The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says an initial assessment of the fire incident at its Anambra office has shown that 4,695 card readers were burnt. The commission said it is already mopping up spare card readers to make sure that elections go as planned in the state. The cause of the incident is yet […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has directed all political parties participating in the forthcoming general elections to complete the processes for the submission of the names of their polling agents by Monday. Feb. 11. The commission gave the directive in a statement issued by Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner, and Chairman, Information and […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the governorship elections. In the list released on Thursday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) had no candidates in both Rivers and Zamfara states. A court of appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, had ruled the party cannot field candidates for […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the governorship elections. In the list released on Thursday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) had no candidates in both Rivers and Zamfara states. A court of appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, had ruled the party cannot field candidates for […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will probe the TraderMoni micro-credit scheme of the Federal Government. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this to reporters on Thursday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. While the preparations for the coming elections were taking shape, the INEC chairman raised several concerns about vote buying by some […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will continue its aggressive campaign against vote buying and inducement of voters in the country. Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, Chairman Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) stated this at an event by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday. The event was for FRSC Commanding Officers on strategic goals […]
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Four staff members of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), an NYSC member and a three-year-old girl died in an accident on Ajaokuta–Lokoja Road on Saturday, an official has confirmed. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt in Lokoja on Sunday that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member was performing his primary assignment with […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said it received nominations from 79 political parties for the 2019 presidential election and 6,352 for the National Assembly. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Abuja on update on the implementation of activities for the 2019 general elections. The breakdown of the […]
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The All Progressive Congress APC, yesterday gave a defiant reaction to INEC’s decision to bar the party from fielding candidates in the 2019 elections in Zamfara State. The Electoral umpire had issued a memo to the party on Wednesday indicating the ban was due to its inability to meet up with deadline given to conduct […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Thursday reiterated that the deadline for political parties to conclude their primaries for all elective positions remains October 7. INEC restated the reminder in a statement signed by Solomon Soyebi, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee in Abuja. According to the electoral commission, the […]
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