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INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu Speaks On Ghana Elections

GISTSMATE 014 months ago14 mins

Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the just-concluded presidential and parliamentary elections in Ghana showed that the country has learnt some lessons from Nigeria. On Saturday, Ghanaians headed to the polls to elect a new president and members of the parliament. John Mahama, candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC),…

Ballot Boxes, Generators Destroyed As Fire Razes INEC Office In Delta

GISTSMATE 014 months ago03 mins

The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ika north-east LGA of Delta state has been gutted by fire. Sam Olumekun, national commissioner and chairman of the information & voter education committee, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday. He said INEC received a preliminary report from Etekamba Umoren, the Delta state…

INEC Announces Date To Resume Nationwide Voter Registration

GISTSMATE 014 months ago13 mins

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will commence nationwide continuous voter registration (CVR) in the first quarter of 2025. The electoral body said the exercise will commence at the LGA level and later extend to registration areas. In a memo dated November 20, 2024, sighted by TheCable, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, the commission’s secretary, asked…

Obasanjo Calls For Sack Of Mahmood Yakubu, Other INEC Leaders At Federal, States, LGs

GISTSMATE 014 months ago14 mins

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for the dismissal of the Chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, and officials of the commission at all levels as part of a reform of the electoral process in Nigeria. Mr Obasanjo made the call in a paper he presented at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum, Yale University, in the…

JUST-IN: Hours To Ondo Governorship Election, INEC Replaces Candidate

GISTSMATE 015 months ago04 mins

The Independent National Electoral Commission has reinstated Olorunfemi Festus as the Labour Party’s candidate for the 2024 Ondo State governorship election, following a ruling by the Court of Appeal. INEC revealed this in a statement released on its official X account on Friday. The decision came after the Court of Appeal in Abuja struck down…

Tinubu Nominates New Resident Commissioner For Ondo State, Another National Officer For North-West

GISTSMATE 015 months ago03 mins

President Bola Tinubu has nominated a lawyer, Saseyi Ibiyemi, as a resident electoral commissioner representing Ondo State pending her confirmation by the Senate. Tinubu also nominated Abdulrazak Tukur as a National Commissioner for the Independent National Electoral Commission, representing the North West. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, conveyed…

BREAKING: INEC Finally Breaks Silence On Rivers Assembly Crisis Amid Conflicting Court Rulings

GISTSMATE 015 months ago05 mins

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Friday, clarified its stance on the ongoing crisis in the Rivers State House of Assembly, attributing its silence to conflicting court judgments on the matter. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting with media executives at INEC headquarters in Abuja, INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu addressed calls for the commission…

BREAKING: Protest Rocks INEC Headquarters In Abuja Over Ondo Guber Election

GISTSMATE 015 months ago05 mins

Scores of demonstrators from Ondo stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja on Tuesday, demanding the immediate redeployment of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, from the state. Waving banners and placards with messages such as “Mahmood: Redeploy Babalola Now” and “We Don’t Want a Repeat of Edo Fiasco,”…

BREAKING (#EdoDecides): INEC Hints At Cancelling Some Results On IReV

GISTSMATE 016 months ago13 mins

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it reserves the power to review results declared under duress. The commission said this in a statement on Sunday morning. Following the upload of results on its portal, different political parties have been laying claim to victory. But in the statement, Mohammed Haruna, National Commissioner & Member,…

BREAKING (Edo Election): Police Walk Gov Obaseki Out Of INEC’s Office

GISTSMATE 016 months ago04 mins

It was a dramatic scene at about 4:10 am when Governor Godwin Obaseki was forced out of the premises of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Benin by the DIG Frank Mba. Obaseki had entered the promises unannounced at around 2 am allegedly to protest some anomalies in the collation of results of some local…

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INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu Speaks On Ghana Elections

Ballot Boxes, Generators Destroyed As Fire Razes INEC Office In Delta

INEC Announces Date To Resume Nationwide Voter Registration

Obasanjo Calls For Sack Of Mahmood Yakubu, Other INEC Leaders At Federal, States, LGs

JUST-IN: Hours To Ondo Governorship Election, INEC Replaces Candidate

Tinubu Nominates New Resident Commissioner For Ondo State, Another National Officer For North-West

BREAKING: INEC Finally Breaks Silence On Rivers Assembly Crisis Amid Conflicting Court Rulings

BREAKING: Protest Rocks INEC Headquarters In Abuja Over Ondo Guber Election

BREAKING (#EdoDecides): INEC Hints At Cancelling Some Results On IReV

BREAKING (Edo Election): Police Walk Gov Obaseki Out Of INEC’s Office