Justice Stephen Pam of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, to arrest and bring the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, to court. This is due to the failure of the INEC boss to appear in court and refusal to obey […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed concern over vote-buying during elections in Nigeria, vowing to crush the trend in Osun state. The two major parties – All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – in the Ekiti state gubernatorial election which held on Saturday induced voters with money. Mohammed Haruna, a […]
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The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ekiti state says at the end of voting in Saturday’s governorship election in the state, the exercise recorded 90 per cent success. The REC, Prof. Abdulganih Olayinka, disclosed this to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti while assessing the electoral process. He said that reports […]
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Ahead of 2019 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is taking tough measures to protect Smart Card Readers and Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) from unauthorized and malicious access. INEC would therefore next week commence systematic hardware and software upgrade of all its Smart Card Readers nationwide. INEC’s Director of Voter Education and Publicity, […]
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The Nigerian Senate, on Thursday, asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare the results of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, while also prevailing on the Federal Government to pay the entitlement of MKO Abiola and Kingibe. The request comes one day after President Muhammadu Buhari declared June 12 to replace May 29 […]
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The Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) has declared candidates of All Progressive Congress (APC) as winners of the Saturday’s local government election across the state. Mr. Henry Omaku, chairman of the electoral body announced the results of the polls on Sunday at the commission’s headquarters in Lafia. He said that three political parties; All […]
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The Federal Government has outlined a four-day activities to mark the 2018 Democracy Day, from May 25 to May 29. Mr Lawrence Ojabo, Director Press, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) made the announcement in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He said that the celebration would begin with the […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for citizens who registered in the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) between April and December 2017 will be ready for collection on May 21. The commission disclosed this in a statement by its Director of Publicity and Voter Education, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi in Abuja on Friday. […]
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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has said only N100 million was spent on the bid to recall Dino Melaye, lawmaker representing Kogi west senatorial district. Yakubu said this at a press conference in Abuja on Friday, debunking the allegation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the commission spent […]
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The attempt to recall the Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, has failed after the verified signatories to the petition for his recall fell short of requirements. For the verification exercise to succeed, 50 percent plus one of the signatories to the petition had to be verified. However, based on the results announced […]
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