•House of Representatives The House of Representatives has mandated the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to relocate all its local government offices out of the premises of the 774 council headquarters in Nigeria to neutral grounds. Most INEC offices at the local government level are domiciled inside the council Secretariats, w...
•Martin Amaewhule A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday struck out a suit filed by 27 lawmakers, led by Mr Martin Amaewhule, in the Rivers House of Assembly against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Justice Peter Lifu, in a ruling, struck out the suit after it was withdrawn by the lawmakers who were […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced November 8, 2025, as the date for the off-cycle governorship election in Anambra state in line with the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022. Announcing this at a meeting with leaders of political parties today, INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu said a formal notice for the e...
Ahead of the governorship election in Ondo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission has announced that the collection of the Permanent voters’ card by registered voters will commence on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, announced this in...
Yiaga Africa, a citizen-led moveÂment under the Watching The Vote (WTV) Working Group, and Justice Development and Peace Centre (JDPC) of the Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City, have again called for the review of the just concluded Edo governorship election, saying several unwholeÂsome acts undermined the integÂrity of the election. Speaking ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it will today (Wednesday)make available to the Peoples Democratic Party electoral materials for the September 21 Edo State governorship poll. The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Edo State, Dr. Augbum Onuoha, disclosed this in an interview with our correspondent yesterday amid complaint...
The Independent National Electoral Commission in Edo State has again denied the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo, access to the Bimodal Voter Authentication System machine and other materials used during the September 21 governorship election in the state. The legal team representing the PDP and Ighodalo, who were at t...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the reported refusal by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo State to grant the party and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo, access to the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines and other materials used in the September 21, 2024, Edo State governorship ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said today that the 18 political parties participating in the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State failed to nominate the required number of agents required for the elections. National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun said in...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday, declared Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, as the winner of the Edo State gubernatorial election conducted on Saturday, September 21, 2024. The election’s Returning Officer, Prof. Faruq Adamu Kuta, Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Techno...

