The Ebonyi State Commissioner of Police, Aliyu Garba, on Wednesday, said that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, office located in Iboko community, Izzi Local Government Area, which was gutted by fire was never attacked by hoodlums. The Commissioner insisted…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it would not allow collection of the Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) by proxy. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Kebbi State, Alhaji Ahmad Bello-Mahmud, made the assertion in an interview with…
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta and Vice-Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated Sen. Ademola Adeleke on his inauguration as the sixth governor of Osun. Okowa, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has commenced prosecution of persons arrested for illegal possession of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). The commission disclosed this in a statement by Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter…
The Independent National Electoral Commission office in Izzi Local Government Area, Ebonyi State was on Sunday set ablaze by some unidentified persons. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee,…
Violence is one of the recurrent features of Nigeria’s electoral history and democratic journey since independence in 1960. The country witnessed escalated violence in the period before, during and after elections. The country’s electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has urged journalists and media organisations to work towards promoting unity and peaceful coexistence ahead of the 2023 general elections. They union also charged media practitioners on solution journalism in analysing electoral issues to…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Thursday, approved the publication and release of the guidelines for political campaigns; as well as election expenses of political parties, candidates and aspirants. This is contained in a statement issued by the National Commissioner…
The International Women Communication Centre (IWCC), an NGO, has advised women of integrity in Nigeria to vie for political offices to enhance gender inclusion in the country’s electoral process. Hajia Nimota Giwa, the Executive Director of the centre, made the…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) will file an appeal at the Federal Appeal Court to challenge the action, activity and decision of the INEC in preparations for the 2023 general elections. The suit (No. FHC/KD/CS/116/2022) was earlier dismissed by…
