A devastating fire has engulfed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Gwadabawa Local Government Area of Sokoto State, causing significant destruction to electoral materials. Confirming the incident, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, stated in a release on Friday, February 14, 2025, that the fire … Read more
A 2023 Vice Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Bishop Isaac Idahosa, has stated that there are no consequences for the shortcomings of the electoral body in Nigeria. Idahosa insisted that appropriate punishment should be meted out to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and public officials for electoral failures. The ally … Read more
Today, Monday, February 10, 2025, is the first D-Day for Governor Monday Okpehbolo at the Election Petitions Tribunal (EPT) sitting in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria. The ex-Senator (APC, Edo Central) is expected to begin defence of his declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the winner of the September … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has renewed its call for the establishment of a dedicated tribunal to handle electoral offences. According to INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, the backlog of unresolved electoral offence cases has made it necessary to create a specialised court for swift justice. Speaking at the commission’s first quarterly consultative meeting with … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has closed its case at the Edo Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja. The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) and itd candidate, Mr Asue Ighodalo dragged INEC, the All Progressives Congress, (APC) and Gov. Monday Okpebholo to the tribunal challenging the outcome of the Sept. 21, 2024 governorship election. When … Read more
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday, confirmed two persons for appointment as National Electoral Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Henzodaily reports the Senate confirmed Tukur Yusuf and Prof. Sunday Aja for the positions. Also, the lawmakers in the red chamber during plenary on Thursday, confirmed Saseyi Ibiyemi as a Resident Electoral Commissioner. The … Read more
The Senate, on Thursday, confirmed three nominees of President Bola Tinubu for appointment as National Electoral Commissioners and Resident Electoral Commissioner. The confirmation followed the presentation and adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters at plenary. The confirmed nominees for the National Electoral Commissioner are Tukur Abdulrazaq, representing North West , … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has notified the Senate of the termination of the appointments of three Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The notification is contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and read at plenary on Wednesday. The letter is titled: “Request to terminate … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has described as diabolical the practice of buying delegates by aspirants during primary elections of political parties. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this at the commission’s First Regular Consultative Meeting with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Abuja on Tuesday while urging the CSOs to develop interest in the primaries … Read more
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has called for advocacy against vote-buying during party primaries. Henzodaily reports that Professor Yakubu described the practice as diabolic and undermining democracy. He stated this during the Commission’s first Regular Consultative Meeting with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) for the year 2025, on Tuesday, in … Read more