AdminMar 3, 20152 min readCivil society group warns Jonathan against sacking JegaAccording to the group, the call for Jega’s sack is in violation of Section 157 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) guaranteeing the...
AdminMar 3, 20151 min readJonathan denies scheming to remove JegaThe President’s reassurance came amid speculation that the federal government, through the office of the Head of Civil Service of the...
AdminMar 2, 20152 min readSacking Jega will derail 2015 elections – Kwara, Osun Governors warnAregbesola, who spoke on Sunday, said that the scheme reflected desperation on the part of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP-led Federal...
AdminMar 1, 20153 min readElections: Falana says Jega shouldn’t resign or go on leave, warns Military to steer clear of politiThe legal practitioner, who spoke to newsmen during the Nigerians United for Democracy (NUD) rally held at Ojota, Lagos on Saturday,...
AdminFeb 28, 20151 min readNorthern elders condemn plot to sack Jega, describe scheme as ‘recipe for disaster’Jega The Presidency has been warned against scheming to remove Prof. Attahiru Jega as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral...
AdminFeb 28, 20154 min readFG denies plotting sack Jega, insists INEC boss will go when dueSupervising Minister of Information who is the substantive Minister of Culture and Tourism, Chief Edem Duke, made this clarification...
AdminFeb 26, 20151 min readAPC senators allege move to issue Jega notice of terminal leave next weekSpeaking on behalf of the caucus, Senate Minority Leader, Senator George Akume, who sounded this alarm while addressing a press...
AdminFeb 23, 20152 min readNSA, Jega, security agencies hold first meeting after polls shift todayIt is the first since the elections were postponed to March 28 and April 11. Jega had hinged the poll shift on advice from security and...
AdminFeb 18, 20152 min readJega appears before Senate, says card reader surpasses all technical testsProfessor Attahiru Jega The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has revealed that a mock test conducted on the card readers...
AdminFeb 18, 20152 min readFederal government faults New York Times editorial on election postponement“I was shocked and disappointed to read your editorial of Feb.16 titled ‘Nigeria Miserable Choices’ because it distorted and omitted...
AdminFeb 18, 20152 min readINEC ready to face Senate – JegaJega Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has expressed readiness to appear before the...
AdminFeb 17, 20151 min readPostponement of elections: Jega to appear before Senate on WednesdaySenate Leader, Mr. Victor Ndoma Egba, sponsored a motion on the floor to argue that it was crucial for Jega to appear before the upper...
AdminFeb 15, 20151 min readWe cannot force people to collect their PVCs – INEC replies Fani-KayodeFani-Kayode had, at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, claimed that the PVCs were still in China, where they were produced, and...
AdminFeb 14, 20151 min readINEC will announce election results within 48 hours – OfficialShe spoke on Saturday in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi, during a public sensitisation and practical demonstration of accreditation and election...
AdminFeb 13, 20151 min readPDP makes u-turn, says Jega can conduct credible electionsNational Chairman of the party, Dr Adamu Mu’azu, who disclosed his party’s new stance yesterday during a press conference in Abuja,...
AdminFeb 12, 20156 min readNo plans to sack Jega; stories on interim government are false – JonathanPresident Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday reinstated his earlier stand on the sanctity of the May 29 handover date, declaring that he...
AdminFeb 11, 20152 min readJega held secret meetings with APC leaders in Dubai – Fani-KayodeAt a press conference in Abuja, the Director of Media and Publicity of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, Chief Femi...
AdminFeb 11, 20152 min read12 political parties kick against Jega’s removal from officeProfessor Attahiru Jega Twelve political parties under the umbrella of Coalition of Progressive Political Parties (COP3), on Tuesday...
AdminFeb 11, 20151 min readPresidency denies plot to sack JegaFeelers had recently shown that the presidency was no longer comfortable with Jega, a situation that had prompted some President Goodluck...
AdminFeb 10, 20152 min readJega says he cannot be sent on terminal leaveIdowu, who made this known on Tuesday when he featured in a TV programme monitored in Lagos, explained that Professor Jega’s appointment...
