Tag Archives: INEC

The Presidential Election Petitions Court has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) cannot be forced to e-transmit election results. In a judgement delivered on Wednesday, September 6, the five-man panel of the Presidential Election petition Court PEPC led by Justice Haruna Tsammani held that INEC was at liberty …

Director General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Akin Osuntokun, who addressed an international press conference at the party’s campaign headquarters in Abuja on Thursday, July 13, called for the immediate dismissal and prosecution of the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu.   Asides …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Adamawa governorship election, Aisha Dahiru, popularly called “Binani,” has, again filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the nullification of her declaration as governor of Adamawa in the March 18 governorship election.   In a motion marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/935/2023, …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it will soon take an action on the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner of Adamawa State, Hudu Ari.   Recall that Ari stirred controversy during the supplementary governorship election results in Adamawa State, by illegally declaring Senator Aisha Dahiru Binnani as the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said that Nigerians should not judge the commission based on the glitch experienced in the upload of the February 25 presidential election held across the country.   The EU chief Observer, Barry Andrews, said public condience in INEC was severely damaged in the …

INEC addresses glitch in presidential election upload, urges public to consider broader picture. In a response to the European Union Election Observation Mission’s final report on the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) reaffirmed that the glitch encountered during the upload of the February 25 presidential election …

Eight of the kidnappers who killed a staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Emmanuel Igwe, in Evo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State have been arrested.   LIB reported that the kidnappers abducted Igwe’s wife and slaughtered the father of Ohanaeze youth leader, Ajah Okeafor, who was harvesting …

Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed a staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Emmanuel Igwe and Ajah Okafor, father of Ohaneze Ndigbo Youth wing chieftain, Damian Okafor.   The incident happened in Ishiagu community in Ivo Local government area of Ebonyi State on Sunday evening, June 18, …

A report from a subpoenaed witness who identified herself as an employee of Amazon Web Services Incorporated, USA, has been admitted as evidence by the presidential tribunal.  The witness who gave her name as Claretta Ogar, disclosed that she is a cloud engineer and architect. The report provided details of …

Jerry Gana, a former minister of information has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has not been “fair” to Nigerians with the conduct of elections.   Addressing reporters during an interview, Gana also said that INEC has not respected the introduction of modern technology to improve our electoral …