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Fact Checking Imperative for Media – Osun REC
By Mojisola Oladele The media need to avoid misrepresentation and circulation of important issues and events that affects the Public. The Resident Commissioner, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Dr. Mutiu Agboke made the call during a courtesy visit to the correspondent chapel of the Nigerian Union of journalists in Osogbo, Osun State capital. Dr Mutiu…
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Ondo Poll: INEC Says 261,703 PVCs Uncollected
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, weekend, said that over 261,703 Permanent Voters’ Cards, PVCs, have remained uncollected in Ondo State, ahead of the November 16 governorship election. Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Babalola, said that out of 1,991,344 registered voters, 1,729,641 have collected their PVCs in the state. Babalola said this during…
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Ondo Guber: ADP Picks Ayodeji Akinnodi as Candidate
By Oluwatosin Ighoteguono The Action Democratic party, ADP has picked Mr Ayodeji Akinnodi as its candidate for the November governorship election in Ondo State. Mr Akinnodi was picked through a consensus which was affirmed by delegates from all the eighteen local government areas of the state. The event held in Akure, the state capital was…
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Heavy Presence of EFCC, ICPC, Security Operatives as Re-run Holds in Oyo
By Bashir Sulaiman There was heavy presence of security operatives during the re-run election held on Saturday, in two polling units of Saki West State Constituency of Oyo State House of Assembly. The affected polling units are Odo-osun 007 in Ogidigbo area and Ogbalanja polling unit 019 in Sepeteri/Bapon registration area. It was also observed…
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INEC Begins Distribution of Bye-Election Materials in Plateau
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday, commenced the distribution of sensitive electoral materials in the six Local Government Areas of Plateau state ahead of Saturday’s re-rerun election The distribution of the electoral materials was done on the premises of the Central Bank of Nigeria in Jos, the state capital The distribution was done in…
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INEC Office Losses Logistics Materials to Fire
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Oyo State has reported a fire outbreak at its Ibadan South East Local Government Area office. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in the State, Dr Adeniran Rahmon Tella, in a statement noted that, the outbreak occurred on Friday 26th January, 2024 at around 10:30 O’clock in the morning. Dr…
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APC Sweeps Ekiti Local Government Election
By Busuyi Ogidiolu Candidates of the All Progressives Congress APC have been declared winners of the just concluded Local Government Election in Ekiti State. The Party won in all the 16 statutory Local Governments, 22 Local Council Development Areas Chairmanship seats and 177 Councillorship seats. Chairman of the Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission, EKSIEC Retired Justice…
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We’re working assiduously to improve Nigeria’s electoral process – Senator Alli
By Oluwakayode Banjo The joint committee of the 10th National Assembly on electoral matters is working assiduously to improve the nation’s electoral process. This is contained in a statement by the senator representing Oyo South Federal Constituency for the All Progressives Congress, APC, Sharafadeen Alli, and signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Akeem…
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Bayelsa Guber Poll: INEC to Announce Remaing Result by Noon
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Bayelsa State has adjourned the announcements of the remaining two Local Government Areas results to noon, today. The outstanding Local Government Areas are Brass and Southern Ijaw LGAs. The Head of Department Voter Education and Publicity, INEC, Bayelsa State, Mr Wilfred Ifogah who announced the adjournment after the session…
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Senate Commences Screening of INEC RECs
The Senate has begun the screening of the newly nominated Resident Electoral Commission (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The newly appointed RECs are; Etekamba Umoren (Akwa Ibom), Isah Shaka Ehimeakne (Edo), Oluwatoyin Babalola (Ekiti), Abubakar Ahmed Ma’aji (Gombe), Shehu Wahab (Kwara), Professor Mohammed Yelwa (Niger). Others are Anugbum Onuoha (Rivers), Isma’ila Kaura…
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INEC Postpones Meeting with NSA on Off-Cycle Election
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has postponed its meeting with the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. The meeting earlier scheduled to be held on Monday was rescheduled to hold on Friday, according to the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun. The commission was meant to meet with…
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INEC Expresses Satisfaction with BVAS Ahead of November Polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed satisfaction with the performance of the bimodal voter accreditation system BVAS ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Imo state. The INEC National Commissioner in charge of South East, Kenneth Ukeagu stated this while speaking with newsmen after monitoring the mock accreditation exercise held in select…
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EKSEIC Seeks Parties Compliance with Guidelines on Council Poll
