THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it will no longer register any election observer that fails to submit its report, after monitoring elections it conducted. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, stated this at the commission’s first quarterly consultative meeting with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), for 2024 in Abuja on …
Read More »
TOP officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Presidency, including cabinet members in the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, have been fingered as beneficiaries of the $6.2 million windfall allegedly shared with some Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) by former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, …
Read More »
THE Deputy Governor of Edo State, Comrade Philip Shaibu, has urged the Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja to declare the governorship indirect primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on February 22, which produced Asue Igbodalo at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin, as invalid and unlawful. Shaibu, represented by …
Read More »
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) stated that the Federal Government provided N313.4 billion for the planning and execution of the 2023 general elections. Newsextra24 reports that the commission’s 2023 General Election Report, made public on Friday, revealed that as of September 2023, N313.4 billion out of the approved N355.8 billion for …
Read More »
INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu BARRING any last-minute change of plans, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC is set to release the 2023 general election report today. The report would detail all aspects of the election including the technical glitch experienced with the INEC Results Viewing Portal iREV during the …
Read More »
POLITICAL parties and their candidates in Edo State have been directed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove campaign billboards, posters, and jingles that are being broadcast on local radio and television stations. This information was revealed by State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Anugbum Onuoha, during a meeting of …
Read More »
THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Wednesday issued Certificates of Return to winners of Saturday’s rerun and by-election. The presentation was done at the INEC headquarters, Abuja. Those who got the certificates included Prof. Anthony Okorie, Senator-elect for Ebonyi South, Mr Pam Dachungyang, Senator-elect for Plateau North and Musa …
Read More »
INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Labour Party (LP) candidate, Daniel Asama, as the winner of the House of Representatives rerun election for Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency. INEC Returning Officer, Prof. James Garba, announced Asama as the victor after he reportedly garnered 66,422 …
Read More »
THERE was an inferno at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, on Friday. Newsextra24 understands that the fire incident occurred at the commission’s office in the Ibadan South East Local Government Area of the state. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Dr Adeniran Rahmon …
Read More »
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list and personal details of candidates participating in the February 2024 bye-elections. Newsextra24 reports that this comes barely a month after the electoral body released the timetable and schedule of activities for conducting the bye-elections resulting from the resignation or demise of National …
Read More »
