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Osun APC Set for Litigation against INEC, PDP

Barely three weeks after the conduct of the Osun State Governorship Election, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said it had concluded plans to drag the Independent National Electoral Commission, the People’s Democratic Party and its candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke before Election Petition Tribunal. The Chairman of the party, Prince Gboyega Famodun made the Continue Reading
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INEC: New Voters Join Electoral Rolls

In preparation for the upcoming presidential election in February, Nigeria has added more than 10 million new voters to its electoral rolls, the majority of whom are young people. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says 84% of the 10.49 million new voters registered during the year-long exercise that finished on Sunday, were under the […]Continue Reading
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INEC Alerts Citizens Against Fake Registration

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced that the Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, program is still on hold. According to a statement issued by the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, the Commission’s attention was drawn to an online site urging Nigerians to enroll for “VOTER Continue Reading
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INEC Yet to Decide Multiple Registrant’s Fate

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is yet to decide the next line of action to take against those that engaged in multiple registrations during the just concluded Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. The Commission, which reaffirmed that multiple registrations constitute an electoral offence, said it carried out sufficient awareness campaigns to Continue Reading
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No extension of voter registration – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has ruled out the possibility of extending the ongoing nationwide continuous voter registration (CVR) insisting that it will close on the thirty-first of this month as scheduled. Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner in charge of Voter Education and Publicity, made this known in Awka, Anambra State. He noted […]Continue Reading
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PMB Renominates Agboke as INEC Commissioner

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent names of 19 Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), who will conduct the next general elections. Report shows that one of those renominated for the task is the immediate past Resident Electoral Commissioner of Oyo State, and Abeokuta-born lawyer, Dr Mutiu Agboke, who is to represent Continue Reading
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INEC to Register Lagos PLWDs July 25, 26

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State has slated July 25 and 26 for Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWDs) to register. Eight special centres have been designated for this purpose across the five Ibile divisions of the state. They are Ikorodu Central Local Government area (Ikorodu); Ability and Disability Centre, Ajara (Badagry); Old […]Continue Reading
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Ooni Admonishes Osun Governor-Elect

Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi has congratulated the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the just concluded gubernatorial election in Osun State, Ademola Adeleke on his victory at the poll. The monarch urged the governor-elect to “carry everybody on board as a people’s leader who has no time for any vendetta […]Continue Reading
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INEC Presents Certificate of Return to Adeleke

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday presented the certificate of return to Osun State Governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke. The certificate presentation to Adeleke by the INEC National Commissioner, Supervising Osun, Ogun and Oyo States, Professor  Kunle Ajayi, was preceded by the presentation to the deputy governor-elect, Prince Kola Adewusi. The Continue Reading
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CVR: INEC Extends Registration Hours

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in Oyo State has extended the hours of registration in the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration, CVR to eight hours starting from 9’0 clock in the morning till 5’0 clock in the evening daily. This is contained in a statement in Ibadan by the INEC Administrative Secretary, Alhaji Biodun Onikate-Amosu. […]Continue Reading
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CTA Commends INEC for Peaceful Poll in Osun

The Centre for Transparency Advocacy, CTA, has commended Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for playing their part towards the growth and development of our democracy. Executive Director, CTA, Ms. Faith Nwadishi gave the commendation while addressing Journalists, on the observation of the group in the just concluded Osun Governorship election. She said report Continue Reading
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Monarch Lauds INEC on Osun Poll

The Timi of Ede, Oba Munirudeen Adesola Lawal has commended Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the free and credible governorship election. Oba Lawal gave the commendation while speaking with Radio Nigeria at his palace in Ede. The Monarch who expressed satisfaction at the result said the people now have confidence in the nation’s electoral […]Continue Reading
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Àjọ INEC ti gbaradì fétò ìdìbò Gómìnà nípinlẹ̀ Ọsun

Àjọ elétò ìdìbò ilẹ̀ yí, INEC, ti pín àwọn ohun èèlò ìdìbò sáwọn ìjọba ìbílẹ̀ ọgbọ̀n ní ìpalẹ̀mọ́ fún ètò ìdìbò sípò Gómìnà tí yio wáyé nípinlẹ̀ Ọsun lọ́la. Pínpín àwọn ohun èèlò ìdìbò ọ̀hún ló wáyé ní ọ́fìsì INEC, tó wà l’ósogbo níbití àwọn asájú ẹgbẹ́ òsèlú, àwọn oníròyìn àti ònwòye ètò ìdìbò péjú […]Continue Reading
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INEC Set for Gubernatorial Election in Osun

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has moved sensitive materials to local government areas in readiness for the June 16 governorship election in Osun State. The distribution and movement exercises were done under heavy presence of security agencies at the INEC state headquarters in Osogbo. Journalists, local and international observers, security agents Continue Reading