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INEC displays voter register, begins PVC distribution for 2027 polls

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Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has started the display of the preliminary register of voters and distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) across states as part of preparations for the 2027 general elections. The seven-day exercise, which begins on Friday and runs through October 15, will allow registered voters to verify their details, raise […]

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Police detain INEC official, quiz Wike’s media aide over voter data breach

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Operatives of the Force Intelligence Department–Intelligence Response Team (FID-IRT) have questioned the Senior Special Assistant on Social Media to Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Lere Olayinka and detained an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) official over the alleged unauthorised release of a voter’s registration record. Sources who spoke on condition of […]

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Reflections on FCT Polls and Voter Apathy, By Simon Kolawole

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The February 21 elections into the six councils in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) left me scratching my head on many counts. The All Progressives Congress (APC) won five of the chairmanship positions, leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with one. In 2022, the PDP and APC won three apiece. The African Democratic Congress (ADC), […]

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