By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the proposed nationwide voter revalidation exercise until after the 2027 general election. Mr Mohammed Haruna, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Haruna, who did not state reasons forContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker Ijaw National Congress (INC), an apex socio-cultural organisation of Ijaw nation worldwide, says its rescheduled national elections will hold on April 13. This is contained in a communiqué issued after an expanded National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the organisation held on Thursday in Yenagoa and madeContinue Reading
The Angwa Bako Community Development Committee (CDC), Orozo, in conjunction with residents of Cajaah Housing Estate, has congratulated the re-elected Chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Hon. Christopher Maikalangu, on his victory at the just-concluded Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council elections. The community described the outcome asContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its goal of conducting free, fair and credible elections that will be a reference point in Africa must be actualised in 2027. Prof. Joash Amupitan, Chairman of the commission, said this on Friday in Lagos, while delivering his opening addressContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne A political advocacy group, The Collective Movement (TCM), has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure full transparency and impartiality in the conduct of the 2027 general election. The group made the call on Wednesday in Abuja through its spokesman, Nasir Aminu, who briefedContinue Reading
By Obinna Unaeze The Inspector General (IG) of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has directed officers and men deployed in Anambra for Saturday’s Governorship Election to be neutral while discharging their duties. Egbetokun gave the directive during a meeting with the personnel, on Monday, in Awka. He said that the neutrality byContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker The International Press Centre (IPC), on Monday, urged stakeholders to “reappraise” and “recommit” to safeguarding electoral integrity, Mr Lanre Arogundade, Executive Director of the IPC, made the call in his remarks at the presentation of the media-led multi-stakeholder dialogue report on “Rebuilding Electoral Trust” ahead of theContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker The International Press Centre (IPC) has urged the media to serve as both the mirror and mediator reflecting on public sentiment in shared commitment to rebuilding trust in Nigeria’s electoral process. Mrs Stella Nwofia, Programme Manager, IPC, gave the charge on Monday in her remarks at theContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Prof. Joash Amupitan, the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has pledged to uphold integrity, transparency and discipline in the management of Nigeria’s electoral process. Amupitan made the pledge during his first meeting with directors of the commission in Abuja on Thursday. He said that the integrityContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, on Thursday assumed office at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Amupitan arrived at about 2:40 p.m. in the company of the Acting Chairman, Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu, national commissioners and the secretary to the commission,Continue Reading
