By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday, swore in the former Director General, the Electoral Institute, Dr Sa’ad Idris Umar and five others as new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs), marking the filling of all vacancies across the 36 states of the federation and...
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed the governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states for Saturday, June 20 and Saturday, August 8, 2026, respectively. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, made this known on Friday, during the swearing-in of six newly appointed Resident Electoral Commissioners, recently confirmed by the...
The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Anambra, Mr Patrick Obianyo, has stepped down, ahead of the election slated for November 8. Obianyo, a former Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in the state, announced his resignation at the ADC Governorship Substitution Primary Election held on...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has approved the creation of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Division under the ICT Department to continue to harness the positive aspects of AI and mitigate its negative impact on elections. This was contained in a statement by the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday published particulars of 16 candidates nominated for the Nov. 8 Anambra governorship election. The commission disclosed this in a statement by Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee in Abuja. Olumekun said that this followed the conclusion...
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of five Resident Electoral Commissioners of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that their confirmation followed the presentation of the report of Committee on INEC at plenary on Wednesday. The report was presented by Chairman of the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it is yet to make any decision regarding the national chairman and national secretary crisis rocking Labour Party (LP). The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja. Oyekanmi...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that no date has been set for the resumption of Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). The commission also clarified that there is no schedule for the transfer and replacement of lost Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) at this time....
A member of House of Representatives, Rep. Amobi Ogah (LP-Abia), has urged Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to investigate and prosecute the Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Ms Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, over alleged forgery of the 2023 election results. Ogah, representing Isikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency of Abia in the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has called on African youths to take the centre stage in promoting peaceful and credible elections across the continent. He also urged them to actively engage in the electoral process with a...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has faced criticism for his handling of elections in Nigeria. However, his influence within ECONEC and international community has been significant, particularly in promoting cooperation and best practices among West African electoral...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Presidency has disowned the increasing number of billboards promoting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima’s 2027 campaign, saying premature campaigning undermines the electoral process. In a statement issued on Sunday by the presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga, the Presidency expressed dismay...
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has confirmed that his tenure as the head of Nigeria’s electoral body will come to an end later this year. Yakubu made the announcement while addressing his colleagues at the Extraordinary General Assembly of the ECOWAS Network of...
A Federal High Court in Lokoja on Thursday ordered that hearing notices be served on two petitioners by substituted means in the suit for Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s recall. The Judge. Justice Isa Dashen gave the order on after granting the application or motion exparte raised by the plaintiffs through...
A security expert, Chief Jeff Nweke has been elected as the candidate of African Alliance (AA) for the Nov. 8 governorship election in Anambra. Nweke, Managing Director of Blueshield Securities, a private security company based in Awka emerged at a congress of the party held in Awka on Thursday....
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has yet to take a final decision on the delineation of wards in the Warri Federal Constituency, as ordered by the Supreme Court. The commission made the clarification in a statement issued by Sam Olumekun, the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – A high-level delegation of the Labour Party (LP), led by Abia State Governor Dr. Alex Otti, on Tuesday visited the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja to discuss key developments within the party. During the visit, Governor Otti formally presented...
The Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for ensuring a transparent process on the moves by some constituents to recall the suspended Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the Senate. Chairman of TMG, Mr Auwal Rafsanjani, gave the commendation at a news conference on Monday...
The National Executive Council (NEC) of Labour Party has passed a vote of confidence in the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee. This was part of the resolutions at the party’s NEC meeting held in Abuja on Monday. In a communique read out by the National Secretary, Alhaji Ibrahim Umar-Farouk,,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo, have restated their commitment to appeal the April 2 decision of the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ighodalo contested in the governorship election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission...