Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Yakubu Mahmood, has presented a 2017-2021 Strategic Plan to the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki. Mahmood,...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has exonerated the commission from incidents of failed elections in the country. He stated in Abuja...
The Senate on Thursday passed amendments to the Electoral Act 2010, approving the use of electronic voting in future elections. It also approved that election results...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday lamented that about 60 per cent of eligible voters were unregistered between 2011 and 2015. The lawmakers accused the Independent...
The Transition Monitoring Group has decried what it says is the total lack of gender balance in the nominations of 29 Resident Electoral Commissioners for INEC...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu has said that governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states will hold before ending of 2019. Yakubu...
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has proffered a solution to end the leadership crisis bedeviling the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Dickson, who is also...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, said commencement of continuous voters’ registration (CVR) will begin by April 2017, till an undisclosed date....
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Tuesday revealed that 86 new political associations want to be registered as political parties ahead...
By Sam Ibemere… Dear Professor Osinbajo, I reckon how occupied you are, and so this may not really be time for unnecessary niceties. Anyway, guess you...
Witnesses called by the third respondent, the APC in its defence in the petition filed by Pastor Ossgie Ize – Iyamu and his party, PDP challenging...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced February 16, 2019 as the date for the presidential elections in Nigeria. The National Assembly elections will hold...
All is not well within the camp of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the National Assembly, particularly the Senate. Senators elected on the...
The Sen Ahmed Makarfi-led faction of the crisis-ridden Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dissociated itself from any plans to float another political party as an alternative....
There are very serious concerns that Nigeria’s electoral processes may face jeopardy if the Federal Government continues to drag its feet over the appointment of Resident...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that the governorship election for Anambra State will be held on November 18, 2017. The electoral umpire made...
The management of Nigeria’s electoral processes came up for sharp criticism Thursday when Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday tendered evidence and closed its defence before the Edo State Election Petitions Tribunal without calling a single witness....
As the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal continues sitting today, further information gathered indicated that the recounting exercise of the original ballot papers used in...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced Saturday February 18 as date to conclude the remaining elections in Etche and Omuma local government areas of...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Professor Yakubu Mahmood, on Monday disclosed that purchased of ballot boxes for the 2019 general elections will gulp about...
Rivers government has declared as “patently false”, the claim by the Nigerian Police that Governor Nyesom Wike allegedly spent N111million to bribe Independent National Electoral Commission...
The police are holding 23 Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials for their roles in the Rivers State rerun elections. Besides, the Special Investigation Panel has...
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it is re-strategizing to ensure the electoral process is strengthened based on...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) Edo State, of strategizing to burn the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC’s) office in...
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors of four northern states; Kano, Bauchi, Plateau and Benue of allegedly releasing a...
CLEEN Foundation, a civil society organisation has accused the Nigerian Police Force and Army of being responsible for the violence that characterised the last Saturday rerun...
Ahead of 2019 Presidential election, political intrigues and realignment are beginning to shape the political scene, with moves by politicians to form a mega party. Vanguard gathered...
Die-hard critic of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government, Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State says free, fair and credible election is dead in the country under...
The Independent National Electoral Commission today conducted the rescheduled National Assembly and State House rerun and supplementary elections in Rivers State. And as many had expected,...
Against the position of some leaders of his party, APC, President Muhammadu Buhari has called for peaceful and orderly conduct in the federal and state legislative...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that 10,294 of its staff would be involved in the conduct of the Saturday, December 10, National and...
“Politics cannot be effectively played or carried out without money. Even in those ancient days when politics started, some form of money was involved. At least,...
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has alleged that some security agencies in his state are threatening to assassinate him over the December 10 rerun elections...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Chief Rotimi Akeredolu has cast his vote. He voted at about 10:41 at Ijebu 2 Ward 5 unit 6....
Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister has threatened that anything short of free, fair and transparent election will result in the release of the dogs of...
Ahead Saturday November 26 Ondo State governorship election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has listed reasons it has no confidence in the Mahmood Yakubu-led Independent National...
Mr Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti State governor has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has merged with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rig the...
Ondo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has vowed not to allow the Vice Chancellor, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Professor Kayode Soremekun as the Chief Returning...
Mr. Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), who was declared authentic candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Ondo State, has called for...
For a second time, controversial Justice Okon Abang got knocks from the Appeal Court as it described his ruling that declared Ali Modu Sheriff, Peoples Democratic...
There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full–Henry A. Kissinger By Prince Charles Dickson… A Professor was traveling from ACCRA to...
A former Acting National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of working with the All...
The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has reacted to the election Donald Trump as the President of United States of America, saying those who imposed...
Ahead of November 26 Ondo State governorship election, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has perfected plans to...
Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Mr Magnus Abe of printing fake Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC’s) result...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will hold the Rivers State rerun election for National and State Assembly positions on December 10. This...
The Senate, on Wednesday, failed to amend the Electoral Act of 2010. The amendment would have provided for the substitution of a dead governorship or presidential...
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has said it is pointless of Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo state taking the problems of his party to President...
Ahead of the November 26 Ondo State governorship election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has warned that it will not fold its arms and...