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INEC Chairman Threatens To Sue PDP For Defamation

Via – Vanguard Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has advised officials of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP to desist from maligning his character in the media or risk being sued for libel. Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi who was reacting to calls by the PDP on […]

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Why Buhari’s Quiet Over Allegations Of Irregularities Against INEC — Presidency

Via – Vanguard The Presidency, on Thursday, gave the reason why President Muhammadu Buhari kept is silent when there were allegations of irregularities and compromise against the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on the conduct of the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections. The Presidency also ruled out the possibility of taking any decision […]

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JUST IN: INEC Shifts Governorship, State Assembly Elections To March 18

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has concluded arrangement to postpone the governorship and state house of assembly elections scheduled for Saturday, March 11. The polls have now been rescheduled by one week to March 18, 2023, credible sources in the commission told news men. It was learnt that the postponement was due to the […]

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JUST IN: INEC Directs Sokoto REC To Stay Away From Office

With four days to the governorship and House of Assembly elections across the country, the Independent National Electoral Commission has directed the Sokoto State Resident Electoral Commission, Dr Nura Ali, to stay away from the commission. The directive was contained in a letter signed by the secretary to the commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, and addressed to […]

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Lagos: Court Orders INEC To Upload Gov’ship Election Results Immediately After Voting

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to electronically transmit results during the March 11 Governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state. The reports said that the Labour Party, its governorship candidate in Lagos, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour; and 37 others had filed a motion ex-parte marked: FHC/L/CS/370/2023. […]

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2023 Elections: INEC Bars Negligent Staff From Gov’ship Poll, Assures Use Of BVAS

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has banned its regular and ad-hoc staff allegedly found to be negligent, including collation and returning officers (ROs), during the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections, from participating in the forthcoming March 11 governorship and State Assembly elections. The nation’s electoral body also assured Nigerians that the Bimodal […]

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2023 Election: INEC Maps Out Sacked Communities In Zamfara

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says, it has mapped out communities that have been sacked by suspected terrorists in Zamfara State, in its preparation, ahead of the 2023 General Election. The state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, Professor Saidu Ahmad, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, over the planned display of […]

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INEC Clears 93.5m Voters For 2023: Full Transcript Of M. Yakubu’s Speech

It is my pleasure to warmly welcome you all to our third regular consultative meeting with political parties this year. Since our last meeting on 10th May 2022, there have been several developments, notable among which are the Ekiti and Osun State Governorship elections, the conduct of primaries by political parties for the 2023 General […]

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Some ‘Unknown Persons’ Stole My Academic Certificates – Tinubu Tells INEC

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has told the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that his academic certificates were stolen by unknown persons while he was on self exile. Tinubu, a former Lagos State Governor, was one of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) Chieftains who fled the country under […]