Tag: Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)

INTRODUCTION I watched and listened very carefully to my good friend, Chief Festus Okoye, INEC's cerebral Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, on his recent...

OSOGBO - The Osun State governorship election was held in 30 local government areas, comprising 332 wards and 3,763 polling units in the state...

Today I use documents shared with me by an INEC insider to argue that both APC and PDP violated two provisions of the Electoral...

The Independent National Electoral Commission is not a neutral arbiter of elections in Nigeria. It’s bought and paid for by politicians, and is amenable...

By EMMANUEL OLONIRUHA ABUJA - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says fresh registration in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) has hit 10,487,972...

ABUJA - Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC,  has told the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that...

ABUJA - The Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from ending voter registration on 30 June 2022. Honourable...

Nigerians look forward to the 2023 elections for many reasons: crippling insecurity, lawlessness, floundering economy, perennial suboptimal social services, and a desire to hope...

ADO-EKITI - The Segun Oni Campaign Organisaton, on Sunday, rejected the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election, saying it is unacceptable. The independent National Electoral Commission,...

By YUNUSA ISHOLA & IDOWU GABRIEL ADO-EKITI - Mr Biodun Oyebanji, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been declared the winner of...

ABUJA - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has listed Senate President Ahmad Lawan as the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for...

LAGOS - There was mild drama on Thursday at Alaba International Market, Ojo, Lagos after Igbo traders who had shut down their shops to...

There is some optimism, founded or unfounded, that Nigeria will be witnessing credible elections in 2023. This air of optimism is hinged on many...

INEC chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu is straight-up one of Nigeria’s most intelligent public servants. I know because I interacted with him when we both...

ABUJA (Press Release) - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the Continuous Voter Registration Exercise (CVR) exercise in Ihitte Uboma Local Government...

Democracy thrives with the rule of law. The fundamental principle is that the law is always supreme and must be the guiding spirit of...

For Nigeria to take its rightful place in the comity of nations, the quality of leadership in 2023 must change.Also, Nigerians must vote for...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the Ekiti State governorship election holding later this year.The umpire...

The beauty of democracy lies in the transient nature of political power. The fact that power is contested periodically and those who wield power...

BY MAX AMUCHIE and SEGUN FATUASE Peoples Democratic Party  (PDP) Chieftain, Chief Olabode George and Director-General of of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), have commended...