By Tunde Opalana Ahead of the 2023 general election, the national electoral management body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has lined up not less than 1,508 activities that will culminate in the conduct of the next general election. Chairman of the Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu gave this indication on Thursday at the handing over […]
By Tunde Opalana The Senate Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), will on Thursday screen Professor Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of the Commission for another five-year tenure in office, Daily Times gathered. The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Kabiru Gaya (APC Kano South), informed Journalists of the planned screening exercise after submission of […]
*Atiku, others assures Lagosians of freedom from emperors Tunde Opalana, Abuja The National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus has described the Governor of Kaduna state Mallam Nasir el-Rufai as a ‘terrorist’ who should be arrested and sent to the International Criminal Court of Justice. Prince Secondus said that Governor El rufai has […]
*Says electoral body has registered 80m voters The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has ruled out electronic balloting in 2019 general election, saying that the commission will however continue to deepen the deployment of technology. Also, about 80 million Nigerians have registered to cast their ballots in elections in the […]
…Absolves Commission from Kano underaged voters saga The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has disclosed that the Commission spent a little over N100million on the failed exercise to recall Senator Dino Melaye by the people of Kogi West senatorial district. The INEC boss stated this in Abuja on Friday while fielding […]
The Chairman of the National Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has disclosed that four million eligible voters are expected to collect their Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) in the next few days. Yakubu, who stated this while speaking at INEC Campus Outreach on “Youth Votes Count’’ at the University of Abuja, said the commission […]
Ï We’re handling 1080 cases of Electoral Offences since 2015- Chairman Ï Says commission files 124 cases, secures 60 convictions The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged the National Assembly and other stakeholders to expedite action on the bill to establish the National Electoral Offences Commission/Tribunal ahead of the 2019 general elections. INEC Chairman, […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it has expunged 299 names of aliens from the voter register. The Chairman of INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, made this known on Friday during a consultative meeting of the commission with security agencies in Abuja. Yakubu, said the foreigners were discovered through information made available by […]
Following allegation of issuance of voters cards and subsequent voting by under-aged persons in the recently conducted local government elections in Kano State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has set up a committee to investigate the allegations. The INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, constituted the committee on Wednesday while receiving members of the Forum […]
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has disclosed that the commission is fully prepared to deploy the electronic collation and transmission platforms in the conduct of governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states in July and September this year. He added that the development will be replicated during the […]