Tag: INEC
Jega Identifies Threats To 2015 General Elections
Professor Attahiru Jega, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has identified insecurity and inadequate funding as the challenges facing the…
INEC commences distribution of 2mn PVC in Kaduna
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday in Kaduna said it had commenced the distribution of over two million…
Fake INEC officials hijack ad-hoc staff recruitment
Fraudsters posing as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recruitment officers are now collecting money from unsuspecting individuals in Zamfara…
INEC On Collision Course With Presidency Over Election Materials
The decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to print materials for the 2015 general election abroad is causing…
Residents Shut Shop Over INEC Voters’ Lists
Gowon Estate Residents Community Development Association (CDA) in Lagos on Tuesday shutdown a shop for two weeks over the owner’s…
Okey Ndibe Fumbles Again
By Joe Igbokwe Time has come for anybody who wishes Nigeria well to take a stand or that person holds…
Lagos May Sue INEC Over Poor Voter’s Card Distribution
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it may sue the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over the fraudulent manner…
INEC extends PVC distribution in Lagos
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday extended distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in Lagos by one day.…
Ogun APC Aspirant Petitions INEC, Police Over Threat And Blackmail
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta An House of Assembly aspirant on the platform of All Progressive Congress, APC in Ogun state, Hon. Olusola…
PVC: Fashola, Wife’s Name Missing At Polling Unit
Kazeem Ugbodaga The names of the number one citizen of Lagos state, Governor Babatunde Fashola and that of his wife,…
Lagos Cancels Tomorrow’s Sanitation
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Statewide Lagos State monthly environmental sanitation exercise for November has been cancelled to allow the Independent National…
INEC, The Challenges Of Collecting PVC And Voters Registration
By Adamu Ayuba Since INEC began the distribution of PVC in its third phase comprising states like Lagos, Ogun, Edo,…
INEC Treading Path Of Destruction —Fashola
Kazeem Ugbodaga & Eromosele Ebhomele Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has warned that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is…
DSS Raid: We Didn’t Know It Was APC’s Office —Ogar
Jamiu Yisa The Deputy Director, Public Relations of the Department of State Security Service, DSS Marilyn Ogar, has explained that…
INEC to engage Air Force, Navy personnel for 2015 elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission said it would engage the services of Nigerian Air Force, Navy and other security agencies…
2015 Election: INEC sets up 15 standing committees
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has set up 15 Standing Committees to ensure the success of the general elections…
Kano Govt. threatens to sue INEC over voters card exercise
The deputy governor of Kano state, Dr Adbullahi Ganduje, on Thursday said the state may go to court if the…
2015: Ex-INEC boss, Iwu warns against violence
Prof. Maurice Iwu, a former chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Wednesday advised Nigerians to shun violence during the…
CVR: Political parties can provide generators – INEC
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta As eligible voters continue to battle for registration in the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) in Ogun State,…
INEC Lifts Ban On Campaigns
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, officially lifted the ban on campaigns for the 2015 general elections. The…
INEC to jail presidential candidates that spend above N1bn on campaign
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it had taken measures to track campaign expenditure incurred by political parties as…
Nigerians With Disabilities And 2015 Elections
The remark on 4 November by Dr. Adekunle Ogunmola, the Lagos State Resident Electoral Commissioner, that Nigeria has not matured…
PVC: Police arrest 2 INEC workers in Kano
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano State said on Sunday that two of its ad hoc staff had…
INEC extends CVR in Ogun, Lagos
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday extended the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Ogun and Lagos by two…
INEC extends voters registration in Ogun state
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC has extended till Wednesday the Continuous Voters Registration exercise in Ogun State, western…
10 injured as thugs invade INEC registration centre in Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta No fewer than 10 persons were seriously injured on Friday at Oke-Efon area of Abeokuta, the Ogun state…
How to make INEC truly independent – Atiku
Eromosele Ebhomele Nigeria’s former vice president, Atiku Abubakar has advocated the setting up of an independent body to oversee the…
LASG Urges Residents To Pick PVCs At INEC’s LG Offices
The Lagos State Government Wednesday advised eligible and registered voters who have not yet picked their Permanent Voters Card (PVC)…
PDP and INEC are Siamese Twins, says Tinubu
National leader of APC and former governor of Lagos, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has insinuated that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party…
CNPP Tackles Jega on PVC
The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) in Lagos state, has said that it had been compelled in all honesty…