Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) across the six Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has recorded an impressive outcome ahead of the Area Council Election scheduled to hold on Saturday 21st February 2026. In a statement by...
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In a passionate call to action, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has urged Nigerians to participate in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise to secure their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and shape the nation’s future. The directive came from the ADC Gombe State Chairman, Mr. Danladi Yau, during...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- In a vibrant display of civic engagement, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) launched its nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) on Monday, August 18, 2025, with a staggering 69,376 Nigerians pre-registering online within the first seven hours. The online portal, accessible at cvr.inecnigeria.org, went live...
By OLA MODUPE, Osogbo– Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has called on residents and indigenes to actively engage in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in preparation for the August 8, 2026, governorship election. In a statement released on Monday in Osogbo by his spokesperson, Malam Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke...
Obidient Movement unveiled its ambitious “A New Nigeria is POssible – Secure Your PVC, Embrace MERD” initiative on Thursday, aimed at galvanizing Nigerians for the 2027 general elections. The campaign, themed around “Get Organised – Make Election Rigging Difficult (MERD),” seeks to empower citizens and safeguard the democratic process....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed reports claiming that the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) and replacement of lost Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) will resume on May 27, 2025. According to INEC, this information is entirely false and no resumption date has been...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has set to review the use of the Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVC) as the sole means of identification for voter accreditation on election day. The Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this on Thursday...
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...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said 125,928 of the 184,438 newly printed Permanent Voters’ Card (PVCs) have been collected in Edo, ahead of the Sept.21 Governorship election in the state. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Sam Olumekun, said this in...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo has fixed Aug. 22 to 30 for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in the state. Head of Department, Voter Education and Publicity, INECp, Timidi Wariowei, confirmed this in a statement on Friday in Benin. Wariowei said that a...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday commenced the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in Edo and Ondo states. The National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, said in a statement in Abuja on Monday, that the exercise...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that it has distributed a total of 5,169,692 Permanent Voter’s Cards, PVCs, in the three states ahead of the November 11 off-cycle governorship elections in Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa states National Commissioner and Chairman,...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared the March 18 governorship election in Adamawa as inconclusive. Prof. Mohammed Mele, the state INEC returning officer said this when he spoke with newsmen on Monday in Yola. Mele said that the election was cancelled in 47 registration areas, 69 polling...
The Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) to allow the use of Temporary Voter Cards, (TVC) in the March 18 governorship and state houses of assembly elections. Justice Obiora Egwuatu made the order while delivering judgment in a suit filed by two...
Lagos PDP governorship candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), and his running mate Ms Funke Akindele, say they are bound by their promises and will not let down the state’s residents if voted for. Adediran, represented by Akindele, made the pledge at a parley with businessmen and women from four...
At least 8000 people of Bassa community in Kwara on Wednesday defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), pledging their overwhelming votes for all APC candidates. The Bassa community in Kwara originated from states like Kogi, Nasarawa, Plateau, Niger, Benue and FCT,...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is almost 90 per cent ready for the conduct of the 2023 general election. Mr Auwal Mashi, the Kaduna INEC Administrative Secretary said this on Thursday at a stakeholders meeting in Mellinium Hope, Kaduna. Mashi said that the commission held a...
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By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Enugu State Police Command has arrested the woman in a trending video allegedly extorting money before issuing voter cards to their owners. This is contained in a statement by the command Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, on Thursday in Enugu. “Police detectives...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has seized a total of 6,216 National Identity and Voter Cards from some migrants in 21 border states across the country. The Controller General of NIS (CGI), Isa Jere said this on Wednesday at a retreat for top management staff of the Service, in...