Nigeria’s INEC receives EU election observation mission (Photos)

Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has received a delegation from the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM). Nigeria’s INEC disclosed this today, Thursday, October 2, through the Commission’s X handle. The EU delegation was led by Chief Observer Mr. Barry Andrews to the INEC’s headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. […]

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Nigeria’s INEC releases 526-page document on 2023 general election

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that it has published a comprehensive 526-page document on the 2023 general election. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, in a statement issued Friday, said the report showcases the election’s unparalleled diversity in party representation, demonstrating significant democratic progress. He said: […]

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Nigeria’s INEC releases final list of 93 million voter register, Northwest top, followed by Southwest (Table)

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday released the final list of voters that will cast their ballots in the elections, with the North-West and South-West having the lion’s share of the 93.4 million eligible voters. Presenting the voter register at a meeting with leaders of political parties at the INEC headquarters, Abuja, the […]

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Nigeria’s INEC accuses politicians of buying PVCs from voters

Onwards to Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, accused some politicians of buying up Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and financially inducing voters to harvest their Voter Identification Numbers (VINs). The commission also said that two persons have been recently convicted for illegal possession of PVCs in Sokoto and Kano […]

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Can Nigeria’s INEC organise a credible national election?, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

“Indeed, it can be claimed with a large measure of truth, that rigging of elections has become part of our political culture.” Report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the Affairs of the Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO), 1979-1983, Main Report, Paragraph 10:10 (1986) The electoral landslide of President Shehu Shagari’s National Party of Nigeria (NPN) […]

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Nigeria’s INEC announces dates for Ekiti and Osun governorship elections

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the dates that the coming governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states will be conducted. Chairman of the commission, Mr. Mahmood Yakubu, who made the announcement in Abuja on Wednesday June 16, said the governorship election in Ekiti state will hold on June 18, 2022, while that […]

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