politics

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has revealed that with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System it will be difficult to rig elections. National Commissioner for Osun State gubernatorial election, Kunle Ajayi, made this known on the sideline of INEC pre-election preparation workshop in Osogbo, the State Capital. Ajayi noted that the purpose of the workshop was to look for ways to match the standard set in Ekiti State and perform […]

Ebonyi State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said that Governor David Umahi remains its Candidate for Ebonyi South Senatorial District. The State Party Chairman, Stanley Okoro-Emegha, stated this in an interactive session with newsmen in Abakaliki, the State Capital. Okoro-Emegha said Umahi’s absence in the list of Senatorial Candidates for the 2023 general elections was a minor error from the Independent National Electoral Commission which has been […]

Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has given reasons for accepting to be a running mate to the Presidential flag bearer of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar. Okowa, revealed that it would have been a disservice on his part to have turned down the Vice President nomination. The Governor, however, stressed that he is an Igbo man, adding that with time, an Igbo man would become the President of Nigeria.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has denied opening 21 voter’s registration units in the Republic of Niger. INEC’s National Electoral Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye, described the allegation as a figment of social media user’s imagination. Recall that speculations emerged on social media that the Commission had taken the process of registering eligible voters beyond the shores of the country.

An Okigwe House of Representatives candidate, Chikwe Onuoha has urged Nigerian youths to get their Permanent Voters Card, PVC. Onuoha disclosed this during a youth town hall meeting in Owerri, Imo State capital. The Green house hopeful, eulogized the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for introducing Bimodal Voters Accreditation System, BVAS, to the electoral process.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has refuted claims reports that it extended the Continuous Voter Registration for another 60 days. INEC National Electoral Commissioner for information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye, maintained that the June 30 deadline still stands. Okoye stated that the commission will be going to court to give its position on June 29 in respect of the earlier injunction by the Federal High Court in Abuja. […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has said it will deploy additional machines and ad hoc Staff following a request by the House of Representatives to extend the deadline for voter’s registration. Chairman, House Committee on INEC, Aisha Duku made this known during plenary on Wednesday in Abuja. Recall that the House of Representatives had directed the Committee to meet with the electoral umpire to extend the voter’s registration by […]

The Senate has received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari to confirm Mohammed Shehu as Chairman of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission. The request was contained in a letter read by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, at plenary on Wednesday.