INEC officials and journalists were on Sunday held hostage at the commission’s office in Owerri, the Imo State capital. Tension mounted as news filtered in that a group of protesters believed to be supporters of the APC were advancing towards INEC office from the Asumta Cathedral end of Owerri – Port Harcourt Road. Security officials…
Tension Mounts in Owerri
INEC officials and journalists were on Sunday held hostage at the commission’s office in Owerri, the Imo State capital. Tension mounted as news filtered in that a group of protesters believed to be supporters of the APC were advancing towards INEC office from the Asumta Cathedral end of Owerri – Port Harcourt Road. Security officials…
Massive Protest in Owerri
Supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have surrounded the INEC state headquarters in Owerri, Imo State. They are protesting the inconclusive nature of the presidential and national assembly elections in the state.
Voters Detained in Imo
An unknown number of voters were detained in an emergency cell in Ogboko, hometown of Governor Rochas Okorocha in Ideato South Local Government Area of the state as elections proceeded on Saturday. Voting went on normally in the area but Okorocha complained that “they have arrested innocent citizens who have registered here for frivolous allegations.”…
Imo: Late Arrival of Materials Slow Process
Election materials arrived late in most polling stations in Ideato South Local Government Area of Imo State. In Umuokara Iheanakwe ward, election materials and officials arrived at about 10:30 am. Accreditation soon got underway but the card reader machine slowed down the process.
Situation Report by Gabriel ADA, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Imo State
What have been the challenges so far? The initial challenges we had was basically the fact that the materials that came had a lot of mix up that necessitated us to do sorting. We have concluded that sorting and we have distributed the materials to the various local government areas. Are you getting enough support…
Pandemonium At INEC Office Owerri
There was pandemonium at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Owerri, the Imo State capital on Thursday. Security operatives ordered everyone out of the premises of the Commission as election materials were being distributed. Trouble started at about 5pm when heavily armed policemen numbering about 50 arrived the office and ordered…
‘ Telecoms Has Contributed to 8.5 Per Cent GDP ’
Peter Igoh, chairman, Board of Directors, Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, discusses the achievements of the commission in the following interview with Anayochukwu Agbo, general editor, and Tony Manuaka, associate editor As the chairman of NCC, what is your assessment of the telecoms sector since 2001? We have seen a lot of changes in the telecoms…
The Making of Africa’s Fastest Growing Telecoms Market
The rising subscriber base of mobile telecommunication operators, Internet penetration and the boom in the sale of ICT products sustain Nigeria’s ranking as one of the fastest growing telecoms markets in the world The ranking of Nigeria as the fastest growing telecommunications market in the world by the International Telecommunications Union, ITU, for five consecutive…
Truecaller Launches New App to Replace Smartphone Dial Pad
Truecaller, an app that helps people take the right calls has announced the global launch of Truedialer on Google Play. The company is using its expertise to replace smartphones’ standard bare-bones dialing interfaces with their new app, Truedialer. The App brings a smarter and more intelligent experience that goes beyond a phone’s standard dialer. Unlike…
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