The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers says it is prepared to commence the claims and objections exercise for the second phase of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. Gabriel Yomere, disclosed this via a statement by the commission’s Head, Voter Education and …
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New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has fixed May 26 for its primaries for all elective positions ahead of the 2027 general elections. Truthng reports the elective positions include House of Assembly, governorship, National Assembly and presidency. The NNPP National Publicity Secretary, Ladipo Johnson, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, …
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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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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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