CVR: INEC Reaffirms 18 as Minimum Voter Registration Age
Clarifies that citizens under 18 remain ineligible for voter registration Says voter registration is key to election integrity Physical registration begins August 25 across Yobe LGAs The Independent National Electoral…
APC’s Adesola Elegbeji wins Ogun Remo federal constituency by-election
INEC declares Mrs. Adesola Elegbeji of APC winner of Remo federal seat She polled 41,237 votes to defeat PDP’s Bolarinwa Oluwole with 14,324 votes The election follows the death of…
Violence, Vote-Buying Mar By-Elections Across States
By-elections across 12 states marred by violence, cash-for-votes, and disruptions. Arrests in Ogun and Kaduna spark disputes between parties and police. Kano records 288 arrests; APC calls for cancellation of…
Breaking: INEC Issues Certificate of Return to Akeredolu, Deputy
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has presented certificate of return to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state and his Deputy Governor-elect, Lucky Ayedatiwa. The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Ondo…
Video: Senators Unanimously Echo “Nay” in Rejection of Lauretta Onochie’s Nomination
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday unanimously rejected the nomination of Lauretta Onochie as a National Commission in the Independent National Electoral Commission. Lauretta, a presidential aide was nominated by Muhammadu…
INEC Free to Transmit Anambra Poll Results Electronically – Senate Panel
Kabiru Gaya, Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has given the electoral commission permition to transmit the November 6 Anambra State governorship election result…
Your Refusal to Sign Electoral Bill Equivalent to Military Coup – HURIWA Tells Buhari
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has chastised President Muhammadu Buhari for his reluctance to sign the reworked Electoral Act Amendment Bill, claiming that his intentions are self-serving…
2023: Civil Servants Barred From Partaking In Primaries – FG
The Federal Government has barred all civil servant from partaking in the primary elections in 2023. This was contained in a circular by the Head of the Civil Service of…
Osun Guber: INEC Extends PVCs Collection Deadline
Ahead of the forthcoming Osun state governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Osun State has announced an extension of the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards…
2023: INEC Says it Will Deliver Best-ever General Elections
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has assured Nigerians that the agency will deliver the best general elections ever in Nigeria in 2023. Yakubu made…