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INEC Ready for Ido/Osi Constituency One Supplementary Poll- Ekiti REC

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By Amos Ogunrinde The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in Ekiti State says it has taken delivery of the materials meant for the conduct of this Saturday’s supplementary election in three polling units in Ido/Osi Constituency One State House of Assembly. The Resident Continue Reading

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INEC to Conduct Election into Two Federal Constituencies in Oyo

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By Mosope Kehinde The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Oyo State will conduct Supplementary Elections into two Federal Constituencies in the state this Saturday.  They are Oluyole and Ibadan North East/ Ibadan South East. INEC residents Electoral Commissioner in Oyo state, Dr Adeniran Tella made this known in a statement issued in Ibadan on Thursday. […]Continue Reading

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Adebutu Files Petition before Ogun Election Tribunal

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Wale Oluokun The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Chief Oladipupo Adebutu has filed his petition challenging the governorship result announced by INEC before the State Election Petition Tribunal, seeking an order declaring him as the winner of the election. The petition was presented by a member of the legal team, […]Continue Reading

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Ekiti INEC Begins Preparation for Assembly Supplementary Election

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By Amos Ogunrinde The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it has commenced preparation in earnest for the smooth conduct of the April 15 supplementary election in Ido/Osi Constituency 1 of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, EKHA. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Professor Ayobami Salami made this known in Ado-Ekiti while presenting Continue Reading

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Abiodun, Salako-Oyedele, others get CoR

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By Bolanle Adesida The Independent National Electoral Commission has presented Certificates of Return, CoR, to Governor Dapo Abiodun, the Deputy Governor, Mrs  Noimot Salako-Oyedele and all the newly elected members of the Ogun State House of Assembly. Speaking at the ceremony, INEC’s National Commissioner in charge of Ogun, Osun and Ondo Professor Adekunle Ajayi Continue Reading

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Ondo INEC Issues Certificate of Return to Elected Members

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By Olumide Abudu The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Ondo State says it will issue certificates of return to the house of assembly members-elect on Thursday, March 30th  Head, Voter Education, Publicity, Gender and Civil Society Organisations, VEP, Mrs Olufunmike Segun-Osifeso disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Akure. Mrs Continue Reading

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Group Rejects Ogun Gov. Election Results

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By Oluwatoyin Adegoke  The Coalition of Registered Political Parties in Ogun State says it is rejecting in its entirety the March 18 governorship election in the state as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC . The convener of the coalition, Mr Olamiposi Oginni stated this at a news conference in Abeokuta, the Ogun […]Continue Reading

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Ogun PDP Storms INEC over Governorship Result

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By Wale Oluokun Ogun State Governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the concluded governorship, Dr. Ladipupo Adebutu has led protesters to the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Ogun state governorship candidate and the protesters were however dispersed with gunshots by the security personnel guarding the INEC Continue Reading

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Gov Election: INEC Suspends Collation of Results in Abia, Enugu

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The Independent National Electoral Commission has suspended further collation of governorship election results in some parts of Abia and Enugu states. This was made known in a statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye on Monday. It will be recalled that INEC’s office in Obingwa Local Government […]Continue Reading

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Olubadan Lauds INEC, Congratulates Makinde

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By Oluwakayode Banjo Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Senator Lekan Balogun has lauded the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on the conduct of the election. Oba Balogun also congratulated the re-elected governor of Oyo State, Engineer Oluseyi Makinde on his victory in last Saturday’s gubernatorial election, describing his re-election as a reward for keeping Continue Reading

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Guber Election: INEC Postpones Collation in Adamawa, Declares Kebbi Election Inconclusive

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The Independent National Electoral Commission has postponed the collation of Adamawa governorship election results from Local Government Areas till noon. State Collation Officer, Prof. Mohammed Mele, and Adamawa Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Yakubu Ari, disclosed this on Monday, after the collation of results from 20 out of the 21 LGAs. They noted that the exercise Continue Reading

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INEC Reschedules Election in Parts of Lagos, Plateau, Rivers

