Tag: INEC
Something funny is going on here,” Wada blurted out as wife can’t find name on register
Ayorinde Oluokun/Kogi “Something funny is going on here,” angry Kogi State Governor, Idris Wada, blurted out as his wife, Halimat…
Buhari’s meeting with INEC, Police not to rig elections – Presidency
The Presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari’s meeting with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Police was geared towards…
Be independent, PDP tells INEC ahead of Kogi, Bayelsa polls
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has charged the new leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to assert its…
INEC urged to start preparing for 2019 elections
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has been urged to start preparations for 2019 electoral process to avoid recurrence of challenges…
We will hold you by the oath, Buhari tells INEC chairman, commissioners
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday told the newly inaugurated INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, and five national commissioners of the…
1.3m voters to participate in Kogi guber poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that 1,397, 786 voters will participate in the governorship election holding in…
INEC registers 663,748 voters in Bayelsa
The Independent National Electoral Commission says that 663,748 voters have been registered in 1,939 units for the Bayelsa governorship election…
INEC to distribute PVCs in Kogi, Bayelsa from Nov. 6
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would commence the distribution of Permanent Voter Card (PVC) to eligible voters…
Kogi Guber: Immigration tells immigrants to steer clear
The Nigeria Immigration Service in Kogi on Saturday cautioned immigrants against taking part in the Nov. 21 governorship election. The…
Senate confirms Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as INEC chairman
The senate has confirmed the appointment of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman and successor of…
DPC hails Buhari over new INEC Chairman
The Democratic People’s Congress (DPC) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, as the Chairman of the…
Will APC allow credible elections?
By Bola Bolawole Credible elections are a fulcrum of democracy. Without it, democracy cannot be said to be alive and…
INEC is not competent to operate with two national commissioners – Falana
By Femi Falana The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced the fixture of dates for the governorship elections in Bayelsa…
INEC forged Saraki’s senate election results
*exhibits tendered by his party agent at tribunal reveal Senate President Bukola Saraki’s political future lies precariously in the balance…
No multiple thumb printing, ballot snatching in Rivers guber polls – Witnesses
Four more witnesses for Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers, on Thursday told the State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja…
Rivers Guber: Soldiers, policemen lied on oath, INEC witnesses claim
Eight witnesses for the INEC on Monday told the Rivers Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja that the security…
A’Ibom guber tribunal concludes hearing, as INEC witness develops health problems
The Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal on Thursday concluded hearing in the petition brought before it by the…
A’Ibom guber tribunal rejects INEC’S objection on destroyed ballot papers
The Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja on Wednesday September 16, 2015 overruled an objection by the…
INEC admits only 293,072 voters accredited for Rivers guber polls – Official
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said that only 293,072 voters were accredited for the April 11 governorship…
Rivers governorship election marred by violence – INEC
Mr Charles Okoye, a witness for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the ongoing trial for the April 11 Rivers…
PDP chieftain admits to signing Akpabio’s form in error
Former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, opened his defense in the matter filed against him by the All…
I-G of Police visits INEC, says Police is ready for elections
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Solomon E Arase, on Wednesday visited the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission…
Ogun Gov. Election Tribunal rejects ballot papers as evidence
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta The Ogun Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Isabo court, Abeokuta, has rejected ballot papers packed in…
How INEC, Udom tried to frustrate our case, says Umana’s lawyer
Counsel to Umanan Umana, Akwa Ibom governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Victor Iyanam has accused the Independent…
PDP, INEC frustrating our case at Rivers Election Petition Tribunal – APC cries out
PDP, INEC frustrating our case at Rivers Election Petition Tribunal – APC cries out The All Progressives Congress (APC) has…
Power outage stalls INEC taskforce from sorting election materials in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The special taskforce set up by the acting chairman of the Independent National Election Commission, INEC, Mrs.…
INEC sends special taskforce to sort Rivers electoral materials
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Barely 48 hours after the candidates of All Progressive Congress, APC, led by its governorship candidate, Dr…
APC’s Peterside leads protests against INEC in Abuja
Some members of the All Progressives Congress from Rivers on Wednesday staged a protest at the headquarters of Independent National…
Fill vacancies in INEC, Reps tell Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari was asked to fill the vacant seats of national commissioners in the Independent National Electoral Commission by…
Harmonise biometric data, Buhari charges INEC, FRSC, NPC, others
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja charged government agencies to harmonize the collection and usage of biometric data in the…