Military presence reason for low voter turnout – TMG
The Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has blamed low turn of electorate during Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly polls across the country on “militarisation and over policing” of voting process….
Polls: Shooting in Rivers, ballot box snatching spread in Kogi
Gunshots were heard at Unit 17, Ward 3, Elele in Rivers State as one Hon. Elechi Dike allegedly led some men in military uniform to the unit but the gunshots…
Voter apathy greets elections nationwide, INEC officials plead with voters
If it was meant to be a referendum on lack of confidence in the Nigerian electoral process, it was well delivered by the electorate as many stayed away from the…
Police, INEC Deny Allegations of Results Sheet Circulation in Plateau
Plateau State police command and the Independent national electoral commission, INEC, have debunked allegations that the result sheets for Saturday’s Governorship and state House of Assembly polls in Plateau…
No Card Reader, No Voting in Kaduna State -REC
Alhaji Kaugama Abdullahi, the INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, for Kaduna State said on Friday that there would be no voting in the March 9 Governorship and State Assembly elections…
INEC Replaces, Reconfigures 198 Burnt SCRs in Akwa Ibom
The Independent National Electoral Commission (lNEC) says it has replaced and reconfigured the 198 Smart Card Readers, SCRs, that were on Friday burnt in its office in lbesikpo Asutan Local…
Election: INEC Expresses Regret Over Omitting APC From Results Sheet in Zamfara
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed regrets over the omission of the acronym of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the results sheet for Saturday’s Governorship and House…
Alleged Birth Certificate Forgery Case Against Gov. Wike
Gov. Wike of Rivers State A Federal high court sitting in Abuja, has dismissed the alleged birth certificate forgery suit seeking to disqualify governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state…
Rivers: INEC Will Only Allow Party Agents With Verifiable Means of Identification
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will only allow and accept party agents with verifiable means of identification whose names are on the list submitted by…
70 Political Parties in Enugu Pass a Vote of Confidence on State Rec, Reject APC’s Call For His Removal
No fewer than 70 political parties in Enugu state on Thursday rejected the call for the removal of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Dr. Emeka Ononamadu from the state….