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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that its members of staff are not partisan. In a release made available to National Wire and signed by INEC’s  National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye Esq, the electoral body said it conducted general elections in 2019 to fill 1,558 positions. Judging the election to be well …

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On 23rd February 2019, general election was held across Nigeria to elect the President, members of the National Assembly. The election was earlier scheduled for 16th February but the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) postponed the polls by a week at 03:00 on the original polling day, citing logistical challenges in getting electoral materials to polling stations on time. In …

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Despite her pulling out of the presidential election held 23rd February across Nigeria, candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili polled a total of 7,223 votes. Ezekwesili, former Minister of Education was the candidate of the ACPN but pulled out of the rce shorly before the election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Wednesday morning …

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The Commonwealth Group observing Nigeria’s general election has concluded that despite difficulties faced during the vote, “for the most part, Nigerians had the opportunity to express their will and exercise their franchise.” In its Interim Statement released today, the Group called on political parties to reject violence, while also commending the people of Nigeria for their commitment to democracy, including …

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The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos has expressed strong concern over reported incidents of attacks on journalists and other media professionals during the Presidential and Senatorial elections held of Saturday February 23, 2019. Information gathered by IPC’s media and election situation room revealed that not less than five journalists and media professionals faced one form of harassment or the other …

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Tayo Olanipekun Evidence of vote buying and large quantity of void votes featured in some polling units during today’s Presidential  and National Assembly elections at the Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State as the two leading parties in the state go neck and neck. As various party agents tried to outsmart opponents in canvassing votes in some of the …

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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos exercised his voting rights in his home town of Epe in the Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections which were followedby heavy downpour in many parts of the town. Ambode, who got to his polling unit with his wife, Abimbola, around 9: 48 am, voted at exactly 10: 01 am at ward A5, polling unit 033, …

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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 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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Director of the International Press Centre (IPC), Mr. Lanre Arogundade has enjoined journalists to be security conscious and embrace professionalism as they cover the 2019 general elections. Arogundade gave the advice at a media round-table and presentation of report of monitoring of print and online newspapers’ reporting of the 2019 electoral process. “My appeal is that we must know that …

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