The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has adjusted the electoral timetable for 2027 general polls. The commission announced the new date on Thursday. It fixed Saturday, 16th January 2027 for Presidential and National Assembly elections. Recall that INEC had announced that the presidential and National Assembly elections would take place on February 20, 2027, while…
The National Council of State has approved the nomination of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Assistant to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday. He said that President Bola Tinubu presented Amupitan…
While forming a coalition does not particularly resonate with me, it’s because the same old leaders are simply being presented in a new guise. Virtually every leader has, at one point or another, represented their constituents, and their past actions while in office will determine and shape their future. To win the hearts of Nigerians,…
The independent national electoral commission (INEC) has declared candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Monday Okpebholo, the winner of the Edo state governorship election. INEC returning officer, Farouk Adamu, announced the results in Benin City, the Edo state capital, on Sunday. Okpebholo won the election with 291,667 votes to defeat his closest rival, Asue…
Counsel to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Kemi Pinero says the Labour Party (LP) is unnecessarily stalling the presidential election petition tribunal. Speaking during proceedings on Wednesday, Livy Uzoukwu, lead counsel for the LP, said the office of the INEC chairman has refused to supply the party with documents requested for evidence. “The office of the INEC chairman…
The Nigeria Police Force has announced the arrest of Barr. Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) who was alleged to have announced the state gubernatorial election results at the time collation was going on. The police in a statement on Tuesday by the Force public relations officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi confirmed the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will ask the inspector-general of police, Baba Ahmed, to investigate and prosecute the Adamawa resident electoral commissioner (REC), Hudu Yunusa Ari The decision was reached on Tuesday at the technical meeting of INEC in Abuja which was attended by national commissioners of INEC. The electoral umpire has…
Following the controversial announcement of the Adamawa state governorship election result by the resident electoral commissioner of the state Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked him to stay away from its office in the state till further notice. The directive was conveyed in a letter on Monday signed by the secretary…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared null and void the declaration of Senator Aishatu Binani by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Barrister Hudu Yunusa as winner of the Adamawa State governorship election on Sunday morning. Declaring the announcement null and void, INEC’s National Commissioner, Information and Voter Education, Barr. Festus Okoye in a…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) did not meet the constitutional requirement to be declared winner of the February 25 presidential election. Bola Tinubu, the standard bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was declared the winner of the presidential poll with 8,794,726 votes. Atiku…
