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President Buhari’s Tweets: An Explainer

June 2, 2021 by Adeyosola Adeniran

Over the last couple of months, it has felt like there’s an impending sense of doom. The wave of insecurity as embodied by the rise of kidnapping, vandalism and terrorism

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Independent National Electoral Commission Gets A New Acting Chairman

November 9, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

Since assuming office on November 9, 2015, and reelected in October 2020 by President Muhammadu Buhari, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, handed over to

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Why Lauretta Onochie’s Nomination Is Causing Much Raucous

October 14, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

While the struggle for justice was ongoing nationwide yesterday, President Mohammed Buhari forwarded the name of his special assistant on social media, Lauretta Onochie, as a national commissioner for the

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National Assembly censors INEC for Unapproved Budgetary Spending Of Over N503 Million

October 28, 2019 by Culture Custodian

The unapproved budgetary spending of over N503 million by INEC without the approval of the National Assembly has stirred up concerns. The National Assembly Joint Committee on Independent National Electoral

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APC takes Kano, Plateau while PDP wins Sokoto, Benue, Bauchi in rescheduled guber elections

March 25, 2019 by Tobi Idowu

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday released the results of the supplementary governorship elections conducted in some states that were initially declared inconclusive. The states included Sokoto, Plateau, Kano,

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INEC To Resume Collation In Rivers, Clarifies Decision On Bauchi

March 18, 2019 by Tobi Idowu

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will resume collation of results in Rivers state and conclude that of Bauchi by appointing a new returning officer. According to

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INEC fixes March 23 for supplementary election in Kano, Plateau, others

March 13, 2019 by Tobi Idowu

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has chosen March 23 to conduct supplementary elections in the six states where the governorship election was declared inconclusive. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman,

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Here are all the Governors-elect from the March 9 governorship elections

March 13, 2019 by Tobi Idowu

The March 9 gubernatorial election has officially produced 23 governors-elect as the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has collated and announced results from the various states of the federation. Elections

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PDP rejects presidential election results by INEC

February 28, 2019 by Tobi Idowu

The major opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected results of the Presidential Elections being announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Citing Nasarawa State, PDP’s National Chairman,

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INEC releases list of PVCs collected by each state ahead of election

February 22, 2019 by Tobi Idowu

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the list of Permanent Voter Cards collected for the 2019 general elections. The INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, made this known on Thursday

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98 percent of card readers reconfigured, ballot papers retrieved, INEC reveals

February 20, 2019 by Tobi Idowu

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it has achieved 98 percent reconfiguration of smart card readers for use for the rescheduled elections. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu said this

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INEC bows to pressure, reopens campaigns

February 19, 2019 by Tobi Idowu

The Independent National Electoral Commission has approved the resumption of political campaigns. The approval was contained in a statement by INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the commission’s Information and

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Ballot papers not signed, endorsed by Presiding Officers will not be counted -INEC

February 18, 2019 by Tobi Idowu

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has allayed the fears of Nigerians on the reported possession of thumb-printed ballot papers by political parties, reiterating its earlier stance that only duly

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Political parties caused election postponement – INEC REC

February 18, 2019 by Tobi Idowu

INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Akwa Ibom, Mike Igini has said political parties are responsible for the postponement of the general elections on Saturday. Igini, in a chat on

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INEC is favouring PDP, Oshiomole alleges

February 15, 2019 by Tobi Idowu

The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) favours the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says. Speaking at a press