Tag Archives: INEC

Activist, Aisha Yusufu, has accused INEC officials of failing to upload results from the presidential elections at the different polling units on the INEC server.    In a video shared on her Instagram page, Yesufu warned the electoral body against carrying out any act that will disenfranchise Nigerians.    She …

  Former Nigeria President, Olusegun Obasanjo has cast his ballot in his hometown of Abeokuta, the Ogun State Capital. Speaking with reporters after casting his votes, Obasanjo applauded BVAS machine introduced by INEC for the 2023 general elections. After casting his vote at polling unit ward 11 unit 22 zone …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday, February 25, bemoaned reports of attacks in some polling units across the country as accreditation and voting continues for the presidential and National Assembly elections. According to the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, some Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines were stolen …

  The Anambra State Resident Electoral Commission, Dr. Queen Agwu, has assured members of the state that elections will be held in all the 5,720 polling units in the 21 local government areas of the state despite insecurity in the state.   Agwu also stated that out of the 2.5 …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the results of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections will be declared as quickly as possible. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who spoke at a media briefing in Abuja on Friday, February 24, also said that the process will not suffer …

Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Friday, February 24, granted an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from employing the services of the Chairman of Lagos State Parks Management Committee, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, to distribute …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that it has taken possession of a “substantial part” of the cash it requested of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) amid the cash crunch in the country.    INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, confirmed receipt of the funds on Thursday, February …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that voters are prohibited from going into the voting cubicle with their phones.   Chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu who spoke at a press conference today, February 23, said he is hopeful that all vices will be dealt with. Yakubu also disclosed …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has begun the distribution of electoral materials to the 20 Local Government Areas (LGA) in Lagos state, ahead of the Presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday, February 25.   The state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Olusegun Agbaje, confirmed this to journalists at the Central …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has been barred by a federal high court sitting in Lagos from engaging the services of the chairman of the Lagos State Parks Management Committee, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, to distribute election materials in the state pending the hearing and determination of …