The European Union in Nigeria has dismissed a report that it called for the sack of the Chairman of the INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. A report alleges The EU, in partnership with National Democratic Institute and International Republican Institute, wanted the INEC boss sacked. The EU, in a purported letter currently circulating, allegedly observed that […]
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will, on Tuesday, begin the presentation of Certificates of Return to elected members of the National Assembly. Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu announced this at a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in Abuja on Saturday. Yakubu said that the commission would present certificates to senators-elect on Tuesday, March […]
The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says the commission will still use the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) in the second leg of the general elections next Saturday. Yakubu gave the assurance during a meeting with state Resident Electoral Commissioners at the INEC headquarters on Saturday in Abuja. According to him, INEC is reviewing […]
A Federal Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Friday, granted separate applications of the to inspect election materials used in last Saturday’s election. The appellate court, led by Justice Joseph Ikyegh, granted the applications after separately hearing the two ex-parte applications. It ordered INEC to allow the applicants access to the election materials in […]
The President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, says his victory at the Feb. 25, presidential election is a victory for all Nigerians, committed to a greater society. Tinubu made the remark after receiving his certificate of return from Prof. Mahmud Yakubu, INEC Chairman, on Wednesday, in Abuja. The former two-term Lagos State governor assured that he will […]
Acceptance speech by the President-Elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, My fellow Nigerians, I am profoundly humbled that you have elected me to serve as the 16th president of our beloved republic. This is a shining moment in the life of any man and affirmation of our democratic existence. From […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in the early hours of Wednesday, declared the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, as the president-elect. INEC declared Tinubu president-elect after he polled 8,794,726 votes to win the 2023 presidential election, ahead of 17 other candidates. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced Tinubu as the winner […]
The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has filed a suit against LP, ADC and PDP to stop them from halting the ongoing collation of the presidential election results. The election, conducted on Feb. 25 has been a subject of controversy, following the alleged refusal of INEC to upload results to […]
Prof. Charles Adias, the State Collation Officer for Presidential election results in Rivers, has adjourned the collation of results till further notice. Adias told newsmen in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, that adjournment became imperative in view of alleged threats to his life. The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa, alleged that there were several […]
The Federal Government has advised former President Olusegun Obasanjo not to truncate the ongoing 2023 general elections with his inciting, self-serving and provocative letter on the polls. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed gave the advice in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. Mohammed said what Obasanjo cunningly framed as an […]