2003Polls: There’s no going back on Feb 25, March 11 dates –Yakubu, INEC boss

Barely two weeks to the beginning of the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that the February 25 presidential\National Assembly and March 11 governorship/state Assembly polls dates are sacrosanct. The Commission’s Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, gave the assurance after inspecting the training of Supervisory Presiding Officers (SPOs) going on in the

Call for Olusegun Agbaje, Lagos REC to be remove Heightens amid hate for Igbos

Nigerians resident in lagos have cried out to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to kindly redeploy the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Lagos, Mr. OLUSEGUN AGBAJE.   The call for his redeployment gained more voices after the REC appeared on national television to exhibit and pronounce words capable of disenfranchising the Igbo voters in lagos. Mr.

2023: Foreign Hackers Attacking Our Database — INEC Chair

The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, has said there have been attempts to hack into the commission’s computer system ahead of the 2023 general elections. Yakubu spoke on Thursday during the 2022 National Conference of the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents (NAJUC) in Abuja with the theme, ‘2023 General

PVC collection: INEC cautions staff against sharp practices

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abia has cautioned its staff members to shun sharp practices during the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) distribution. The INEC’s Head, Public Affairs Unit in Abia, Mr Bamidele Oyetunji, issued the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Aba on Monday. Oyetunji said that

INEC Extends Deadline For PVC Collection

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC  has extended the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) to Sunday 29th, January 2023.  The electoral umpire earlier fixed Sunday, 22nd January 2023 as the collection deadline. But following a meeting on Thursday, INEC said it has pushed the deadline by eight days. “The Commission is