Faced by an avalanche of complaints over the failure of card readers, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has directed that the presidential and National Assembly elections be continued on Sunday where the problems are pronounced. The commission’s directive was contained
Following reports of massive delays occasioned by faulty card readers, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced an extension of voting during the Presidential and National Elections to Sunday in areas that recorded problem during Saturday’s voting. The commission further directed all Resident Electoral Commissioners in the country to
The national leadership of the leading opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), has called on the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) to extend the time for accreditation and voting to make up for the amount of time wherein voters across the country experienced delays by the use of card readers. In a statement issued in […]
The European Union (EU) has revealed that it has given the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) close to 8 billion Naira to aid the electoral umpire put in place necessary infrastructure and training that will ensure elections are credible, an official of the body said. Speaking to Channels Television on Saturday during a breakfast […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has acknowledged that its website has been hacked into. The commission, in its tweeter handle @inecnigeria, said it had launched investigation into the matter. Its Director, Voter Education and Publicity, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi confirmed that the site has been restored without giving further explanation. Meanwhile, security
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it has restored its hacked website, hours after it was struck by “Nigerian Cyber Army”. The website of the electoral umpire was hacked in the morning on Saturday, hours after the accreditation of voters started. “Sorry xD Your Site has been STAMPED by Team Nigerian […]
Disenfranchised voters in Anguwan Sani polling Unit (011), Egwa-Gwada ward in shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, chased away officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), due to problems with card readers. Their anger was that close to the 1pm deadline, only 15 voters had been accredited. The residents claimed that INEC refused to […]
The website of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been hacked about an hour ago. The hackers introduced themselves as “StruCk By Nigerian Cyber Army | TeaM NCA” The statement on the website read: “Sorry xD Your Site has been STAMPED by TeaM Nigerian Cyber Army FEEL SOME SHAME ADMIN!!” “Security is just an illusion, […]
As at press time, voting materials is yet to arrive at the Vice President, Namadi Sambo’s Ward in Kaduna.Meanwhile, El-Rufai, APC gubernatorial candidate in Kaduna complains about INEC ill preparation. At GRA Bauchi,despite the large turn out, the PVC card readers was faulty. More details later.
As accreditation begins in most areas of Bwari area council in the Federal Capital Territory, Daily Times observed that INEC officials verifies only the validity of the PVC not authentication of the real owners of the cards. The implication of this exercise as our reporters observed is that somebody could use a verified card which […]
Going by the timeline of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), campaigns for presidential and National Assembly elections should commence this month, including those for state houses of Assembly. Since the commencement of the Fourth Republic, the nation has been experiencing various challenges in building virile institutions, fighting sectarian crises and
The All Progressive Congress presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission’s arrangement for the election. Speaking after being accredited in his polling booth in Daura, Katsina on Saturday, Buhari said he liked the integrity of the system. “ I am very pleased about it. That means that if people are allowed […]
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Brigadier-General Johnson Olawumi has assured corps members working as ad hoc staff for the elections of adequate security as Nigerians troop out to vote today. More than 168,000 corps members were participating in the exercise across the country. About 75,000 had opted out after it became clear […]
Rivers state party thugs hijacked materials and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) personnel meant for Akuku Toru local government area for wards 15, 16 and 17. The hijacking was allegedly carried out by a group of militants led by Kenneth and Hope Opusungi and were taken to Freetown, a hinterland coastal community. In Tombia and […]
Staffs and major stakeholders including stalwarts of political parties on Friday at the Anambra State headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were stunned upon the discovery of the INEC Result sheet Form EC8As for the Presidential election meant for use in Bauchi state in the general elections. The commission’s Head of Operation in […]
Few hours to the commencement of voting across the country, the national leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the postponement of election in seven out of eleven federal constituencies in Jigawa state. The resident electoral commissioner in charge of state, Alhaji Halliru Aliyu Tambawel announced the development while briefing
The UN Secretary-General High Level Representative to Nigeria, Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas, said the United Nations (UN) had provided 60 million dollars, about N1.2 billion, to ensure the success of Nigeria’s 2015 general elections. Chambas disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja on Friday. He said the UN was interested in Nigeria’s elections […]
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), in Edo, Mr Mike Igini, said election materials, including life jackets for regular and ad-hoc staff of INEC, had been taken to all the difficult terrains in the State. Igini made this known during interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Friday. He explained that […]
The Federal High court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from using the Smart Card Reader Machines for the presidential election holding Saturday, March 28. In a ruling this afternoon, the presiding Judge, Justice Ademola Adeniyi turned down the request for an interim order […]
The National Conscience Party (NCP) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of plotting to substitute and replace presiding officers who are corps members with non-corps members. The party said this in a petition addressed to the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr. Adekunle Ogunmola, a copy of which was made available to newsmen […]
