•INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu and the parties As the final countdown to Saturday’s by-elections across the country ebbs, the major political parties are on the war path with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the list of candidates for the elections. Checks by our correspondent showed anger and frustration by the p...
•Prisoners The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is working with the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) on the voting right of prisoners. INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this today while receiving the Comptroller General of NCoS, Sylvester Nwakuche, at the Commission’s Headquarters in Abuja, reports Channels TV...
•Election in Nigeria Ahead of the countdown to the 2027 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday said it has begun short-listing associations qualified for the next stage of political party registration, noting that the number of applications has ballooned to 151, with eight new submissions recorded las...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that it would commence the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) on August 18, 2025. According to a statement released in Abuja today by Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee, the electoral umpire will kickstart the process ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said 14 political parties have registered for the forthcoming Edo State bye-elections to fill the vacant seats in Edo Central Senatorial District and Ovia Federal Constituency, just as it declared that only nine participated in the primaries. Recall that both seats were declared vacant ...
•INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu The Northern OBIdient Youth Assembly (NOYA) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of systematically undermining Nigeria’s democratic process through what it describes as a “cynical and corrupt” manipulation of candidate lists under the guise of court compliance. In a statement issu...
•ADC logo and INEC chairman Prof Mahmood Yakubu A fresh leadership crisis has hit the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) refused to recognise the party’s newly constituted caretaker committee, while state chairmen denounced the David Mark-led group as an illegitimate coalition attempting t...
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Western Zone, has urged the federal government, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and the international community to resist any attempt by ethnic or traditional interests to obstruct the Supreme Court-backed delineation process in Warri Federal Constituency. In a strongly worded statement signe...
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that the 2025 Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise will begin nationwide on August 18. INEC disclosed this on its X handle today. The agency said online pre-registration of voters would open on August 18 through its official portal, cvr.inecnigeria.org. It stated that in-person reg...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued a stern warning to political parties in Ekiti State, including the All Progressives Congress (APC), African Democratic Congress (ADC), and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), against mobilising underage individuals for the upcoming Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) ahead of the 2026...
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