The Independent National Electoral Commission in Lagos State today took delivery of sensitive materials for Saturday’s Surulere Federal Constituency I by-election from the Central Bank of Nigeria. INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Prof. Ayobami Salami, told newsmen that the commission was fully prepared for the election. Sal...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has excluded the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from participating in the Saturday re-run election for Plateau North Senatorial District and Jos North/Bassa federal constituency. This is just as the State Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) warned INEC not to plunge Plateau State into crisis...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that no fewer than 67,315 eligible voters will participate in the February 3 re-run elections in Enugu State. INEC’s Head of Department for Voters Education and Publicity, Mr Rex Achumie, disclosed this to our correspondent in Enugu yesterday while speaking on the voting popula...
•Air Marshal Hassan B. Abubakar, Chief of Air Staff (left) and INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu Ahead of Saturday, February 3 court-ordered rerun and bye-elecÂtions in some constituencies across the country, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to settle outÂstanding bills of the Force t...
•Buhari and Tinubu The Supreme Court yesterday dismissed two appeals filed against President Bola Tinubu, ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by a former presidential candidate of the defunct Hope Democratic Party (HDP), Ambrose Albert Owuru, and ...
A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega, says the electoral umpire owes Nigerians an explanation regarding the failure of the commission’s Result Viewing Portal (IReV) and the Bimodal Voter Registration Systems (BVAS) during the 2023 general elections. The political scientist spoke on Chann...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says over 145,755 registered voters will participate in the Akoko North East and Akoko North West Federal Constituency by-election slated for Feb. 3. Mr Shefiudeen Oyeyemi, Head of Department, Voters Education and Publicity, INEC, Ondo State, told our correspondent today in Akure, reports NA...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of candidates contesting the February 3, bye-elections to fill vacant seats in the Senate, House of Representatives, and state Houses of Assembly. The vacancies were created as a result of the resignation and death of elected members, reports The Nation. Two seat...
The Independent National Electoral Commission has invited Civil Society Organisations and Non-Governmental Organisations interested in observing the February rerun and by-election to apply via an online portal on or before January 17. INEC said this in a notice issued by its acting Director, Electoral Party Monitoring, Hauwa Habib, in Abuja to...
•Adibe and Yakubu Professor Jideofor Adibe says the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Mahmood Yakubu should have resigned in the wake of the 2023 elections. Nigerians went to the polls earlier in the year to elect their president, governors, and national and state lawmakers. But the exercise, especially ...

