Tag: Independent National Electoral Commission
INEC condemns violence in Akwa Ibom rerun poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has condemned the violence that characterised the court-ordered rerun poll held in Essien Udim local government area of...
APC wins national assembly seat in Cross River
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has
declared Mr. Alex Egbonna of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of
the House of Representatives election for...
Imo gov election ruling: Esele calls for INEC chairman’s resignation
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former president of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Mr. Peter Esele, has said that the...
INEC staff jailed 21 years for receiving N362m bribe
Justice Nathan Musa of Yola High Court today sentenced two
officials of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to 21 years imprisonment
each for receiving N362 million...
Akpabio withdraws from Ikot Ekpene senatorial rerun poll
The minister of Niger Delta Affairs and former senate
minority leader, Mr. Godswill Akpabio has withdrawn from the senatorial rerun
in Essien Udim local government area...
Prosecution of INEC staff involved in 2019 poll fraud begins
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has
commenced the prosecution of some of the ad-hoc staff alleged to have been
involved in electoral malpractices during the...
Buhari seeks senate’s approval for 16-man NDDC board
President Muhammadu Buhari has sought the approval of the
Senate for a 16-man Board for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
In a letter written to...
EFCC re-arraigns Iwu for alleged N1.23bn fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today re-arraigned
a former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),
Prof. Maurice Iwu, before the Lagos Division...
INEC fixes fresh Kogi West senatorial zone election for November 16
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC has scheduled fresh election in Kogi West senatorial district for November 16.
The election which will be hotly contested...
Zamfara INEC officials arrested for diverting N84.6m ad hoc staff allowance
The Sokoto Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) has arrested four officials of the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) in Zamfara State...