The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of JIgawa State Prof., Muhammad Lawal Bashar has flagged off the distribution of the last batch of 98,890 Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs). Bashar said the distribution will end on 22/01/2023 at all the commission’s local government and registration areas in the State. Bashar said: “I’m not aware of PVCs sales […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has started distributing non-sensitive materials and deploying officials to local government areas ahead of the 2023 general elections in Anambra. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Elizabeth Agwu, announced this at a stakeholders meeting, on Wednesday in Awka. The NewsZenith reports that traditional rulers, community leaders, politicians, National Orientation Agency […]
Prof. Atahiru Jega, a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, says Nigeria is capable of conducting a credible election in 2023 in spite of the current challenges. Jega said this at a Colloquim in honour of Prof. Adele Jinadu, a Senior fellow of Centre of Democracy Development (CDD), to mark his 79th birthday […]
By Oluwashina Iyanda A Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mohammed Haruna has called on media practitioners in Nigerian to extend their accountability probing beyond politicians. Haruna charged journalists to also hold responsible, every person or group whose decisions and actions affect society. He spoke at the Media Roundtable on “The Accountability […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ondo State has begun the display of voters’ registers across the 18 Local Government Areas of the state. This is contained in the statement issued by Mrs Olufunmike Segun-Osifeso, INEC Head of Voter Education, Publicity, Gender and Civil Society Organisations on Monday in Akure. The statement said the […]
By Our Correspondent Suspected arsonists have reportedly set ablaze one of the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at Iyana Mortuary area of Abeokuta, Ogun State. The arsonists were said to have soaked loaves of bread with petrol and thrown them into the building. The NewsZenith gathered that policemen from Ibara Police Division […]
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Cross River, Dr Johnson Alalibo, has confirmed the receipt of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) gadgets to be used for the 2023 general elections in the state. Alalibo announced this at the end of his tour of offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state, […]
By Our Correspondent Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State says 394 candidates of different political parties are jostling for the 40 seats in the state’s House of Assembly. Recalls that governorship and houses of assembly elections were scheduled to hold across the country on March 11, […]