The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is mounting pressure on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Anugbum Onuoha, in Edo State to suspend the collation of Saturday’s governorship election results. “Intelligence available to the PDP indicates...
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has directed its members and supporters in Edo to follow the results of the state governorship election from the polling units to the ward, local government and state collation centers. The party gave the directive in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) electoral officers have begun uploading Polling Unit (PU) results to the dedicated INEC Results Viewing (IReV) portal for the ongoing governorship election in Edo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that voting was expected to conclude after the last person in the...
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Edo governorship election, Dr Asue Ighodalo, has condemned the late arrival of officials of Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) and election materials to his polling unit. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that INEC Officials and materials arrived in Ighodalo’s Okaegben...
INEC has extended voting time at Polling Units (PUs) where the voting process in the ongoing Edo governorship election began late. The National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna, disclosed this in. A statement issued on Saturday in Abuja. Haruna said INEC had continued to...
Eligible Voters in Ewohimi, particularly in Okaegben ward one, polling 3 and 15, were yet to exercise their franchise as at 10.30am at the ongoing Edo governorship election. The unit is the polling centre of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo where he is...
he Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned political parties and candidates in Edo against engaging in electioneering campaigns beyond the Thursday midnight deadline. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Mr Sam Olumekun, Information and Voter Education Committee, gave the warning in a statement, on Thursday in Abuja. Olumekun said...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday, September 19, released new guidelines and regulations for the recall of elected office holders both at the state and federal levels. The National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun who disclosed this...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Police to ensure a free, fair and credible governorship election in Edo State. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr ,Debo Ologunagba stated this at a news conference on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commenced the transportation of election materials for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to Benin, ahead of the Sept. 21 Governorship election in Edo. The Deputy Director Public Relations and Information, NAF, Group Capt. Kabiru Ali, announced this...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has refused to recognise Julius Abure as the National Chairman of Labour Party, despite retaining his name on its website, on the list of political party chairmen. This new revelation is contained in a counter-affidavit filed in the Federal High Court Abuja, in...
The Labour Party (LP) on Tuesday said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lacked the powers to deregister any political party in the country. National Secretary of the party, Mr Obiora Ifoh, made this known in a statement in Abuja. He said the attention of the party’s leadership had...
Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said a total of 2,249,780 registered voters have collected their Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) in the state. This represents 85.57 per cent of the 2,629,025 total registered voters in the state. Mr Sam Olumekun, INEC...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – All others parties involved except the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have signed the Peace Accord initiated by the National Peace Committee (NPC) led by former military Head of State General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) for the political parties and gubernatorial candidates for the September...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has said that 35000 police personnel to be complemented by another 8000 personnel from other security agencies would be deployed in the Edo state governorship election. Disclosing this on Wednesday at the stakeholders meeting in Benin...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed readiness and strong commitment to conducting a free fair and credible election in the forth coming Edo state governorship election. The INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, who gave this assurance in Benin City on Tuesday,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened a dedicated portal for online accreditation of journalists and media organisations to cover the Ondo State Governorship election scheduled for 16th November 2024 will open today Monday 9th September 2024. National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the recent hike in price of petrol will not affect the conduct of Edo governorship election. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, said this while fielding questions from newsmen during the pre-election news conference in Abuja. Oyekanmi...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, reserved judgment in the suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the conduct of the local government election in Rivers. Justice Peter Lifu said that a date for the judgment would be...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Sept. 12 for the signing of Peace Accord for the Edo Governorship election in Benin City. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this at an extraordinary meeting with political parties on the 2024 Edo governorship election on Thursday in Abuja. Yakubu...