2015: Buhari is Not Qualified To Contest-Ozekhome
APC Presidential Candidate, Gen Mohammadu Buhari LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Foremost Nigerian Constitutional lawyer and Human Rights advocate, Chief Mike Ozekhome, (SAN) Friday said the APC presidential candidate, More...
2015: INEC Redeploys Mike Igini, Other 36 Resident Electoral Commissioners
INEC Chairman, Prof Atahiru Jega LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Ahead of the 2015 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has redeployed its Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) More...
INEC Weeds Out Four Million Fake Names From Voters Register
INEC Boss, Prof Atahiru Jega LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said it has been able to weed out over four million multiple and fake names from the More...
Ex-INEC Boss, Maurice Iwu Proffers Solutions for Successful 2015 Election
Maurice Iwu LAGOS NOVEMBER 24TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Maurice Iwu, has listed pitfalls that must be avoided for the 2015 elections to be successful. Iwu, More...
$ 16bn EPZ Saga: Uduaghan Decries Attack on Jonathan, Abduction of Journalists
From left, Secretary to Delta State Government, Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State and President, Nigeria Guild of Editors, Mr. Femi Adesina during the 2014 Delta NUJ Press Week More...
Jega Bows to Pressure, Suspends Creation of New Polling Units
INEC Chairman, Professor Atahiru Jega bows to pressure LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has bowed to public pressure by suspending the controversial creation More...
2015: Clark Explains Why Jonathan Must Contest, Calls for Jega’s Resignation
Chief E.K. Clark casting his vote at Kiagbodo during Delta State local government council election yesterday.... LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (URHOBOTODAY)-As the 2015 general approaches, National Leader, Chief (Dr) Edwin More...
PDP Chieftain, Onuesoke Faults Jega over Creation of New Polling Units
PDP Chieftain, Chief Sunny Onuesoke Delta State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship aspirant in 2007 general election, Chief Sunny Onuesoke has faulted the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission More...
Lagos LG Boss, Adewale Calls for True Federalism, Says APC’ll Make the Change
Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Chairman, Comrade Ayodele Adewale LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (URHOBOTODAY0-The Executive Chairman of Amowo- Odofin Local Government, Comrade Ayodele Adewale has called for the practice of true More...
‘Delta 2015: Why Deltans, Urhobos Should Support Omo-Agege’
(L-R) Obarisi (Barr) 0vie Omo-Agege and Monarch of Emu Kingdom HRM Ezewu Johnson Okpetiemuno As Deltans and Nigerians in general prepare for2015 general election, United Kingdom based Urhobo legal luminary, Barr. More...
Power Tussles Within PDP May Consume Wike
Wike LAGOS JULY 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-The inside power game within the Power Tussle in Rivers PDP May Consume Wike Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State has taken a new dimension as the National Headquarters More...
CONFAB Calls for Scrapping of State Independent Electoral Commission
LAGOS JULY 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-The National Conference today resolved to scrap the States Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC), recommending that its functions be transferred to the Independent National Electoral More...
Ekiti: Ogboru Commends Jonathan, INEC, Congratulates Fayose
Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru LAGOS JUNE 23RD (URHOBOTODAY)-Delta State Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) Governorship candidate in 2011 general, Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru has commended the courage of President Goodluck More...
Ekiti: Fayemi Accepts Defeat, Congratulates Fayose
Outgoing Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi (L) and Governor-elect, Mr. Ayo Fayose (r) on Sunday LAGOS JUNE 23rd (URHOBOTODAY)-Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has congratulated the winner of Saturday’s More...
PDP Ayo Fayose Wins Sweeps Ekiti State Governorship Election
Ayo Fayose (Centre) LAGOS JUNE 22ND (URHOBOTODAY)-PDP governorship candidate, Mr Ayo Fayose has been elected the Governor of Ekiti State after winning in all 16 local government areas of the state. According to More...
Delta Gubernatorial Political Game: Who Plays it Better?
By Onajite Ese The whistle may not have been blown, neither has the starter gun been fired, but the inevitable truth and incontrovertible fact is that the political race has since begun, and it will be foolery More...
INEC, SIEC Call on Delta, 10 Other States to Conduct LGA Elections
INEC Chairman Atahiru Jega LAGOS APRIL 11TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs) and the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC have called on reluctant states to urgently conduct More...
Jonathan is Free to Contest in 2015 -Kaduna Court Declares
President Goodluck Jonathan LAGOS MARCH 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A Federal High Court in Kaduna on Monday struck out a suit seeking to restrain President Goodluck Jonathan from seeking re-election in the 2015 general More...
ACF, Northern Elders Reject INEC Timetable, Want Election Conducted in One Day
INEC Chairman, Prof Atahiru Jega LAGOS JANUARY 26TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Political pressure groups from the north have rejected staggered elections as contained in the timetable the Independent National Electoral Commission More...
Jonathan Set to Break Silence on Second Term
President Goodluck Jonathan LAGOS JANUARY 26TH (URHOBOTODAY)- President Goodluck Jonathan is set to declare his intention to seek re-election during the 2015 presidential election. The poll has been fixed for February More...
PDP Drags 5 ‘Rebel’ Govs’ to Court, Asks Court to Declare Seat Vacant
LAGOS DECEMBER 13RD (URHOBOTODAY} Poised for a last fight, the Alhaji Bamangar Tukur-led Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, asked the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court to declare seats of the five More...
Jega Admits INEC Efforts was Sabotaged in Anambra
INEC Chairman Attahiru Jega LAGOS NOVEMBER 20 (URHOBOTODAY)-The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has admitted that the commission’s efforts at conducting a free and fair More...
Delta Central Bye-Election: PDP Denies Urhobos from Voting their Choice-Ede Dafinone
Chief Ede Dafinone LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Although the Delta Central Senatorial election has come and gone Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) candidate Chief Ede Dafinone is however of different opinion as More...
APC Rejects Delta Central Senatorial Bye-Election Result, Calls for Conduct of Fresh Election
Ballot papers and electoral materials dumped in a dustbin in Ughelli during the just concluded Delta Central Senatorial election LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (URHOBOTODAY)-All Progressives Con-gress, APC, has rejected the More...
What Next as Aguariavbodo Steps into the Shoes of Ewherido?
Senator Elect Chief Emmanuel Aguariavbodo By Rufus Ibebe “It is enough that the people known there was an election. The people that cast the votes decide nothing. The people that count the vote decide everything,” More...