The Police Command in Ogun has advised politicians in the state to desist from violence as they kick off the scramble for votes in the 2023 general elections. Its spokesperson, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in...
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it would not condone any act of violence or hooliganism in the Presidential and National Assembly campaigns due to start on Wednesday nationwide. Dr Joseph Chukwu, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ebonyi, stated this at a meeting with chairmen...
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kwara has issued the guidelines on the commencement of campaigns for the 2023 general election. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Malam Garba Attahiru, announced this on Monday in Ilorin during a stakeholders meeting. Attahiru, who was represented by the INEC Administrative Secretary, Mr Julius...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Supporters and members of Mustapha Jibrin Tatabe PDP Campaign Group have vowed never to give up its struggle in challenging Abuja Based PDP politicians from Borno and their culprits in court over the replacement of the name of Borno Central Senatorial District Candidate, Mustapha...
A Federal High Court Abuja, has fixed July 26 for hearing a motion seeking an order compelling the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to release details of the asset declaration forms of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The motion on notice filed by an applicant,...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, dismissed the suit filed by Udom Ekpoudom challenging the APC’s failure to summit his name to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the party’s candidate for the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District for the 2023 general elections. Delivering judgment, Justice Donatus...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – A group under the auspices of Women in Politics has called for more women participation and visibility in all elective and appointment positions as the 2023 general elections draws closer. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that Women in politics is part of the Electoral Integrity and...
President Buhari Sir, remember that you promised Nigerians free and fair election in 2023, but with the look of things today, Nigerians are no longer sure that the election will be free and fair. The reason is the weighty allegation by the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) that...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Tuesday published the list of 80 successful candidates, including Gov. David Umahi, for the 2023 National Assembly elections in Ebonyi. The state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Joseph Chukwu, disclosed this at a news briefing at the INEC headquarters on Tuesday in Abakaliki....
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates contesting for the presidency in the 2023 general elections. This is according to a circular released by the electoral body on Tuesday in Abuja. The INEC circular also included the candidates’ state of origin, age, qualifications,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has explained that 7 million Nigerians who pre-registered in the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise suspended on the 31st of July 2022, were NOT deliberately denied the opportunity to complete their registration. The clarification came on the...
Following his declaration as PDP candidate for Ebonyi 2023 governorship election by the Supreme Court, Ifeanyi Odii has called on all the party’s faithful in the state to unite together to win in the state. Odii, who spoke to newsmen in Abuja shortly after the apex court’s judgment, described...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has delisted 1.1 million fresh registrants ahead of the 2023 general elections. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said this in a statement on Tuesday. “As Nigerians are aware, the cleaning up of the register of voters...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has assured Nigerians that a thorough process has been undertaken to clean up the registration data. The Commission disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday by Mr. Festus Okoye, the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has detected many double, multiple and ineligible registration in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) held between Jan. 1 and July 31. Mr Festus Okoye, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, made the declaration in a statement issued on Monday...
PRESS STATEMENT On July 18, 2022, two days after a governorship election was conducted in Osun State, the APC candidate and Governor Adegboyega Oyetola reportedly applied for the Certified True Copies (CTC) of the BVAS Report for the election. The world had commended the conduct of the election on...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says days of wanton manipulation of election results are over in Nigeria, as it has blocked all avenues for such. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman, INEC said this at a Stakeholder Roundtable on Election Result Management and the Launch of the Election Results Analysis...
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before Justice Hadiza Shagari of a Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna. The party is challenging the list of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates for Governorship and State Assembly seats published by INEC on...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has reaffirmed its stand on the report of the monitoring team for APC Yobe North primary election. INEC stated this in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye in Abuja on Thursday. ” The attention...
The Deputy Chairman, Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, Sen. Olalekan Mustapha, has assured Nigerians that the conduct of 2023 general elections would be guided by Electoral Act, 2022. Mustapha (APC-Ogun East) gave the assurance on Wednesday when he led other members of the committee on a courtesy visit to...