Nigeria’s electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said supplementary presidential and National Assembly elections will be held in parts of the country where votes did not take place or returns were not made. INEC made the announcement in…
Our officials were sexually assaulted during last election, INEC laments (Punch)
The Independent National Electoral Commission has acknowledged that some of its officials who worked during the presidential and National Assembly elections of February 23 experienced threats, harassment, intimidation, assault, abduction and rape. The Commission directed its Resident Electoral Commissioners to…
Fake News may cause 3rd world War – Soyinka (Nation)
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has said that fake news may cause 3rd World War. Speaking at the ongoing conference on fake news, the erudite professor warned that fake news should be treated as a crime. INEC representative, Festus Okoye,…
ASUU strike may mar 2019 polls, INEC warns (Guardian)
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is worried that the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will impact negatively on its preparations for next year’s general elections. The chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC, Festus…
ASUU Strike: INEC alleges 2019 elections under threat (Vanguard)
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has decried the lingering strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, describing it as a threat to its preparations for the conduct of the 2019 general elections. Speaking at a…
