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FCT elections expose practical limitations of real-time result transmission ―Amupitan, INEC chair

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Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said the February 21 Federal Capital Territory area council election exposed the practical limits of relying on real-time electronic result transmission in Nigeria. Speaking at the 2026 Electoral Act Townhall in Abuja on Sunday, INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan explained that the challenges were not primarily technological. “From my […]

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Ambassador list: Who is the new INEC chair working for?, By Abimbola Adelakun

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Now that the names of ambassadorial appointment nominees include the immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, it has become pertinent to ask the newly appointed successor, Prof. Joash Amupitan, where his loyalties lie. Does he take his appointment as an opportunity to entrench Nigeria’s democracy, or is he working […]

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Is Former INEC Chair Yakubu Now an Ambassador?, By Farooq A. Kperogi

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Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga said in his press statement today that former INEC chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has been appointed an ambassador by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. But the list of newly appointed ambassadors circulating on social media names a “Mahmud Yakubu” from Ekiti State. If that list is accurate, two issues stand out. First, […]

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Make electronic transmission of results mandatory, resolved election disputes before swearing in, legislators should do part-time ―Former INEC chair, Attahiru Jega says

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One time Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has called for urgent reforms in Nigeria’s judiciary, stressing the need to mandate the resolution of all election-related disputes before the swearing-in of elected executives. He called for a review of Nigeria’s electoral laws to mandate the electronic transmission of results, describing […]

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Diaspora group arranges protest to demand INEC chair, Akpabio’s resignation

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In a statement released on Monday in Abuja, Nigeria, the leadership of the United Nigerians in the Diaspora (UND) has said it will embark on massive street protest to some Nigerian embassies in Washington DC, some other US cities, London and other major cities in Europe and Asia nations, asking for immediate resignation of Chairman […]

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Nigerian rappers, Falz, Vector, knock INEC chair in new single ‘Yakubu’ (Video)

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Award-winning Nigerian rappers, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz the bad guy and Olanrewaju Ogunmefun, better known as Vector, have expressed their views about the 2023 elections in their latest song, ‘Yakubu’, titled after the current chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. “Mr Yakubu! Ę ma ń se bi fraudster (you […]

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INEC Chair, Zamfara REC must produce documents requested by Atiku latest Thursday noon

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Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday directed the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and the Commission’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Zamfara, to produce some documents requested by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, by noon on Thursday. The tribunal led by Justice Mohammed […]

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