From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Minister of Labour and Employment and Senator-elect for Plateau South Senatorial District, Simon Lalong has received his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission. Lalong recieved…
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The immaculateness of INEC in Imo
By Bala Ibrahim Normally, by my training as a journalist, praise singing, or the art of saying good things about someone, individual or institution, especially in a manner that would be extremely…
INEC suspends election in 9 wards of Kogi State over electoral malpractices
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended election in nine wards of Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi State due to electoral malpractices, particularly the incident of result sheets completed before…
Appointment of partisan INEC RECs will complicate credible elections, Falana reveals
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has warned that the appointment of members of political parties as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) will complicate the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC’s) efforts to conduct…
Justice & Fairness: Declare Gov Sule winner, Hon. Sharubutu urges Appeal Court
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna A community leader and Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, Hon. Basiru Sharubutu Abubakar, has called on the Appeal Court to declare Governor…
Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa Guber: Three measures to ensure acceptable outcomes
By Law Mefor It is not that hard to hold elections that are free, fair, and transparent; elections that will yield acceptable results that are of world standards, if the relevant statutory…
INEC reprimands officer who issued appeal withdrawal in Kano Governorship case
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reprimanded its Kano State Legal Officer for issuing an unauthorized letter withdrawing from the appeal process in the ongoing Kano Governorship election petition case. INEC…
Tribunal Requested Us To Withdraw From Kano Guber Appeal – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened up on the issues surrounding the letter in circulation signifying the commission stand not to participate in the appeal against the Kano Governorship Election…
BREAKING: INEC in dilemma, makes U-turn on Kano Governorship judgement appeal
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has made a U-turn by withdrawing its initial letter signifying withdrawal from appeal against the judgement of the Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. PRIME TIME NEWS…
INEC withdraws appeal against Kano Governorship Tribunal Ruling
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has withdrawn its appeal against the Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal ruling that sacked Governor Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and declared…
Kano Guber: Political group X-rays tribunal’s ruling, sues for redress at Appeal
The Kano Election Petition Tribunal’s ruling on the March 18, 2023, Kano State Gubernatorial Election has come under intense scrutiny, with multiple organizations and experts pointing out serious flaws in the judgment….
Declare me president, Atiku tells tribunal in final address
Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, has urged the Presidential Election Petition Court to declare him the winner of the presidential election held on February 25, having won…
Linking INEC voters’ register with NIN will guarantee election credibility — Aregbesola
The Former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to link its voters’ register with the database of the National Identity Management Commission to forestall…
TMG blasts INEC, FG for dismissing EU’s electoral report
The Transition Monitoring Group has expressed their concern over the dismissal of the European Union Electoral Report by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Federal Government. In a statement by…
Nigerian Govt rejects EU’s conclusions on 2023 general elections, asserts credibility
The Nigerian government has vehemently rejected the European Union’s (EU) conclusions on the 2023 general elections, specifically the presidential election, which saw the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from the All…
INEC to begin review of 2023 general election in July
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will begin post-election review of the 2023 general election in July. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National…