Tag: Independent National Electoral Commission
No Eligible Nigerian Will Be left Out – INEC Chairman
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has affirmed that the Commission will do whatever it takes to ensure that all ... Read More
INEC Laments Lack of Power to Deregister Parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday lamented its lack of constitutional power to deregister any of the existing 91 political parties in the country.The ... Read More
Certificates of Return: INEC meets over various court orders
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will meet on Tuesday, regarding judgments and orders issued or served on it from various Courts of ... Read More
Court orders INEC to issue Rochas Okorocha certificate of return
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Friday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue Rochas Okorocha, a Certificate of ... Read More
Rivers Election: Gov. Umahi reacts as Wike defeats Awara
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State, has congratulated Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers on his re-election, and urged politicians to emulate the resilience displayed by ... Read More
Rivers guber: Wike in comfortable lead
Tony John, Port Harcourt People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is cruising home in victory in the Rivers State governorship elections, having won 13 local government areas ... Read More
Rivers Collation: Police deploy personnel
Rivers Police Command on Monday said it has commenced the deployment of personnel to strategic areas and centres for election results collation scheduled to begin ... Read More
Court stops INEC from collating, declaring Bauchi guber result
PDP, lawyers reject ex parte order as women protestThe Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to stop the collation ... Read More
Bauchi guber: Court stops INEC from concluding announcement of governorship result
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to stop further collation, conclusion and announcement of result of ... Read More
Inconclusive elections, a consequence of politicians’ misconduct
Having endured an avalanche of criticisms following the initial postponement of the presidential election, the Independent National Electoral Commission was also not spared after the ... Read More
Okorocha absent as INEC presents certificate to senators-elect.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday presented certificates of return to senators-elect. Conspicuously absent at the ceremony was the outgoing Imo State Governor, ... Read More
INEC raises alarm over new vote buying method
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday raised alarm over a new method of vote buying being devised to undermine the voting process. INEC ... Read More
INEC to train over 1m personnel for 2019 polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will train over one million electoral staff and ad-hoc personnel for the conduct of the 2019 general ... Read More
400,000 PVCs yet to be collected in Rivers
The Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed concern over more than 400,000 Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) unclaimed in Rivers INEC office. ... Read More
APC Wins in Bauchi Katsina Kwara By-Elections
The All Progressive Congress (APC) have won the three (3) by-elections held in Bauchi, Katsina and Kwara States respectively on Saturday 17 November 2018. The ... Read More
INEC Adopts Simultaneous Accreditation and Voting System For 2019
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says voting would hold simultaneously with accreditation of voters during the 2019 general elections. Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National ... Read More
INEC Publishes Particulars of Political Parties’ Candidates
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday published the forms and particulars of political parties’ candidates submitted for 2019 general elections at its offices ... Read More
Security Council meets on peaceful elections
The National Security Council (NSC) meeting held on Thursday on the security situation in the country and the effect on the conduct of the 2019 ... Read More
INEC to Upgrade ICT Systems Ahead of 2019 Elections
Mr Toba Ayeni, System Analyst, Department of ICT/Voters’ Registry, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Ado-Ekiti, says the commission is working on new technologies to guarantee ... Read More
2019 Elections: CSOs caution security agents against partisanship
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, on Wednesday called on security agencies not to truncate Nigeria’s democracy with partisanship ... Read More