The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has deregistered 74 political parties. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, announced this in a press conference in Abuja on Thursday. He said this because of their failure to meet various criteria stipulated by the constitution Read more
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr David Lyon, has won the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa State. The Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin, Professor Faraday Read more
The Presidential Election Tribunal on Monday rejected the request by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and his party to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission to allow them access to the server used for this Read more
All Progressives Congress’s Muhammadu Buhari has been re-elected as Nigeria’s president for another four-year term after facing down stiff competition from his closest challenger Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party. Buhari was declared the winner of the election in Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has postponed to February 23rd, the General election earlier scheduled for Saturday, February 16th, 2019. Professor Mahmood Yakubu,while briefing newsmen at the commission’s headquarters, announced that continuing with the election as earlier scheduled for Read more
Lagos and Kano states have the highest number of registered voters, going by the register which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) presented to political parties yesterday. INEC has cleared 84,004,084 would-be voters for the forthcoming elections, after carrying out Read more
The dust created by INEC’s declaration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate as the winner of the 17 November Ekiti, Oke-ero, Isin and Irepodun Federal Constituency by-election in Kwara State is yet to settle. Following widespread allegations of irregularities Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday night declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Raheem Olawuyi Ajuloopin, as winner of the Ekiti/Irepodun/Isin/Oke-Ero Federal constituency bye-election in Kwara state. Announcing the results, INEC’s Chief Returning Officer Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday released its provincial list of candidates for presidential and national assembly elections. This was in line with Section 31 (3) of the Electoral Act 2010, as amended which states “The commission shall, Read more
The leaders and members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are currently protesting against the outcome of the Osun State Governorship election at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja. Leaders of the opposition party among whom Read more