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INEC suspends collation of Bayelsa Guber result as agents of Political parties clash
The Independent National Electoral Commission has suspended collation as agents of the Accord Party and the All Progressives Congress on Monday clashed during the collation of the Bayelsa State Governorship election. The two agents had an altercation, which resulted in a physical fight at the collation centre in Yenagoa, the state capital, on Monday. Efforts […]
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INEC Chairman Yakubu Meets With RECs In Abuja
The commission has been holding these review meetings after every general elections since 2011. Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, is currently meeting with all the Resident Electoral Commissioners at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The meeting is the first of such open for coverage since the 2023 General Elections were concluded. On […]
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Appeal Court grants INEC permission to reconfigure BVAS machines
The Court of Appeal in Lagos has granted permission to the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC to reconfigure the Bimordal Voters Accreditation System BVAS for the Saturday, March 11 governorship and state houses of assembly elections, INEC had approached the court for permission to reconfigure the machines that were used for the February 25, 2023 […]
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INEC Chairman Hold Meeting With RECs, Promises To Use BVAS In Governorship Elections
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 governorship and state legislature elections scheduled for Saturday, March 11. Yakubu gave the assurance in an ongoing meeting with all Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) at the INEC headquarters […]
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We’ll Declare 2023 Election Result Speedily – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the results of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections will be declared as quickly as possible. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who spoke at a media briefing in Abuja on Friday, February 24, also said that the process will not suffer any encumbrance due to the […]
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Over 2m PVCs collected out of 3.2m eligible reg voters in Oyo – REC
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Oyo State, Dr. Rahmon Tella, has disclosed that out of 3,276.675 eligible registered voters in Oyo State, a total number of 2,325,372 PVCs had been collected so far. Tella, while speaking during an enlarged stakeholders’ meeting towards a successful 2023 general election, held at Alice Hall, Ibadan, stated that […]
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INEC Update: OVER 800,000 PVCS STILL REMAIN UNCOLLECTED
Oyo INEC REC Tella Rahmon has engaged stakeholders on mock voters exercise. Said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Oyo state has on Wednesday engaged various stakeholders ahead the forthcoming general elections. While speaking at the state Headquaters of the commission in Agodi area of Ibadan, the state Resident Electoral Commission (REC) Dr. Adeniran […]
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PVC Update : INEC extends collection deadline at 33 LGAs in Oyo
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Oyo State, has announced further extension of collection of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) in all its INEC 33 Local Government Area Offices ahead of the forthcoming general election in the state. In a release made available by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Dr. Adeniran Rahmon Tella, […]
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INEC Extends Deadline For PVCs Collection,Till 29th Of January 2023.
The increasing interest shown by registered voters to collect their Permanent Voter Cards PVCs, the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has extended the deadline for the collection of the cards. INEC has also vowed to punish any staff found to have extorted or discriminated against any registered voter in the issuance of the PVCs. National […]
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2023: Funke Akindele submits WASSC as her highest educational qualification ahead of Lagos governorship election
Funke, who is the running mate to the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Adediran Azeez Olajide, has WASSC as her highest education qualification Nollywood star turned politician, Funke Akindele, has reportedly submitted only First School Leaving Certificate (FLSC) and West Africa Senior School Certificate (WASSC) to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
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Missing INEC Staff Found Dead
A staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC in Anambra state Mr Duruocha Osita Joel has been reported dead in controversial circumstances. National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee or INEC, Barr. Festus Okoye in a statement on Friday disclosed that on Wednesday, 28th September 2022, the Commission’s Administrative Secretary in Anambra […]
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INEC shares guidelines for campaigns
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 Yagba, said that 14 activities have […]
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INEC asks ADC to conduct national convention
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has asked the Board of Trustees Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, Senator Patricia Akwashiki to conduct a convention to usher in a new National Working Committee of the party A source in INEC said the National Chairman of ADC, Chief Ralph Okey Nwosu was told to jettison the […]
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