The fresh trial of Professor Ignatius Uduk, a lecturer at the University of Uyo, commenced on Thursday at the Akwa Ibom State High Court 9 sitting in Uyo, the state capital. Uduk faces a three-count charge bordering on publishing and announcing false electoral results. The case was filed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has responded to a claim by National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, that Permanent Voter Cards have expired. Tinubu had made the claim while addressing women leaders of the APC, who paid him a visit in Abuja on Tuesday. The former governor of Lagos State also […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned that governorship primaries conducted outside Ekiti and Osun States will not be accepted INEC Chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu gave the warning during the first quarterly meeting with Civil Society Organisations at the Commission’s Headquarters in Abuja. The Commission had raised concern parties participating in the governorship elections […]
Continue ReadingContinued delay in the assent to the Electoral Act (2010) amendment bill may affect the adoption of the new amendments for the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission has said. The commission said though it operates based on existing legal regime, it was important to have the law that would guide the elections […]
Continue ReadingThe Independent National Electoral Commission on Friday fixed February 26, 2022 for the conduct of by-elections for six constituencies in four states. The commission also warned political parties against nominating unqualified candidates for the polls. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman (Information and Voter Education Committee), Festus Okoye announced this in a statement in Abuja. The […]
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