Full List: INEC to register 110 political parties ahead of 2027
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the full list of 110 political parties to be registered ahead of the 2027 general election.
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Dr Alalibo assumes office as new Cross River INEC REC
Dr Johnson Alalibo has assumed office as the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Cross River State.
Calabar Appeal Court upholds jail term of professor who rigged election for Senate President Akpabio
CALABAR — The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar on Wednesday affirmed the conviction and three-year jail sentence handed to Professor Peter Ogban, a former INEC returning officer who manipulated the outcome of the 2019 senatorial election in favour of Godswill Akpabio, now President of the Nigerian Senate.
INEC to legalise voting without PVCs in 2027
ABUJA – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is open to allowing eligible Nigerians to vote without Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in the 2027 general elections – but only if the law is amended to support the move. Rotimi Oyekanmi, Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, made this known on Wednesday. He…
Nigerian politicians erroneously believe they have 2 terms – C’River REC
Prof. Gabriel Yomere, Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Cross River has disclosed that Nigerian politicians erroneously believe they have two terms in office immediately after they are voted. Yomere made the remark on Friday in Calabar during the Second Quarter Consultative Meeting of INEC, Cross River Management and Leaders of…
INEC Insists Nigeria’s Electoral System Recording Significant Progress
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that despite challenges, the country’s electoral processes were recording significant improvements as compared to the past. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Bayelsa State, Barr Obo Effanga, who said this in Calabar, during a chat with Journalists, said future elections would be better. Effanga rated the 2023…
INEC Urges Political Parties To Organise Members For Rerun
By Chris Njoku The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on political parties to organise their members in the forthcoming rerun election in Cross River communities. This was disclosed by Prof. Gabriel Yomere, INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, (REC) for Cross River during the 2023 Carnival Calabar street party on Thursday in Calabar. The News…
Police Confirms Carting Away Of Kogi Election Petitions By Gunmen
By Mo Isa The Nigeria Police Force, Kogi State Command has confirmed the carting away of Kogi’s election petitions from the tribunal secretary. According to the police, the gunmen attacked the secretary of the state governorship election Tribunal, Mr David Umar Mike on Monday in Lokoja and made away with sensitive petition documents on the…
Suspected APC Thugs Hijack Election Materials In 2 LGAs In Imo
By Joe Udo Thugs suspected to be working for the All Progressives Congress (APC) have allegedly diverted election materials meant for two Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Imo State. According to the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Imo State, Athan Achonu on Saturday, November 11, 2023, the electoral materials were hijacked and diverted to…
Gunmen Kidnap Female INEC Staff As Boat Capsizes With Election Materials In Bayelsa
By Joe Udo The Bayelsa State Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that its female Supervisor Presiding Officer (SPO) has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen while on the way to her duty post. According to Sahara Reporters, the commission also said a boat conveying personnel and materials to Registration Area Centers, RACs, 17 Koluama…