Tag: INEC chairman
Kogi-born legal scholar Professor Amupitan appointed as INEC chairman
An alumnus of the University of Jos, Amupitan holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree obtained in 1987, a Master…
Tinubu advised on qualities needed in next INEC chairman
During a press conference in Abuja, ADYC’s Director-General, Prince Muritala Haliru Dantoro, said the success of Nigeria’s elections depends on…
Buhari swears in INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu
President Muhmmadu Buhari on Wednesday swore-in Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC ), for the second…
Election result not transmitted to server: INEC boss Yakubu
Prof Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has denied transmitting results of the last general elections electronically.
We’ve achieved 95% configuration of Smart Card Readers – INEC Chairman
The Independent National Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said it has achieved 95 per cent configuration of the Smart Card Readers…
Election postponement: INEC Chairman should resign – NANS
The National Association of Nigerian Student (NANS) has demanded that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof…
Election postponement not politically motivated, we take full responsibility – INEC Chairman
Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Yakubu Mahmood on Saturday said the postponement of today's Presidential and National Assembly…
We will not postpone General Elections – INEC Chairman
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) does not intend to postpone any of the elections as a result of court…
Alleged contempt: Court suspends hearing against INEC Chairman
The Federal High Court Abuja on Thursday suspended hearing in the contempt suit against the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission,…
Court insists IGP must arrest INEC Chairman
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday insisted that the Inspector-General of Police, must arrest and produce the Chairman, Independent…
Appeal Court stops arrest of INEC chairman
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday ordered a stay of execution of the arrest warrant issued against the…
Court orders IGP to produce INEC chairman in court August 14
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday ordered the Inspector General of Police to produce the Chairman, Independent National Electoral…
FCT elections will be free, fair – INEC chairman
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said that the commission was ready to conduct free and credible election…
Electronic voting inevitable in Nigeria, says INEC Chairman
The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says electronic means of voting was inevitable in Nigeria.…
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I’m not married to Buhari’s son, says INEC chairman Amina Zakari
The acting INEC Chairman, Mrs. Amina Bala Zakari speaks on her new responsibilities, the preparations for the governorship elections in…
Jega’s Tenure Ends 30 June
Contrary to speculations, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega, will quit office June 30. There have…
Stay & defend your votes: APC tells voters to defy IGP’s illegal order
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has told Nigerian voters to ignore the unlawful order by the Inspector-General of Police urging…
Report: Jonathan to ease out INEC boss, Jega
President Goodluck Jonathan’s next joker is to sack the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, with…
Army top brass, NSA mount pressure on Jega to postpone the election
Ahead of the Council of State meeting on Thursday, top military officers and the National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki…
Jega and our right to vote
By Femi Gbajabiamila Human Suffrage (the right to vote) is so fundamental and inalienable that it has found its way…
Jega says politicians commit poll fraud, urges change of heart
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Muhammad Jega on Monday has blamed politicians for…
Anambra Poll: APC takes case to Jega, demands annulment
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has formally petitioned INEC Chairman Attahiru Jega seeking the cancellation of the Nov. 16th Governorship…
Fear grips INEC staff over reorganisation
The fear of retirement and transfer has gripped staff of Nigeria’s Indpendent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as they await the…
Nigeria’s party leader seeks to jail INEC boss
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Election Commission, INEC, which recently deregistered 28 political parties in…
INEC Prosecutes 200 Electoral Offenders, Plans 10-Year Voters Cards
INEC Chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega, said on Wednesday in Abuja that the commission had successfully prosecuted 200 of the 870,000…
INEC boss in Benin pledges fair polls
Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Attahiru Jega, on Tuesday in Benin, said the people of Edo would…
INEC Declares 1,388 DDC Machines, Other Items Missing
INEC has announced the theft of some Direct Data Capture (DDC) machines, hard disks and computer batteries in the central…
INEC Aims Higher
INEC Chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega, said in Abuja on Thursday that the challenge before the commission was to keep on…
Uduaghan Receives Certificate Of Return
INEC Chairman, Attahiru Jega, on Monday, in Abuja, issued a Certificate of Return to Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan following his victory…
No More Registration Of Parties —Jega
The INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, says there will be no registration of more political parties for now. He said…