INEC Nigeria’s Electoral commission body has disclosed that all Sensitive Election Materials for the forthcoming General Election 2023 has been evacuated from the CBN. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the independent National Electoral commission (INEC), revealed that sensitive election materials are no longer being kept at the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN). According to Mahmood beginning from […]
EFCC [Economic and Financial Crimes Commission] is Allegedly Investigating Political Aspirants as the purchase of N100M Party Nomination form Soars. Abdulrasheed Bawa, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said they are investigating the source of income used by the various aspirants to purchase party nomination forms prior to the forthcoming 2023 elections. Bawa […]
INEC chairman Yakubu Mahmoud, has cried out over the 45 percent increase in Invalid new voter registrations According to Chairman Yakubu during a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, April 13. Nigeria is now in the 4th quarter of the ongoing continuous voter registration (CVR) which was kick started again on June 28, 2021, after […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it had concluded arrangements to resume Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) on Monday, June 28. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu the commission’s chairman, made this known this at their meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja. Yakubu explained […]
All bye-elections in 11 states in the country has been postponed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). INEC spokesman, Festus Okoye who made the announcement said the 15 bye-elections was postponed due to the current state of things in the country. It was further learnt that the elections for six senatorial districts and nine state […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun the replacement of the current manual system of voting to automated voting system. Its National Chairman, Prof. Yakubu Mahmood, announced this on Monday in Abuja. He said the commission had taken another decisive step towards the full automation of the electoral process. Yakubu said: “After extensive discussion […]
The United States government has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies over the conduct of the Edo State Governorship election. In its tweets on Wednesday September 23, the US government also commended the people of Edo State for exercising their franchise. It read; Congratulations@inecnigeria and Nigerian security services on the Edo governorship election. We […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Today – Tuesday presented certificate of return to Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, and his deputy, Phillip Shaibu. The National Commissioner, INEC in charge of Edo, Rivers, and Bayelsa, Mrs. May Agbmuche-Mbu made the presentation on Tuesday at the INEC office in Aduwawa, Benin City, the Edo State capital. […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of mounting pressure on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to alter the results of the governorship election in various parts of Edo State in favour of the APC. In a statement, Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary of the party, noted: “We have […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, said everything including sensitive and non-sensitive materials, manpower, and other essential logistics are fully in place for Saturday’s election. Giving the assurance at the Edo Governorship Election Stakeholders’ meeting in Benin City, the Edo State capital, INEC National Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed that the Commission has dutifully […]