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has rescheduled voting for Sunday in 10 polling units at Victoria Garden City, VGC, Lagos, following disagreements over the relocation of the polling units. Voting has also been rescheduled for today in Butura Ward in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State as well as Asari-Toru Local Government Area […]Continue Reading

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ADP Guber Candidate Calls for Improved Electoral Process

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By Dayo Adu The Action Democratic Party, ADP gubernatorial candidate in Oyo State, Mr Akim Yusuf says the Federal Government and Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC have to improve on the election management system and security in the next generation election. Mr Yusuf stated this shortly after casting his vote alongside his wife at Polling Unit […]Continue Reading

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Adeleke Commends INEC, Security Agencies

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By Funmi Adekoya Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun has commended the security agencies and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for making the electoral processes peaceful in the state.    The Governor gave the commendation while speaking with Radio Nigeria after casting his vote at Unit 009, Ward 2, Abogunde/Sagba, in Ede North Continue Reading

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Voting Materials Hijacked in Bayelsa

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Some political thugs have reportedly hijacked and destroyed voting materials meant for wards 2, 3, 4 and 5 in constituency five of the Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State for the House of Assembly election. Governor Douye Diri has already strongly condemned the act, according to his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah. The […]Continue Reading

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We are ready to deal with electoral offenders – INEC Boss

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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, said on Tuesday that the commission is setting up a legal team to deal with cases of electoral offenders during the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly polls. This was as he said the forthcoming governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections will be […]Continue Reading

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Obey Court Order, PDP Tells INEC

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By Ifeoma Nwovu The legal team of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), along with its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has requested the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, to immediately comply with the court order of March 3. The court had directed INEC to allow the Party and its Presidential […]Continue Reading

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INEC to Contest Verdict Allowing use of TVCs

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Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, says it will appeal a court judgement granting two plaintiffs the request to use their temporary voter cards TVCs. This is contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi. He noted the Commission will approach the Appellate court on the matter. INEC had […]Continue Reading

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INEC Shifts Governorship, State Assembly Elections

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By Ogochukwu Okoronkwo The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has postponed the Governorship and State Assembly elections from the 11th to 18 of March 2023. A statement signed by the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr. Festus Okoye, indicated that the postponement followed Wednesday’s ruling by the Continue Reading

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INEC Presents Certificates of Return to Senators-Elect

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday, issued Certificates of Return to winners of the February 25, 2023, Senatorial elections in Nigeria The Chairman of INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, presented the certificates to the winners of the just concluded senatorial elections held on February 25 at the National Collation Centre, also referred to as Continue Reading

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Idris Ajimobi Promises to Sponsor Youth-Centred Bills

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By Oluwakayode Banjo The All Progressives Congress, APC candidate for Ibadan Southwest State Constituency 2, Mr Idris Abiola-Ajimobi has promised to sponsor bills centred at youth empowerment and job creation if elected into the Oyo State House of Assembly. Mr Abiola-Ajimobi made the promise in an interview with Radio Nigeria during the final of the […]Continue Reading

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INEC to Conduct Supplementary Elections after March 11

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The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that supplementary elections will be fixed after the governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections. This was made known in a statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, INEC, Festus Okoye, on Thursday. Okoye said, “The commission is aware that in some Continue Reading

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BREAKING: INEC Declares Tinubu Winner of Presidential Election

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The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, as the president-elect. Tinubu, a former Lagos State governor, was declared the president-elect after the 70-year-old polled 8,794,726 votes to win the 2023 presidential election. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, announced Tinubu as the Continue Reading

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Presidential Election: APC Wins in Oyo State

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By Mosope Kehinde Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, collation Returning Officer who is the Vice Chancellor, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Professor Olusola Kehinde has announced the results of the presidential election conducted on Saturday in the state. Professor Kehinde disclosed that the All Progressives Congress, APC, polled 449,884 Continue Reading

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Oyo INEC Awaiting Results

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By Mosope Kehinde The announcement of Saturday’s presidential election results from Oyo state is underway at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC state office in Agodi Ibadan. The collation of the thirty-three local governments in the state has been concluded while the Oyo State collation returning officer who is the vice-chancellor, the University of Continue Reading