Tag Archives: INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has lifted ban on political campaigns, allowing parties to tighten “lose ends” ahead of the February 13 Presidential election. Disclosing this in a statement on Monday night in Abuja, the National Commissioner with the INEC and Chairman, Committee on Information and Voter Education, Mr Festus Okoye, said that the commission has lifted the ban …

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President Muhammadu Buhari says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has questions to answer over the postponement of the general election. Barely six hours to the presidential and national assembly elections on Saturday, INEC announced postponement of the exercise — blaming this on logistics issues. Reacting during the All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus meeting on Monday, Buhari said INEC had all …

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… asks INEC to upgrade so Nigerians could vote anywhere they are and be counted in their desired location. The Christian Press Association of Nigeria (CPAN) has condemned the sudden postponement of the February 16 election. That postponment, CPAN says, is ridiculous and unacceptable because it came barely hours to the elections after the same INEC Chairman had earlier said …

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) met on Friday 15th of February 2019 and reviewed its preparations for the 2019 general elections scheduled for Saturday 16 February 2019 and Saturday 2nd March 2019. Following a careful review of the implementation of its logistics and operational plan on the determination and operational plan to conduct free, fair and credible elections, the …

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The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has taken a decision to shift the date of the Presidential and National Assembly elections earlier scheduled for Saturday till next week 23 February. It was one of the decisions reached early today in a crunch talk between INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu and 12 National Commissioners in Abuja, according to sources close to the …

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians the Presidential and National Assembly elections would hold today as earlier scheduled. The agency however allayed fears election would be postponed whereby debunking rumour making the rounds of the postponement of the election. National Commissioner for Voter Education and Publicity at INEC, Mr. Festus Okoye, told DAILY POST Friday night that …

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says any of the ten fingers — not only the index — can be used for marking the ballot papers when voting. The electoral body said it got wind of “false reports” that the only the index finger is approved for marking the ballot papers. It described the rumour as “false”, saying any of …

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Tayo Olanipekun The United States of America and the United Kingdom have said anybody found responsible for causing violence during and after the 2019 general elections will face visa restrictions. The two countries in a joint statement issued on Thursday in Abuja said the same measures may also be extended to family members of the perpetrators. “We will not hesitate …

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A Lagos Magistrate Court has remanded three men in prison for impersonating INEC workers and recruiting ad-hoc staff. The suspects,Kaiyewu Folahan, Akintunde Ibukun and Azeez Kazeem were caught in the act on Wednesday by the operatives and were immediately apprehended. The suspects were today arraigned accordingly at the Chief Magistrate’s Court 2, Yaba, for conspiracy, impersonation, forgery, fraudulent act and …

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In spite of the claims by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that its primary elections conducted in Lagos State was devoid of irregularities and favoritism, a video in the public domain has proved to the contrary. The APC in Lagos State, in conjunction with the National Working Committee (NWC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on October 2 and …

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