Tag: INEC
Nigeria, EU sign MoU for 2015 election
The European Union (EU) and Nigeria on Monday in Abuja, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate the monitoring…
Don’t sell your PVC, INEC warns voters
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Sokoto has cautioned voters in the state against selling their permanent voter cards…
Voter Apathy And The Bogey Of Electoral Violence
By Akido Agenro As Nigeria approaches the general elections beginning on 14 February, 2015, there is palpable fear of post-election…
Adeboye, PVC And The Political Process
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, is hardly known for…
2015: Agbaje, others urge INEC to repeat PVC exercise in Lagos
The governorship candidate of the PDP in Lagos State, Mr Jimi Agbeje, on Saturday urged INEC to review and if…
INEC sets up task force on IDPs voting in 2015 elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said it had set up a Task Force on how to ensure…
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APC Cries Out Over Purchase Of PVCs
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm over the antics of a certain political party that has engaged…
Tribunal Affirms Fayose’s Victory
Nnammdi Felix/Abuja The Ekiti state governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Friday affirmed the return of Governor Ayodele…
INEC hands governorship candidates new submission deadline
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it had shifted the deadline for the submission of governorship and house of…
Transfer Voters Card Still Ongoing in Ogun – INEC Boss
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Contrary to speculations making the rounds that the transfer voters card exercise has been stopped in Ogun, the…
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…