By Amos Ogunrinde The Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission, EKSIEC has advised Political parties taking part in December Two (2) Council polls to follow guidelines and time table of the election. EKSIEC Chairman, Retired Justice Cornelius Akintayo, who gave the advice during a meeting with chairmen of Political parties in Ado Ekiti, applauded them for conducting…
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No Evidence Tinubu Forged College Record, Says BBC’s Global Disinformation Team
There is no evidence that the diploma Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu submitted to the country’s electoral commission was forged, the BBC’s Global Disinformation Team has found. Allegations that President Tinubu’s certificates were faked went viral on social media following the release by Chicago State University (CSU) of his academic records last week. We have…
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BREAKING: Tribunal Orders Rerun of Kaduna Guber Polls
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kaduna has declared the 2023 governorship election in Kaduna state inconclusive. According to report from Vanguard correspondent, the tribunal, during its resumed proceeding on Thursday, in a split decision of a ratio of 2:1, declared the election inconclusive and directed that a supplementary election should be held by…
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OYSIEC Receives Support of MAN “O”War Ahead 2024 Polls
… assures continuous engagement with security agencies By Nashirdeen Sherifdeen The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC), has assured security agencies of continued engagement in its quest to achieve peaceful and credible Local Government Councils Election next year. The OYSIEC boss, Aare Isiaka Abiola Olagunju, SAN, gave the assurance on Tuesday while playing host to officers…
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Eid-el-Moulud: Senator Alli Calls for Supplication
By Wale Asake Sen. Sharafadeen Alli(APC-Oyo South) has called on Muslims to pray fervently for Nigerians and its leaders as the celebrate Eid-el-Moulud. This is contained in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Akeem Abas and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Ibadan. Eid-el-Moulud marks the birth of the Holy Prophet…
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FG Mulls Harmonization of Identity Cards
Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo says talks will soon begin among all relevant stakeholders in the national identity system to work out modalities on how to harmonise all the various identity systems for seamless and efficient service delivery in the country. He said the discussion would involve all the relevant stakeholders concerned, ranging from…
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OYSIEC Targets 70% voters’ participation in 2024 LG Election
By Nashirdeen Sherifdeen The Chairman, Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC), Aare Isiaka Abiola Olagunju, SAN, on Sunday, revealed that the Commission is targeting achieving 70 percent registered voters’ participation in the next Local Government Councils’ Election. Olagunju, while featuring on a live radio program in Ibadan, hinted that voters’ turnout during the 2021 local government…
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INEC Mounts Defence at Presidential Poll Tribunal
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has opened its defence of the February 25 presidential election before the Presidential Election Petition Court sitting in Abuja. This is coming after the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the Labour Party, LP, and their presidential candidates had successfully closed their cases penultimate on the 23rd of last month, at…
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INEC Gives Oluomo Certificate of Return
By Oluwatoyin Adegoke Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has presented a Certificate of Return to the Speaker, Ogun State House of Assembly, Mr Olakunle Oluomo following his victory at the supplementary election. Presenting the certificate at the INEC office in Abeokuta, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Niyi Ijalaye said the presentation was in accordance with…
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BREAKING: INEC Declares Fintiri Winner of Adamawa Gov Poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Ahmadu Fintiri as the winner of the Adamawa State governorship election. The Returning Officer, Muhammed Melee, declared incumbent Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party winner on Tuesday after polling 430,861 votes to defeat his major counterpart Aisha Binani of the All Progressives Congress who polled 398,788. INEC had…
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Adamawa poll: INEC suspends REC
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has directed the Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Ari, to stay away from the state office. The directive was contained in a memo, INEC/SEC/442/V.II, signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, sent to Ari on Monday. It read, I hereby convey the Commission’s decision that you (Barr.…
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BREAKING: INEC Suspends Adamawa Gov Poll, Summons REC
By Olaolu Fawole The Independent National Electoral Commission has condemned the purported declaration of winner in the Adamawa Governorship election by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) even when the process has clearly not been concluded. Barr. Festus Okoye, National Commissioner, Information &Voter Education, in a statement said the action of the REC is a usurpation…
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Large Turnout in Oyo Supplementary Election
By Mosope Kehinde There has been a large turnout of voters at affected polling units at the ongoing Supplementary Elections into two Federal Constituencies in Oyo state. Our correspondent monitoring the exercise also observes that the exercise has been violence free as of the time of filling this report. At Ward 7, Polling Units 001,…
