Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that it has finalised all arrangements for the conduct of the governorship election in Anambra State. INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan further disclosed in Abuja while briefing the media that 2,769,137 out of 2,802,790 registered voters in Anambra State have collected their...
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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, has revealed that about 75 percent of all litigations involving the commission arise from pre-election disputes, most of which are fueled by internal wrangling and leadership crises within political parties. Speaking with journalists in Awka on Wednesday,...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to be deployed in Saturday’s Anambra governorship election of their safety and prompt payment of election duty allowances. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, in an interview with newsmen in Awka on Wednesday, said nobody would...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja– As 16 political parties and their candidates Monday signed the peace accord for the Anambra governorship polls, the Nigeria Police Force has warned against any attempt by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) or its militant arm, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) or any other...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it is appalled by the judgement of the Federal High Court Abuja, presided over by Honorable Justice Kolawole Omotosho today, describing it as an assault on Nigeria’s democratic process. Recalled that the Federal High Court in Abuja had restrained the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that eight of the fourteen pre-qualified associations have successfully completed the submission of all required documents. The development was revealed in a statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun,...
Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the permanent forfeiture of $49,700 recovered from Dr. Nura Ali, the former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Sokoto State, to the Federal Government of Nigeria. Justice Emeka Nwite issued the order on Wednesday after hearing...
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday in Abuja, swore in the sixth substantive chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN). At the ceremony held at the State House Council Chamber, President Tinubu urged the new INEC Chairman to serve with integrity and beyond reproach. “Your nomination...
Newly appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, is scheduled to officially assume office this Thursday, October 23, 2025. An internal notice from the Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Victoria Eta-Messi, revealed that Amupitan will hold a meeting with the Commission’s Directors at...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has vowed to conduct a credible, transparent, and inclusive governorship election come November 8 in Anambra State. Acting Chairman of INEC, Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu disclosed this during the third quarterly consultative meeting with leaders of political parties in Abuja on Tuesday . Agbamuche-Mbu further...
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has lauded the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) for selecting Nigeria as a model for its electoral learning tour, emphasizing the importance of shared democratic growth across Africa. During a farewell dinner held in Abuja to conclude the week-long visit, Acting INEC...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Nigerian Senate to conduct a thorough and transparent screening of Professor Joash Amupitan, nominated for the position of Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Addressing journalists on Friday in Abuja, PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Debo Ologunagba, emphasized the...
The National Council of State has approved the nomination of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) from the North-Central as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). President Bola Ahmed Tinubu presented Amupitan as the nominee to fill the vacant position, following Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s exit. Yakubu...
Rotimi Oyekanmi, a former Chief Press Secretary to the immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has dismissed claims that staff at the commission sang a “funeral song” as the chairman departed office. Oyekanmi, who exited alongside Prof. Yakubu, refuted what he described...
After a decade at the helm of Nigeria’s electoral body, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has stepped aside as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), officially handing over to National Commissioner, Ms. May Agbamuche-Mbu, who will serve in an acting capacity. At a brief ceremony held during INEC’s consultative...
UPDATED: Tinubu accepts INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu’s exit, confers Nigeria’s highest honour on him
UPDATED: Tinubu accepts INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu’s exit, confers Nigeria’s highest honour on him
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally accepted the exit of Professor Mahmood Yakubu from his role as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), following the conclusion of his constitutionally allowed two-term tenure. Appointed first in November 2015, Professor Yakubu served as the 14th head of Nigeria’s electoral...
Professor Mahmood Yakubu has concluded his tenure as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). His departure, which comes as his second and final five-year term is expected to end in November 2025, has prompted a transition in leadership. Acting Chairman Appointed Following his stepping down, Mrs....
A coalition of leading civil society organizations in Nigeria has issued a strong appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reject the reported nomination of Prof. Joseph Olusola Amupitan, SAN, as the next Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), urging instead for the appointment of an experienced,...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has called on National Assembly for a timely of amendment to Electoral Act and the constitution. The Chairman of the Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu made the call on Tuesday while hosting the European Union Election Observation Follow-up Mission in Abuja.The visit helped both sides...
Kaduna State Government has raised concern over the low turnout in the ongoing voter registration exercise, with Governor Uba Sani directing local government chairmen, traditional rulers, religious leaders, and the media to step up mobilization of eligible voters. Commissioner for Information, Malam Ahmed Maiyaki, disclosed this at a stakeholders’...