INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu: Mahmood Yakubu: 2023 elections and other may be in jeopardy with attacks By Emmanuel Oloniruha/Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said recent attacks on its…
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INEC SET TO ADOPT NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR ELECTIONS, MAY DUMP CARD READERS
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said it was reviewing its adopted technologies for elections, with the view of introducing new ones… The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
ZAMFARA BYE ELECTION: MISSING INEC STAFF FOUND
The ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission who was earlier declared missing during the Saturday bye-election in Bakura State Constituency in Zamfara State has been found. INEC…
APC2023: POWER BLOCS BATTLE TO TAKE OVER INEC THROUGH COMMISSIONERS
With less than three years to the 2023 presidential election, some political power blocs within the ruling All Progressive Congress are currently in a fierce battle to choose their loyalists…
INEC FIXES DATE FOR OUTSTANDING BYE-ELECTIONS IN 11 STATES
All the 15 pending bye-elections in 11 States in Nigeria would be conducted on Saturday December 5 2020, the Independent National Electoral Commission has said. The commission also appealed for…
INEC SET TO USE ELECTRONIC VOTING IN ANAMBRA GUBER ELECTION
Electronic Voting May Be Introduced For Anambra Election Next Year, Says INEC Chairman The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says electronic voting might be introduced in the Anambra State election…
APPREHENSION AS INEC CHAIRMAN, MAHMOOD YAKUBU’S TENURE EXPIRES NOVEMBER 9
Chuks Okocha in Abuja Who becomes the next chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the tenure of the incumbent, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, expires on November 9? This…
BUHARI UNDER PRESSURE OVER 2023 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT
The 2023 election timetable announced by Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday, has begun to generate serious controversies across all sectors, particularly in political and…
INEC RELEASES DATE FOR 2023 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIOM
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission has said the next presidential election will hold on the second Saturday of February 2023. It also called for laws to allow…
IS MAHMOOD YAKUBU SET TO BE DROPPED AS INEC CHAIRMAN? BUHARI LEAVES OUT HIS NAME IN LISTS ENT TO NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman. ISMAIL MUDASHIR, ABDULLATEEF SALAU, ABBAS JIMOH, SAAWUA TERZUNGWE, MUIDEEN OLANIYI (ABUJA) & VICTOR SOROKWU (ASABA) The fate of the Chairman of the Independent National…
ANXIETY IN INEC OVER NEW POSTINGS FOR EDO AND ONDO GUBER ELECTIONS
…Use of card readers for authentication affected …Distribution of election materials may be strained …Politicians hijack nominees for Supervising Presiding Officers, SPOs …No threat to polls, allegations misleading, mischievous –…
INEC APPOINTMENT OF BAYELSA APC GUBER ASPIRANT IN LAST YEAR’S ELECTION AS REC OF EDO GUBER CONTEST UNFAIR
Agency Reporter A rights and integrity advocacy group, the Network for Best Practice and Integrity in Leadership (NEBPRIL), has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to take steps that…
DOUYE DIRO FILES APPEAL AGAINST TRIBUNAL JUDGEMENT NULLIFYING HIS ELECTION AS BAYELSA GOVERNOR
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has appealed the judgement which nullified his election as the governor of the state. The governor’s lawyers filed the Notice of Appeal on Tuesday at…
COURT OF APPEAL OVERTURNS INEC’S DECISION TO DE-REGISTER 74 POLITICAL PARTIES
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has overturned a ruling by a lower court affirming the de-registration of 74 political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The appellate…
INEC INTRODUCES ELECTION RESULTS VIEWING PORTAL
#INEC Introduces Election Result Viewing Portal https:///VOVWagi6pW https://twitter.com/inecnigeria/status/1291436710300188675?s=19
APC CRISIS: INEC IN DILEMMA OVER EDO PRIMARIES
By Taiwo Amodu – AbujaOn Jun 21, 2020 Ahead tomorrow’s conduct of the All Progressives Congress (APC) direct primary to produce its standard-bearer for the Edo State governorship election, the Independent National…
APC STANDS OUT AS OTHER PARTIES ADOPT INDIRECT PRIMARIES FOR EDO GUBER RACE AS INEC ISSUES WARNING ON COVD-19
Edo Guber Primary: APC Stays Odd, As 14 Political Parties Adopt Indirect Primary The All Progressives Congress (APC) remained the odd party in the list of fifteen political parties that…
INEC FINALLY UNVEILS SCHEDULES FOR ONDO, EDO GUBER ELECTIONS AS WELL AS OTHERS
INEC Chairman Unveils Schedule for Edo, Ondo Guber Elections, Others Ladies and Gentlemen, 1. It is my pleasure to welcome you to this historic meeting. This is the first time…
NEC HAS THE POWER TO DEREGISTER POLITICAL PARTIES, COURT RULES
A Federal High Court in Abuja has affirmed the powers of the Independent National Electoral Commission to deregister political parties, which failed to comply with the provisions of the law…
INEC PROMISES TO INTRODUCE FULL ELECTRONIC VOTING BY 2021
Friday Olokor, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday said it would engage with the National Assembly and other stakeholders to explore ways of responding to the rising cost…