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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mahmood Yakubu has dismissed reports that the electoral umpire is operating polling units in Niger Republic. According to him, the Nigerian constitution does not allow the conduct of elections outside the country’s territory. It was reported in some quarters that the commission as been registering voters in some parts of the ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has hinted political parties that Continuous Voter Registration (VR) will continue nationwide This was revealed by Festus Okoye, National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education Committee, on Thursday.. According to him, the Resident Electoral Commissioners and Electoral Officers have been directed to continue with the exercise pending further directives from the Commission. ...

The electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday insisted on the July 15 deadline it set for the submission of the list of governorship and House of Assembly candidates by political parties. The deadline was set in line with the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2023 elections by the electoral umpire. It cautioned political parties that ...

In the preparation for the gubernatorial election in Osun State, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC and Civil Society Organisations met to foster peace and boost inclusive election at the grassroots. The aim to was also to have a peaceful election, to have an inclusive governorship election and reduce, if not eliminated, invalid votes. Speaking at the programme in Osogbo ...

Social crusader Mr Femi Falana (SAN) has revealed that the only way the ruling APC  can present Senators Ahmad Lawan and Godswill Akpabio senatorial tickets. According to him, the only way is if  Bashir Machina and Udom Ekpoudom voluntarily withdraw” According to him,  it is “brazen impunity” for the APC to present Lawan and Akpabio as senatorial candidates as the ...

The United States Mission in Nigeria has lauded the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) for “the concerted efforts of its staff and security personnel” in the just-concluded Ekiti gubernatorial election. The U.S Mission in Lagos made this known in a statement made available to newsmen  on Wednesday. Recall that INEC declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) Candidate, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, winner ...

The Federal High Court in Abuja has barred the electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from ending voter registration on 30 June 2022. The landmark ruling was delivered by  Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of Court 10 on Monday granted an order of interim injunction following the hearing of an argument on motion exparte by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project ...

The electoral umpire, the  Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on staff to uphold the commission’s Code of Conduct and exhibit  professionalism and firmly resist any unethical behaviour during the June 18 Ekiti governorship election. The calk was made by UNEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, in Abuja in his message to INEC staff on the State’s election. He said ...

The political future of Godswill Akpabio now looks dim as the electoral umpire, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected the primaries which produced him in the Akwa Ibom North West senatorial district. Akpabio, the former Governor of Akwa ibom Statey, was declared winner of a senatorial primary conducted on Thursday. Speaking, the  State APC Chairman, Mr Stephen Ntukekpo, had ...

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its presidential primaries to June 6th and 7th. This development is coming  only a few hours before the original date of the exercise, which was earlier slated for Sunday, May 29. APC’s announcement comes after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) accepted appeals by political parties to extend the dates for the ...