Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed its commitment to conducting transparent, credible and trustworthy elections in 2027, unveiling measures to strengthen electoral technology, protect election results and combat misinformation ahead of the polls. The Commission also urged online publishers and other media organisations to prioritise accuracy, responsible reporting...
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Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has raised concerns over the use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), warning that the technology powering Nigeria’s elections is outdated and poses serious cyber and operational risks ahead of the 2027 general elections. Atiku’s concerns followed the...
Ilawe-Ekiti on Saturday experienced low voter turnout in the ongoing governorship election in Ekiti. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who moved round the town, also observed that some residents were busy with their commercial activities, while others were actively engaged in house chores. NAN also noted that...
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, has declared that the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) has effectively solved the protracted challenge of identity theft in Nigeria’s elections. He made the declaration while speaking at the 2025 Digital Nigeria International...
An Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Presiding Officer fainted during Anambra Governorship election on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident occurred at polling unit 005 in Enugwu-Ukwu in Njikoka Local Government Area. The presiding officer, Miss Blessing Egoigwe fainted at the heat of complaints...
The specter of vote buying remains one of the most corrosive threats to Nigeria’s democratic future, undermining public trust and entrenching a system where political leadership is bought rather than earned. This practice thrives on a nexus of poverty, weak enforcement of electoral laws, and a political culture that...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed its Bi-Modal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IREV) are not scams. INEC’s Director of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Dr Lawrence Bayode, made this clarification during a conversation organised by the commission on X (formerly Twitter)...
A Presiding Officer, Miss Angela Oshogwe, at the ongoing governorship election in Ondo State has said that the Bio modal Voter Accreditation System( BVAS) machine could not capture faces of some elderly voters. Oshogwe, manning Poling Unit 19, Ward 11 Olamojuba, Ondo in Ondo West Local Government Area of...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has debunked the allegations of BVAS machine smuggling in Edo, describing it as baseless, unsubstantiated and without merit. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) had, in a petition to INEC on Oct. 10, alleged that PDP...
The Concerned Kogi Citizens Forum has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure full implementation of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) in the off-cycle Edo and Ondo elections. The group’s convener, Isaiah Ijele, who made the call on Sunday in Abuja, said that his...
The Labour Party in Imo has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of denying it access to inspect the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System machine (BVAS) used for the November 11 Governorship poll. The state Chairman of the party, Mr Callistus Ihejiagwa, made the accusation at a news...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Yakubu Mahmood has tendered documents before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in respect of the petition of Alhaji Abubakar Atiku and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The documents were tendered on Thursday through Mrs Morenikeji Tairu, Deputy Director,...
The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) on Saturday dismissed the application filed by the Labour Party and Mr Peter Obi seeking an order to question INEC on the technology it deployed for the conduct of the general elections. Obi and LP are petitioners in the petition marked CA/PEPC/03/2023 challenging...
Two subpoenaed Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ad hoc officers said the election umpire had difficulty uploading presidential results during the Feb 25 election. The officers, Friday Egwuma and Grace Timothy who testified as subpoenaed witnesses before the presidential election petition court (PEPC) made this known on Thursday. In...
The general elections of 2023 have come and gone, but the dust raised in many states and constituencies remains thick in the air. Every election in our country has its challenges, more so this year’s election which used new mechanisms which differ from the previous general elections. One such...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has queried the silence of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in responding to a petition submitted by the party. The petition was submitted following alleged irregularities in the gubernatorial election conducted in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
By BASSEY EFFIONG, Calabar – A coalition of INEC Accredited Observer Groups have said the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) by the electoral body in the Governorship and State Assembly election in Cross River State performed optimally at 97% accuracy. Dr. Nwambu Gabriel, the Coordinator of...
A forum of independent foreign and domestic Observers says the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the Governorship and State Assembly election in Bauchi State has reduced election manipulations. Amb. Charity Erhire, coordinator of forum, made this known while...
Mr Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) and his party have prayed the Election Tribunal to nullify the process that produced the president elect Sen. Bola Tinubu. Obi and his Party in a petition dated March 20 marked CA/PEPC/03/2023 alleged that Tinubu was not the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is over reaching itself and should stick to its mandate of seeing through the completion of the electoral process. Mr Nana Ogbodo, Spokesperson of the Campaign Council of the Enugu State PDP, said this at a press...