Ahead of the June 20 governorship election in Ekiti State, the All Progressives Congress in the state has said that it will deviate from the usual jamboree-style campaigns but devise a robust drive to achieve its goal. APC State Chairman, Sola Elesin, said that the party would soon inaugurate its …
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Wike accuses Amaechi, opposition of double standards over Electoral Act
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has criticised a former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and other opposition figures, accusing them of hypocrisy over the debate surrounding electronic transmission of election results in the Electoral Act. Wike made the remarks during a media chat on Monday while …
Read More »INEC warns Nigerians against fake 2026 ad‑hoc recruitment website
The Independent National Electoral Commission has warned Nigerians to be careful of a fraudulent recruitment link circulating online, distancing itself from what it described as a fake and misleading website. In a notice posted on its official X platform on Saturday, the Commission stated : “The Independent National Electoral Commission …
Read More »Low voter turnout, delayed BVAS mar voting in Kubwa
Low voter turnout and delays with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System at various polling units in Kubwa, Bwari Area Council, disrupted the conduct of the FCT Area Council elections. At Polling Unit 044, LEA Primary School, Kubwa II, only about 50 voters had been accredited and had cast their votes …
Read More »PDP, NNPP, ADC Missing As INEC Conducts Kano Bye-Election
Three major opposition political parties are absent from the ballot in Saturday’s bye-election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano State. FILE: A ballot box The affected parties are the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and a coalition involving the African Democratic …
Read More »CVR: INEC records 6.2m online, 1m physical registrations
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has recorded 6,2 online pre-registrations in its ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), with in-person registration hitting over one million as at Sept. 28. The commission disclosed this in its regular update on the exercise released on Monday. According to the week …
Read More »INEC dismisses claims of public distrust in electoral Process
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the high level of participation by Nigerians, especially the youths, in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), shows that citizens still had confidence in the process. Reacting to recent claims suggesting that Nigerians had lost confidence in the country’s electoral system, …
Read More »INEC publishes final list of 17 candidates for FCT council elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has released the final list of 17 candidates for the 2026 Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Area Council elections scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 12, 2026. Mr Sam Olumekun, the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), made the disclosure in a …
Read More »INEC officially recognises David Mark’s ADC Leadership
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially recognised the Sen. David Mark-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Newsextra24 reports that, as of Wednesday, the commission uploaded the names of Mark and other new NWC members on its website. Among those listed to replace the …
Read More »INEC devolves voter Registration to ward level, Suspends Online Pre-registration in FCT
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the devolution of the ongoing voter registration to Ward level in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Sam Olumekun, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday, said the exercise would start on …
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