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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 Continue Reading

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No election in 240 polling units – INEC

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Less than 12 days to the general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission says election will not hold in 240 polling units. The INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu stated this at a meeting with leaders of political parties on Monday. Yakubu stated nobody chose to vote in these polling units. Details later…. Culled / Titilayo […]Continue Reading

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We are poised to beat Ekiti guber poll feat – INEC Chairman

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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu has given assurance that the commission is prepared to beat the good record of Ekiti poll during the Osun guber election billed for July 16th 2022.  Professor Yakubu made this known today while inspecting non-sensitive materials at the INEC office, Osogbo alongside Osun […]Continue Reading

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We are Poised for Credible Guber Poll in Ekiti – INEC

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is ready to conduct a good governorship election in Ekiti State. During an interview with Newsmen, Chairman of INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said the commission would deploy the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for the June 18 election. Okoye who stated that INEC […]Continue Reading

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2023: INEC Seeks Collaboration of Security Agency

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has sought the support of the Nigerian Air Force in deploying personnel and airlifting election materials to remote and insecure areas across the country. The commission also solicited the support of the Air Force to provide security in volatile areas just as it had been doing during the off-cycle […]Continue Reading

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1 Month to Go: INEC’s 20m New Registrants Target Stuck at 29%

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The plan of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to register at least 20 million Nigerian voters before the end of June seems unlikely to come to fruition as only 5.8 million people representing 29 percent of INEC’s target have actually registered. According to INEC, as of May 16, 9,238,991 fresh registrants had registered online […]Continue Reading

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New INEC REC Assumes Duty in Ekiti

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A new INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, has assumed duty in Ekiti State. He is Dr Tellar Rahmon, a native of Osogbo, Osun State. Dr Rahmon was recently sworn-in by the INEC National Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu in Abuja. Until his appointment, Dr Tella Rahmon was a lecturer at the Department of Business Administration, Faculty of […]Continue Reading