Ahead of the November 11, 2023 governorship elections, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has forwarded the names of the governorship candidates of the party for Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The names of the candidates of the party forwarded to the electoral …
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Adamawa Guber: Completely Disgraceful – Babachir Lawal Slams INEC
FORMER Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has slammed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over the recent supplementary elections conducted in Adamawa State and other parts of Nigeria. Lawal branded INEC as disgraceful, adding that the electoral body has decided to throw Nigeria into civil …
Read More »House Of Reps Supplementary Election: Winners As Announced By INEC
The Supplementary Election held on April 15, 2023: Candidates contested in two Governorship polls, 5 Senatorial Districts, 31 House of Representatives Constituencies and 57 State Constituency seats. Below are the House of Reps seats as announced by INEC; (3 Pending) KHANA/GOKANA PDP/incumbent: Dumnamene Robinson Deekor (18641)✓ SDP: Friday Nubari Nke-ee …
Read More »BREAKING: INEC Summons Adamawa REC
THE Independent National Electoral Commission has invited the Adamawa Resident Electoral Commissioner, Barrister Hudu Yunusa, over the declaration of the election held Saturday. The commission disclosed this on Sunday via its Twitter handle. It noted that the process has clearly not been concluded before he made the announcement. “The attention …
Read More »Why We Nullified Senator Binani’s Declaration As Adamawa Gov-elect – INEC
THE Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has declared as null and void, the purported declaration of the All Progressives Congress APC Governorship Candidate in Adamawa state, Aisha Dahiru Binani by the state Resident Electoral Commissioner REC as duly elected. According to the commission, the REC has no such powers as …
Read More »PDP Demands Arrest Of Adamawa INEC REC
Idi Hong, an agent of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the collation centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Adamawa, has demanded the arrest of Hudu, the Resident Electoral Commissioner. Hong made the call after Ari declared Senator Aisha Dahiru, popularly known as Binani, winner of the …
Read More »Supplementary Elections: PDP Wins Jigawa Assembly
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of Peoples Democratic (PDP) for Birnin Kudu Constituency, Ibrahim Kabiru winner in the House of Assembly supplementary election in Jigawa state. The Returning Officer, Prof Usman Haruna of the Federal University Dutse, declared Kabiru winner in Birnin Kudu Local Government …
Read More »INEC Declares APC Winner Of Yobe South Senatorial Election
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Senator Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai the winner of the keenly contested Yobe South senatorial election. Bomai of the All Progressives Congress (APC), polled 69,596 votes to defeat Halilu Mazagane of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who got 68,885 votes. Others are Yerima Adamu …
Read More »Voters’ Apathy: INEC Records Low Voters Turnout In Ebonyi Supplementary Elections
VOTER apathy trailed Saturday’s supplementary election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission in Ebonyi. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that there was a low turnout of voters in some of the polling units visited in Ikwo Local Government Areas of the state. The supplementary elections are taking place …
Read More »Tinubu Won Presidential Election, INEC Tells Tribunal
THE Independent National Electoral Commission has asked the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja to dismiss all the petitions challenging the declaration of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress as the winner of the February 25 presidential election. INEC had declared that Tinubu polled 8,794,726 votes to win the …
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