The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has today announced the suspension of further collation of the Governorship election results in some parts of Abia and Enugu States. This was disclosed through a statement signed by the national commissioner and chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC, Barr. Festus Okoye. […]
The inspector-general of police, Usman Alkali Baba has today ordered the restriction of all forms of vehicular movement on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation, from 12am to 6 pm on Saturday, 18th March, 2023 for the governorship and state house of assembly elections. However, those on essential services such […]
A federal high court in Abuja has granted an interim order injunction over the INEC’s stoppage on voter registration on June 30th, 2022. The presiding judge, Honorable Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon granted the injunction following the hearing of an argument on motion exparte by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has today revealed that the number of people who registered for the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) has risen to 10.2 million. This was disclosed in the agency’s fourth-quarter report. According to the report, 6.5 million people have completed their registration with 2,928,447 people registering […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday told security agencies to maintain the same level of professionalism during the governorship election in Anambra State for the 2023 general polls. The chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, gave the charge during the commission’s meeting with Inter-agency Consultative Committee on Election Security […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the proposed date for 2023 presidential date slated for February 18, 2023 has not changed. This was said during an interview conducted by the nation newspapers with INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye. He said “The […]
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has condemned the N305bn budget proposed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the cost to effectively conduct the 2023 general elections. In a statement attributed to the Coordinator of NANS in the Southwest, Emmanuel Olatunji, he stated that the amount was […]
The All Progressives Congress on Sunday released a timetable for governorship elections scheduled to hold in Ekiti and Osun states in 2022. National Secretary of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Sen. John Akpanudodehe, revealed that the sale of nomination forms begins 16th (Ekiti) and 18th (Osun) November 2021. The Independent […]
The candidate of the Young Progressive Party in the November 6 Governorship Election in Anambra State, Ifeanyi Ubah, says he has no intention to challenge the results of the poll in court. Ubah, who currently represents Anambra South Senatorial District, said he has phoned the candidate of the All Progressives […]
The Nigerian Senate today during the plenary have passed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. In the bill, it gives Independent National Electoral Commission the approval to transmit results electronically. There was an earlier debate as to whether or not the Senate would reconsider the electoral act amendment bill empowering the […]
