The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it will not issue Certificates of Return to candidates in places where its officials are held hostage or forced to declare winners under duress in the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections…
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Choupette, the cat wey dey chop life Late German fashion icon, Karl Lagerfeld’s cat, Choupette, is reportedly set to inherit a 200 million dollars fortune after he named her ‘in his will’. The cat has done adverts for a German…
INEC chairman: We’ll give automatic employment to corps members who do well on election duty (TheCable)
Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has promised automatic employment for corps members who do well on election duty. Speaking at the daily briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, the INEC chairman said the commission will…
INEC to domestic, foreign observers: you’re to observe, not monitor (Nation)
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Tuesday morning briefed accredited domestic and foreign observers on the preparation of the commission ahead of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly polls. Not fewer than 196 observers have been accredited for the elections. At…
INEC releases final list of Gov, Assembly candidates Thursday (Nation)
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…
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…
Politicians insert money in sandwich to buy votes – INEC (Punch)
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mr Mahmood Yakubu, has stated that the umpire does not buy or sell votes during elections. Yakubu said he was at the ongoing public hearing organised by the National Assembly to hear from…
Cultists arrested for terrorising Lagos community, murder (Punch) * INEC pledges commitment to credible elections in 2019 (Guardian)
Cultists arrested for terrorising Lagos community, murder (Punch) The residents of Iju Ishaga community of Lagos State have heaved a sigh of relief following the arrest of four suspected cult members said to be terrorising the area by the police.…
INEC denies budgeting N6bn to feed Police (Guardian)
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission Friday denied reports it budgeted six billion Naira to feed the Police during next year’s elections. The 2019 general elections budget of N189.2bn is subject to approval by the National Assembly and has been pending…
Saraki, Dogara meet INEC over 2019 election –Saraki
Bukola Saraki, the Senate President, and Yakubu Dogara, Speaker of the House of Representatives are in a meeting with Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja. The meeting is to discuss the funding of the 2019 general…