Fears over INEC’s Card Readers
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan (left), with Ambassador. Michel Arrion, European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, when the Ambassador paid the Governor a courtesy visit, Tuesday. LAGOS MARCH 4TH More...
Jega May Go This Week
Atahiru Jega LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-It has been reported that has hawkish members of President Goodluck Jonathan’s inner circle have convinced him to move in an aggressive and decisive manner to remove More...
Asari-Dokubo’s Group Shut Down Warri, Stages “Jega Must Go” Protest
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH Urhobotoday)-A group led by Alhaji Muhjahid Asari Dokubo of the outlawed Niger Delta Peoples Volunteers Force (NDPSF) Thursday demanded the immediate sack of the chairman of the Independent More...
2015 Election: Urhobo Don, G.G Darah Predicts ‘Landslide Victory’ for PDP
Prof Goldini Darah LAGOS FEBRUARY 27TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Lecturer in Delta State University (DELSU), Professor Godini G. Darah has predicted that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate, Dr. Goodluck More...
I Can’t Guarantee March 28th Election Date, Jega Tells Senate
Prof Atahiru Jega LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Attahiru Jega, has told Nigerian federal lawmakers he could not guarantee the 2015 general More...
INEC to Recall 150,000 Card Reading Machines
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (URHOBOTODAY)-In the build-up to the 2015 general elections slated for March 28 and April 11, 2015, Elombah.com has just been informed that the Independent Electoral Commission [INEC] has resolved More...
Defence Headquarters Slams Obasanjo, Says He is an Embarrassment to the Military
Olusegun Obasanjo LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Nigerian military has slammed former President Olusegun Obasanjo as an embarrassment to the force he once served, hours after Mr. Obasanjo on Monday announced More...
Presidential Ballot Papers Found in Premises of Local London Printer
LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Ballots meant for the Nigerian presidential election were found yesterday at the premises of a local printer in the Essex area of London. Our sources said the sensitive election More...
UNDP, INEC, Online Publishers Brainstorm on Peaceful Elections
Cross section of members of Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) during the dialogue session with officials of UNDP and INEC at Abuja recently……… LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Ahead More...
INEC Debunks Rumour of Jega’s Resignation, Says It’s Website is Very Secured
Prof Atahiru Jega LAGOS FEBRUARY 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The rumour making the rounds that the Chairman of Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Atahiru Jega has resigned had been denied by the Commission, More...
Navy Pledges Protection for INEC Officials, Materials in Riverine Area
LAGOS FEBRUARY 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Nigerian Navy said on Monday it was ready to provide security for the election materials meant for use in the riverine areas. The new Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval More...
INEC Announces Extension For PVC Collection
LAGOS FEBRUARY 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday announced further extension for registered voters who have yet to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVC). A statement More...
Brains Behind Nigerian Poll Shift
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Pressure mounted by President Goodluck Jonathan’s loyalists and service chiefs on the Independent National Electoral Commission led to the postponement of the 2015 general elections, More...
INEC Set to Postpone February 14 Elections by Six Weeks
Atahiru Jega LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Feelers emanating from Abuja, suggests that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), may have decided to postpone the February 14 presidential and legislative More...
Desperate Politicians Bribe Voters for Multiple Permanent Voter Cards
LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Desperate politicians have resorted to bribing and luring voters with gifts to encourage them to collect their Permanent Voter Cards for next week’s election. The Independent More...
South-South Elders Call for Jega’s Removal
INEC Boss Prof Atahiru Jega LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Some Southern Nigerian elders, under the aegis of Southern Nigerian Peoples Assembly, SNPA, have called for the sack and arrest of the Chairman of the More...
Council of State Insist Election Must Hold
FROM LEFT: PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN; FORMER PRESIDENT SHEHU SHAGARIAND FORMER PRESIDENT IBRAHIM BABANGIDA AFTER THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE MEETING IN ABUJA LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)- After several hours More...
Protesters Storm INEC Office, Demand Postponement of February Election
LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-Protesters numbering about 100 stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Monday, demanding the postponement of this month’s general election. The More...
2015: Uduaghan, INEC, Traditional Rulers Preach Free, Peaceful Delta Polls
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State (middle), Prof Amos Utuama SAN Deputy (left) and Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay Secretary to State Government during Stake holders and voter’s education meeting held in government More...
INEC Assures Deltans of Complete Distribution of PVCs as Card Reading Machines Consignment Arrives in Asaba
Prof Atahiru Jega LAGOS 26TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured registered Voters in delta State the distribution of PVCs would be completed before the election. The Electoral More...
Feb Polls: INEC Snubs Dasuki, Insist Election’ll Go Ahead as Planned
INEC Chairman, Prof Atahiru Jega LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (URHOBOTODAY)-The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has reiterated its commitment to the conduct of general elections in February, in reaction to More...
Jonathan Security Adviser, Sambo Wants Elections Postponed
Sambo LAGOS JANUARY22ND (URHOBOTODAY) – National Security Adviser (NSA) to President Goodluck Jonathan, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd), Thursday during a talk at London think-tank Chatham House, said he wants February’s More...
700,000 Permanent Voter Cards Abandoned in Delta State
INEC Chairman, Prof Atahiru Jega LAGOS JANUARY 19TH (URHOBOTODAY)-No fewer than 700,000 unclaimed Permanent Voter Cards are lying fallow at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Delta More...