The final list of candidates for Governorship, State Assembly and FCT Area Council elections will be published on Thursday, the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC ) has said. Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said the list will…
Ogun politics: My encounter with violence – Reuben Abati
I once had a taste of political violence during the 2015 Presidential campaigns. In Bauchi, our convoy was stoned. In Katsina, restless youths wielding stones and long sticks threatened to attack us. It didn’t matter that it was a Presidential…
INEC to move 1m unclaimed PVCs to wards in Lagos (Guardian)
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Lagos State, on Sunday, said it would on Wednesday, move about one million unclaimed Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) to 245 wards in the state. The INEC’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Femi Akinbiyi, made this…
INEC to consider manual accreditation for 2019 elections (Guardian)
Nigeria’s electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said manual accreditation of voters will be considered should electronic card reader fail during the 2019 general election. “However, where the biometric authentication fails, the voter will be required…
Hajiya Amina Zakari: PDP is clutching at straws, says Presidency
The Presidency has refuted the claim by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that Hajiya Amina Zakari is a blood relation of President Muhammadu Buhari. A statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), Garba Shehu, said that…
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…
INEC to train over 800,000 personnel for 2019 polls (Daily Trust)
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will train over 800,000 personnel for the 2019 general elections, Prince Solomon Adedeji Soyebi, chairman, Board of The Electoral Institute (TEI) has said. Prince Soyebi said this in Abuja at a two-day INEC Pre-Election…
2019: INEC tasks staff on productivity, credible elections (Nation)
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on the commission’s desk officers to develop themselves for greater productivity for the forthcoming general elections to be more credible than that of 2015. Alhaji Umar Ibrahim, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Gombe…
