Nigeria:   Condemnation Trails Rivers Rerun

Daily Trust, 22 March 2016

Various groups and associations have condemned the Saturday's national and state assembly rerun elections in Rivers State which led to the killings of people and destruction of… Read more »

Nigeria:   PDP Accuses INEC, Security Over Violence

Daily Trust, 22 March 2016

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)‎ has expressed dissatisfaction over the alleged inability of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to… Read more »

Nigeria:   Fayose Warns Against Declaration of State of Emergency in Rivers, Ekiti

This Day, 22 March 2016

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, monday warned against declaring a state of emergency in both his state and Rivers, saying that emergency rule would not work in both states. Read more »

Nigeria:   INEC Confirms Death of NYSC Member, to Hold Fresh Polls in Violence-Affected Areas

This Day, 22 March 2016

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it would have to conduct fresh polls in all the areas where it suspended the electoral process in Rivers State… Read more »

Nigeria:   Rivers Rerun - No INEC Official Has Powers to Cancel Already Declared Result, Says Wike

This Day, 22 March 2016

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared that no official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has powers to cancel or nullify results already declared… Read more »