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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is not planning to destroy uncollected permanent voter cards (PVCs). An online report recently claimed that the electoral commission wanted to destroy six million…

The just-concluded presidential and parliamentary elections in Ghana have been described as "commendable" by Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Yakubu, who led a team of observers from the…

Lucky Aiyedatiwa has emerged victorious in the Ondo State governorship election, securing 366,781 votes to defeat his closest rival, Ajayi Agboola of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who garnered 117,845 votes. The Returning…

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow the votes of the people of Ondo State to count. While speaking, the governor also emphasized that elections in the country…

Two weeks after the Supreme Court granted financial autonomy to local governments (LGs) in Nigeria, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has declared that the electoral umpire is capable…

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has urged newly inducted Resident Electoral Commissioners to commit themselves to quality service delivery by upholding the ideals of credible…

Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chair, Mahmood Yakubu, has called on political parties to conduct their upcoming primaries according to their submitted schedules. The warning comes amid concerns about…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the 2023 general elections report. Its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, disclosed this in a statement on…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) said it has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission over its failure to arrest and prosecute suspected electoral offenders during the governorship…

The Kogi State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Dino Melaye, said he will not challenge the electoral victory of the All Progressives Congress before the state election petition tribunal. The…

A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, believes the 2023 general elections were “credible in many substantial aspects,” though he says blame should be apportioned “appropriately”.…

President Bola Tinubu has been dragged to court over the appointment of Resident Electoral Commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by some concerned groups. The various groups under the aegis of the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has refuted reports stating that the accredited number of voters in the just concluded Kogi State governorship election results uploaded on its Result Viewing portal, were tampered…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says some of its officials have been held hostage in Brass LGA of Bayelsa state. The electoral umpire, in a statement, said it is closely monitoring the situation, adding that the…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), on Sunday, implored Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “to promptly establish a joint, credible, transparent,…