The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu winner of Feb. 25 presidential election. Tinubu, who was former Governor of Lagos State, garnered a total votes of 8,794,726 to defeat his major rivals; Atiku Abubakar of the People Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 6,984,520 […]
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The National Universities Commission (NUC), has ordered a closure of universities across the country to enable students to participate in the 2023 general elections. In a letter addressed to vice-chancellors of all universities and directors of inter-university centres, the regulatory agency for universities in Nigeria, noted that the directive was based on the directive of […]
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The Police Command in Enugu State says it has arrested the woman in a trending video allegedly extorting money before issuing voter cards to their owners. This is contained in a statement by the command Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, on Thursday in Enugu. “Police detectives serving in the State Criminal Investigation Department of […]
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A former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has said the biggest danger to the success of this year’s general elections are politicians and the electorate Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja while delivering a keynote address at the public sensitisation on peaceful co-existence and the need to have hitch-free elections, […]
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The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied that it is involved in a legal dispute with the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, over allegations of non-declaration of assets. DSS in a statement by it’s spokesperson Peter Afunanya, responded to a report in a newspaper that incorrectly claimed that a […]
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Ahead of the general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says the distribution of Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, at various Registration Areas/Wards will start from Friday, January 6, till 15. The Head of Department, Voter Education and Publicity, of the commission in Rivers State, Mr Mark Usulor, made this known in a statement issued […]
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A second reading on a bill to establish the election offences tribunal, has been passed by the House of Representatives. The bill, which is a consolidation of several bills including a Senate version, was debated on Thursday. The bill prescribes 20 years jail time for ballot box snatchers. Recall that the Senate had last year […]
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The vice presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Kabiru Masari has told the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, that his original certificates are missing. The placeholder running mate of the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu said in an affidavit submitted to the electoral body that he misplaced the original certificates while on […]
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The decision of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to exclude his primary and secondary schools certificates in the nomination form he submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for 2023 election has continued to cause several reactions. Commenting on the development, a former Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, […]
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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has raised an alarm that some staff of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are denying some Muslims the right to register for Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in some south western states. MURIC Director, Professor Isiaq Akintola, made this known while he delivered a speech in Ibadan on Sunday during a […]
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