Yiaga Africa alleged that some politicians were engaged in vote buying as party agents distributed food, cash and alcoholic drinks to some voters in exchange for votes. Mr Ezenwa Nwagwu, a board member, Yiaga Africa said this during the organisation’s news conference on its Midday situation report on the...
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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has commended the conduct of the governorship and House of Assembly elections, alluding to noticeable improvements from the Feb. 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections. The NBA President, Mr Yakubu Maikyau, SAN, said this at a virtual news conference from Kebbi, where he observed...
Alhaji Maigari Dingyadi, the Minister of Police Affairs says APC will win Saturday’s governorship election in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dingyadi spoke shortly after casting his vote at PU 003 Dispensary, Dingyadi, Bodinga Local Government of the state. He said: ” I am...
Dr Dikko Umar-Radda, the APC governorship candidate in Katsina State, has commended INEC for the seamless process in the ongoing governorship and state assembly elections. Umar-Radda made the commendation after casting his vote at Kofar-Katuka Polling Unit 010 in Radda, Charanchi Local Government Area. He said that there has...
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) Governorship Candidate in Kano, Alhaji Abba Yusuf, has expressed confidence of winning the governorship election in the state . Abba spoke to newsmen shortly after casting his vote at Balarabe Haladu ward, 003 polling unit in Gwale Local Government Area. He commended the...
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has said he withdrew a motion before the Appeal Court over a request to inspect electoral materials because the issue had been overtaken by events. In a statement, Abubakar, said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had already...
Retired Maj-Gen. Modibo Alkali, the National Commissioner, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday says the commission has no political party or preferred candidate in the country. Alkali spoke at a stakeholders’ meeting with the representatives of all political parties in Sokoto State. He said the election body would...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is willing to make available all necessary documents on the Feb. 25 presidential election for inspection by interested parties. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman, INEC, said this when he received a team of lawyers from the Labour Party (LP) led by...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Labour Party (LP) has threatened that it will call on its members to occupy offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nationwide for allegedly frustrating its petition against the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. The spokesman for the Presidential Campaign Council...
he Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has advised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to desist from making libelous allegations against the person of its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, gave the advice on Friday in Abuja, while responding to PDP’s...
The Labour Party governorship candidate in Abia State, Alex Otti, has appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to sort out any issues with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) before the March 18 governorship and state assembly elections. INEC has come under fire, following the failure of...
Growing up, two proverbs stuck out for me, one by my father, and the other was a Pidgin English saying. One was: “If one person buries himself, one hand will stick out”. Young, impressionistic, and inquisitive, I asked for an explanation. My father explained it away both as an...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says transfer of former Director of ICT, has nothing to do with glitches experienced with the uploading of the Feb. 25 national election results. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, stated this on Thursday in Abuja in response to insinuations...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Barring any further extensions, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reached a decision to postpone Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections to March 18, 2023, The postponement was due to the commission’s inability to promptly commence reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System...
The Court of Appeal on Wednesday granted INEC permission to reconfigure its Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for the Saturday Governorship and State Assemblies Elections. A three-member panel of the appellate court , led by Justice Joseph Ikyegh, granted leave to the applicant for the purposes of configuring the...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to exclude its staff engaged in malpractices during the Feb. 25 elections from participating in the March 11 governorship and State assemblies elections. The NBA made the call on Wednesday in Abuja in a statement signed...
The Appeal court will on Wednesday deliver ruling in the application by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seeking leave to configure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for the governorship election. INEC in its motion dated March 4, asked the appellate court to vary the ex parte order...
The INEC and Police in Kebbi State have dismissed alleged plans between them to connive with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to rig the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the PDP gubernatorial candidate in the state,...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will on Monday approach the Appeal Court for an order to allow it reconfigure its Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for the March 11 state elections. A credible source in the commission hinted the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has assured Nigerians that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) will be used in the forthcoming governorship and state legislature elections. Yakubu gave the assurance on Saturday in a meeting with all state Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs)...