Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)

Bayelsa Guber: INEC raises alarm, says staff held hostage in Brass LG

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued a statement expressing deep concern over the situation in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, where, according to reports,…

INEC Commences Collation for Kogi State Governorship Election: Early Results Indicate Fierce Competition

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun the collation of results for the highly anticipated Kogi State governorship election. The process, which is closely watched by political…

Appeal Court affirms APC’s Isah Jibrin as Kogi East senator

Appeal Court affirms APC’s Isah Jibrin as Kogi East senator

In a decisive ruling on Thursday, the Court of Appeal confirmed the election of Jibrin Isah of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the senator representing Kogi East.NYSC…

INEC chairman defends N18b supplementary budget

INEC chairman defends N18b supplementary budget

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has defended the proposed supplementary budget of N18 billion. THE GUARDIAN reports that the chairman appeared before…

Bayelsa: INEC removes APC Timipre Sylva’s name from amended guber candidates’ list

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released amended lists of candidates for Bayelsa and Imo governorship elections. PEOPLES GAZETTE reports that the column for the names of…

Tribunal: INEC cannot give free elections, unless unbundled – Adegboruwa 

Tribunal: INEC cannot give free elections, unless unbundled – Adegboruwa 

Legal practitioner, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN) has said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) cannot ‘birth’ credible elections in the country unless the body is unbundled. VANGUARD reports. While…

Aregbesola Charges INEC To Link Voter Registration With NIN

Aregbesola Charges INEC To Link Voter Registration With NIN

Ex- Interior Minister Rauf Aregbesola has encouraged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to integrate voters’ registers with the National Identification Number (NIN) database in order to maintain…

Binani vs Fintri: Adamawa REC Yunusa Ari charged to court – INEC 

Binani vs Fintri: Adamawa REC Yunusa Ari charged to court – INEC 

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed the prosecution of Hudu Yunusa Ari, its Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) deployed to Adamawa State during the 2023 governorship election….

BREAKING: INEC Chairman Meets with RECs in Abuja 

BREAKING: INEC Chairman Meets with RECs in Abuja 

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, is in a meeting with all the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) at the commission’s headquarters in…

We’ll soon decide fate of suspended Adamawa REC – INEC

We’ll soon decide fate of suspended Adamawa REC – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will soon take action on the case of suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, Mr. Festus Okoye, the…