Court strikes out suit seeking Omo-Agege’s sack from Senate
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed the suit seeking the withdrawal of the Certificate of Return of Deputy Senate President, ...
Tag: Independent National Electoral Commission
Democracy Day: Buhari urged to sign Electoral Amendment Bill
The Action Democratic Party, ADP, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency, sign the 2018 Electoral ...
Court reaffirms INEC’s power to deregister political parties
The Federal High Court Abuja on Friday reaffirmed the powers of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to deregister political parties.
COVID-19: INEC wants security architecture reviewed before forthcoming elections
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Friday, called for the review of security ...
Nigerian lawmaker gets N5m bail over alleged certificate forgery
An Abuja Area Court on Wednesday admitted a lawmaker, Ahmed Ndakene, charged with alleged certificate forgery to bail in the sum ...
Former Edo Assembly speaker seeks Buhari’s intervention in APC crisis
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo, Kabiru Adjoto, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to step ...
COVID-19 won’t truncate Nigeria’s electoral process – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Saturday said COVID-19 pandemic would not truncate Nigeria’s democracy and electoral process.
COVID-19: INEC releases 100 vehicles for tracing contacts of infected persons in 6 states
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has deployed about 100 of its vehicles in six states to support the Presidential Task ...
Sokoto APC, den of liars – Tambuwal
Ahead of Saturday by-election into the Sokoto State House of Assembly, SOHA, from Kebbe constituency of the state, the state ...
Jigawa bye-election: INEC takes delivery of sensitive materials — REC
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Jigawa says it has taken delivery of all sensitive and necessary materials for ...
LG poll: Don calls for abolition of states electoral commission
Dr Abubakar Lawal, a lecturer at the Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, Zaria, has called for abolition of States Electoral Commission ...
Bayelsa: PDP withdraws petition against INEC, APC
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Tuesday withdrew its petition against the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the All Progressives Congress, ...
DPP sues INEC over deregistration of 74 political parties
The Democratic Peoples Party, DPP, one of the 74 political parties recently de-registered by Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says ...
INEC fixes March 14 for House of Reps by-elections in Niger, Kwara, Sokoto, Jigawa
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has fixed March 14 as a date for the conduct of four bye-elections in ...
After INEC’s deregistration, UPP merges into APC – Official
The United Progressive Party, UPP, on Friday, said it had merged with the All Progressives Congress, APC, adding that it ...
Wike, PDP behind protest at Justice Odili’s Abuja residence, APC alleges
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has exonerated itself from Tuesday's protest at the Abuja residence of Mary Odili, a justice ...
Kwara by-election: APC picks younger brother of deceased lawmaker as candidate
The All Progressives Congress, APC, says it has picked Adam Ahmed Rufai as its flag bearer for the by-election into ...
JUST IN: Court bars INEC from deregistering 31 political parties
JUST IN: Court bars INEC from deregistering 31 political parties
APC writes INEC, demands fresh governorship election in Bayelsa
The All Progressives Congress, APC, says it has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, demanding for a fresh ...
JUST IN: Douye Diri sworn-in as Bayelsa governor
Bayelsa State Governor-elect, Douye Diri and Biobarakuma Degi-Eremieoyo have been sworn-in as the governor and deputy governor of the state.
De-register more political parties, PDP chieftain tells INEC
Godwin Ezeemo, a front-line politician, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to de-register more political parties to ...
INEC deregisters 74 political parties ahead of 2023 elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has deregistered 74 political parties, bringing the number of the parties to 18 in the ...
INEC fixes date for Edo, Ondo governorship elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Thursday said the Edo and Ondo states governorship election will take place on ...
INEC to create more polling units before 2023 elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it is considering creating additional polling units across the country before the 2023 ...