The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is considering a shift in its voting process for the 2027 general elections, potentially allowing eligible Nigerians to vote without the traditional Permanent Voter Cards (PVC). However, INEC has stressed that such a change would require amendments to the existing electoral laws. Speaking to The PUNCH, Rotimi Oyekanmi, the […]
No fewer than 250,000 registered voters in Kogi Central Senatorial District yesterday submitted a recall petition to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The total number of registered voters in the district is 580,000. The petition was received by the Secretary to the Commission, Mrs. Rose Oriaran-Anthony, at the agency’s head […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is preparing for the 2027 general elections with a newly updated Election Project Plan (EPP). According to a senior official within the commission, lessons from the 2023 elections are being applied to improve the process. The official revealed to Saturday PUNCH that the commission is refining its election templates […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged the dismissed Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, to defend himself in court rather than through a news conference. The Chief Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, made the statement in Abuja on Monday, February 10, advising Yunusa-Ari to take advantage of […]
Few days after the NASS approved his sack as a Commissioner in the employment of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State, Barr Hudu Ari, has insisted that the gubernatorial candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State in the 2023 General elections, Sen Aisha […]
The High Court in Akwa Ibom State has sentenced Professor Ignatius Uduk of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) to three years imprisonment for electoral fraud during the 2019 general elections. Uduk, a Professor of Human Kinetics, served as a Collation/Returning officer for Essien Udim State Constituency in March, 2019. He has been standing trial in […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to pay N1.12bn in compensation to the family of one Mike Madu, killed by an INEC driver in Imo State. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment on Friday, ordered INEC to pay the N1.12bn with 10 per cent interest per annum from […]
Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has admitted in evidence, 148 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) devices used during the last governorship election in the state on September 21, 2024. The devices were tendered during yesterday’s proceedings in the petition by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo, by a […]
Femi Falana (SAN), a prominent human rights lawyer and activist, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to stop organizing by-elections, arguing that they result in unnecessary financial waste. In a statement released on Sunday, Falana proposed that political parties should be allowed to replace elected officials who die or resign by nominating new […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced that 7,746 deceased voters were removed from the national voter register in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory as of December 2022. The Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Victoria Etta-Messi, disclosed this to our correspondent on Thursday. “Seven thousand, seven hundred and forty-six decreased persons across […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, ordered the temporary forfeiture of the sum of 49, 700. 00 US dollars allegedly recovered from Dr Nura Ali, former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for Sokoto State in the 2023 general elections. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order after Osuobeni Akponimisingha, counsel […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday received a 12-member delegation from Benin Republic’s Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) who visited on a study tour. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, received the delegation from Benin Republic alongside other top officials of the commission at INEC headquarters in Abuja. Led by Sacca Lafia, CENA president, the […]
Ahead of future elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recommended using computer-generated voting slips for those without Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). Speaking on Thursday in Abuja during the quarterly consultative meeting with Residents Electoral Commissioners (RECs), INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said PVCs should no longer be the sole requirement for voting, especially […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission will officially present certificates of return to Ondo State Governor-elect, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, and his deputy, on Wednesday. The certificates would be issued at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, disclosing this to THE PUNCH, said“The certificates of return would be presented […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reported the successful upload of 98% of results on Result Viewing Portal it’s on Saturday night. As of 10:55 PM, results from 3,875 out of 3,933 polling units had been transmitted to the portal, setting the stage for the collation of final results Despite the smooth transmission of […]
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Ondo governorship election, Agboola Ajayi, has casted his vote at Polling Unit 004, Apoi Ward 2, Kiribo, in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of the state. The PDP candidate accused the Independent National Election Commission of bias, saying he had received reports of delays in the commencement […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reinstated Dr. Olorunfemi Ayodele Festus as the Labour Party’s candidate for the 2024 Ondo State Governorship election. This decision follows a ruling by the Court of Appeal, which struck down an earlier Federal High Court judgment that had ordered INEC to recognize Olusola Ebiseni as the Labour Party’s […]
The Special Court of Appeal Panel established to adjudicate political cases in Rivers State has reserved judgment in the consolidated appeals contesting the judgment of Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The three-member panel of justices, led by Justice Onyekachi Otisi, stated that judgment in the appeals would be reserved after […]
The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, has disqualified Olusola Ebiseni as the Labour Party candidate for the upcoming Ondo State governorship election scheduled for Saturday, 16 November 2024. The judgement was unanimously delivered by the three members of the panel and read out by the chairman of the panel, Justice Adebukola Banjoko, on Wednesday. […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has delivered sensitive materials for this Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State. In a post via its official X handle on Monday, INEC said the materials were transported by the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, and have been received by officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. The post […]
