The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday said it was yet to take any decision on the resumption for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) remaining after the 2019 general elections. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, said this in an interview ) on Monday in […]
Samuel Luka, Bauchi With less than one week to the commencement of general elections, the security agencies in Bauchi State have assured the citizens of adequate security before, during and after the exercise. The Bauchi State Police Commissioner, Ali A. Janga who spoke on behalf of other security chiefs in the state said, “the police […]
A chieftain of the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and a member of the Board of Trustees, Chief Bode George, has described the just concluded general elections as flawed, scoring the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) 40 per cent in the conduct of the polls. He cited issues of poor distribution of the Permanent […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday warned Nigerians to be wary of false assurances that are contrary to the commission’s electoral rules and regulations by politicians. In a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Kayode Idowu, he said the commission would not allow the use of the […]
Ahead of Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly polls in Oyo State, the Accord Party has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of conniving with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to rig the elections. But the APC in the state has told Ladoja to desist from his alleged sponsorship of falsehood against the […]
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega on Friday said results of the elections will be announced within 48 hours after voting. Speaking during a joint press briefing with the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen. Johnson Olawumi, he said the electoral body has put everything […]
Bayelsa State witnessed a large turn out on Saturday at collections centres for the Permanent Voter Cards in order to beat the Sunday deadline by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The State Governor, Seriake Dickson, and the pro-Jonathan group, Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, embarked on last-minute sensitisation to woo eligible voters to collect their PVCs. […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State says it has distributed over 400, 000 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in Alimosho Local Government Area alone. The commission’s Head of Public Affairs, Mr Femi Akinbiyi, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. NAN recalls that, many voters in […]
Ahead of the March 28 and April 11 election, a socio-political organisation under the auspices of Ohaneze Nidigbo, Northern Zone, in Abuja on Friday called on its members to remain wherever they reside in any part of the country to vote during elections. President of the organization, Chief Obinna Nwankwo made the call in […]
Director, National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Jigawa, Malam Shuai’bu Haruna, on Wednesday charged persons living with disability to collect Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for them to participate in the forthcoming elections. Haruna made the call at a one-day voter education exercise for the physically challenged persons in Hadejia, Jigawa. The director said the call was […]