Tag: card reader
PDP candidate Jegede, wife run into card reader hitch
Card reader hitches initially stopped the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, Eyitayo Jegede from voting in the Ondo governorship election.
Smart card reader rejects Dickson’s thumb print
Smart card reader has rejected the thumbprint of Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa, amidst reports of delays in the arrival…
Voters decry card reader failure in FCT polling unit
Voters in polling unit 005, Karshi, FCT, have expressed frustration over the failure of the card reader which had slowed…
INEC card reader rattles Adeleke at Ede
As voters in Osun state turned out in large numbers on Saturday, there was a moment of panic for the…
Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill: Presidency denies inclusion of card reader
The Presidency on Monday said the Card Reader was not included in the latest Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2018, which…
2019: Buhari fully committed to use of PVC, Card Reader – Presidency
The Presidency has condemned some newspaper reports insinuating that President Muhammadu Buhari had declined assent to the Electoral Act (Amendment)…
Ondo poll: Akeredolu laments malfunctioning card readers, raps INEC
Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, the APC governorship candidate in Saturday’s poll, on Saturday lamented the malfunctioning of some smart card readers…
Poll: Card reader rejects Gov. Mimiko’s thumbprint
There was mild drama on Saturday in Ondo town as the card reader deployed for the governorship election rejected Gov.…
Ondo poll: INEC has enough card readers–REC
Mr Segun Agbaje, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ondo State, says the commission has more than 250 spare…
Fake NYSC member steals INEC card reader in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Sam Olumekun, Friday announced the arrest of an unidentified man who disguised…
#BayelsaDecides: Voters, observers commend card reader performance
Voters and observers participating in Saturday’s supplementary governorship election in Bayelsa have commended the performance of card readers deployed for…
Bayelsa Election: Card Reader denies Jonathan again
Just like it happened during the March 28 presidential poll, the Card Reader failed to recognize the fingerprint of former…
Card Readers work near-perfectly in Kogi polls
Most of the Card Reader machines deployed for the conduct of Kogi Governorship election have been working effectively across the…
Card Reader malfunctioned in most PUs, INEC tells Akwa Ibom election tribunal
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) opened its defence at the Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja…
Uduaghan commends Delta people, hails card reader
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta on Saturday commended the people of the state for the peaceful conduct of the Governorship…
Voters in Kano laud INEC over card reader
Voters on Saturday in Kano, commended INEC for the improvement recorded in the use of the card reader, for the…
INEC insists on Card Readers for April 11 elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated it will use the Card Readers in the forthcoming governorship and House…
Card Reader: Labour Party Scribe Wants Jega Arrested
Jamiu Yisa National Secretary of the Labour Party (LP), Barr. Olukayode Ajulo has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution…
VP Sambo commends INEC over decision on Card Reader
Vice-President Namadi Sambo on Saturday commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for directing its officials to allow eligible voters…
Odumakin Faults INEC On Card Reader
Jamiu Yisa The spokesperson of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin has faulted the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, decision to use Card…
Obasanjo Okays Card Readers
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says the use of the smart card readers is a welcome development, calling on…
Card Reader: Oyegun, others yet to be accredited
Jethro Ibileke/Benin It appears the failure of INEC’s card readers to function is not isolated in Edo south senatorial district…
Lagos: INEC In False Start
*Logistics Mar Election In Part of Lagos Kazeem Ugbodaga Some Lagosians are angry with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,…
Kudos To Attahiru Jega
By Odunayo Joseph Going by the preparations already put in place by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) under the…
INEC Card reader stolen in Zamfara
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Zamfara, lost one card reader during the training of ad-hoc staff in Anka…
PDP’s Deadly Fight With Jega, Card Readers And PVCs
By Peter Claver Opara PDP, that party that basks in the self-adulation of the largest party in Africa is deeply…
PDP governors erred on card reader machines – APC
Eromosele Ebhomele The All Progressives Congress (APC) has faulted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum for unjustifiably opposing the…
March 28 Poll: Why PDP leaders are scared of Card Reader
Com Jasper Azuatalam The Nigerian presidency and the Peoples Democratic Party have relentlessly fought the use of card readers for…
Come up with back up plan for Card Reader, Bode George urges INEC
A former Deputy National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, on Monday urged the INEC to…
Voters in Rivers express confidence in INEC’s card reader
Voters who participated in Saturday’s mock test of the card reader machines in Port Harcourt, Rivers had expressed delight that…