The All Progressives Congress (APC) has tackled the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu for what it describes as leak of sensitive confidential correspondence. The Daily Times and other Social Media had earlier reported that the party released its primaries election time-tables for the 2019 election with the State House of Assembly […]
The Federal High Court Abuja on Thursday suspended hearing in the contempt suit against the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu pending the hearing of an appeal in respect of the suit. Justice Stephen Pam, in a short ruling at the resumed hearing, said that he was adjourning the matter in view […]
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has met with the House Committee on Electoral and Political Parties Matters. Professor Yakubu met with the lawmakers on Wednesday at the National Assembly in Abuja, the nation’s capital. It was part of the efforts by the National Assembly towards resolving the controversy […]
The Federal High Court Abuja, on Tuesday insisted that the Inspector -General of Police, (IGP), Mr. Ibrahim Idris should arrest and produce the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu in court on August 16 to face contempt charge. Justice Stephen Pam gave the order on Tuesday following the absence of Yakubu’s team […]
The Abuja division of the Court of Appeal has called off the arrest warrant issued against Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, by Justice Stephen Pam of the Federal High Court. A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja had earlier ordered the arrest of the INEC boss after he […]
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara are currently meeting with the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Mahmood Yakubu in Abuja. The meeting with the NASS leadership is to discuss the funding of the 2019 general elections and the electoral act amendment bill. The Senate […]
…wants NJC to investigate the case The Independent Service Delivery Monitoring Group (ISDMG) has expressed concern over the circumstances surrounding the Bench Warrant issued the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The group in a statement by its executive director, Dr Chima Amadi described the warrant as “very curious” Amadi therefore urged the […]
President of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) governing board and Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Mahmood Yakubu at the weekend held a crucial meeting with officials of Mali’s Independent electoral commission (CENI) ahead of Mali’s Sunday presidential election. Yakubu also held separate meetings Head of ECOWAS Election Observation Mission to […]
Four days after the Ekiti state gubernatorial elections, a non governmental organisation, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has urged Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to investigate allegations of vote buying by both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during last Saturday’s governorship election in […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said that Nigeria’s next general elections will be held in 119,973 polling units while results will be collated in 8,809 wards, across the country. According to INEC the presidential election would hold on February 16, 2019, while governorship and state assembly Elections would be conducted on March 2, […]
A coalition of Civil Society organisations and Election observer groups have described those calling for the sack of the INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu as enemies of the country’s democracy. The groups said the call was more of ethnic agenda, rather than about the development of the nation’s democracy, even as it urged Nigerians to […]