The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed a suit filed by the All Democratic Alliance (ADA) against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for lacking in merit. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, held that the suit was incompetent because it was initiated by originating summons inspite of containing allegations of fraud. “Adopting…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 106,074 new voters were registered in Nasarawa State during the second phase of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. Muhammad Abubakar-Sadiq, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Nasarawa State, disclosed the figure on Monday in Lafia while briefing newsmen on the commencement of the third phase of…
Mr Ameh Unekwuojo, a former Director with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has joined the race for the Kogi East Senatorial seat ahead of the 2027 general elections. Unekwuojo is seeking to represent the district on the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). Odokina Ojoma, the Director of Media for the Unekwuojo Campaign…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the third and the final phase of nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) begins on Monday, May 11. Mohammed Haruna, Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said that exercise would end on Friday, July 10. Haruna advised eligible citizens ,who have attained…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers has announced the commencement of the third phase of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in the state. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC),in Rivers, Mr Johnson Sinikiem, disclosed this in a statement, he issued to Journalists, in Port Harcourt, on Tuesday. Sinikiem said that the exercise…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State on has displayed register of voters from the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) for claims and objections. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Lagos State, Prof. Ayobami Salami, disclosed this on Wednesday in a statement by Alhaji Taiwo Gbadegesin, the Head, Voter Education and Publicity of…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened online applications for ad-hoc staff ahead of the Ekiti State governorship election fixed for June 20. According to a notice released on Tuesday in Abuja, the recruitment exercise began on April 25 and will end on May 18 via the commission’s official recruitment platform, INECPRES. INEC outlined…
A verification team from Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday visited the national secretariat of Labour Party in Abuja , ahead of the party’s forthcoming congresses. The INEC team, led by Mallam Mansur Hassan, said it was on a mission to verify claims made by the party about its physical and leadership structures and…
The Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC) in Osun has assured residents of a peaceful, credible and transparent governorship election on Aug. 15. The new Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, gave the assurance while addressing protesters at the commission’s office in Osogbo on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
The leadership crisis in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) intensified after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) removed the names of David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola from its official portal as national chairman and national secretary of the party. The move, which followed the Court of Appeal’s judgment, prompted Mark to file a fresh motion…
