Tag: INEC
Senate approves 20-year jail term for ballot box snatchers
The senate on Tuesday passed a bill to establish the Electoral Offences Commission, approving 20 years’ jail term or a fine of N40m for ballot boxes’ [...]
Senate bows to pressure, rejects Lauretta Onochie as INEC commissioner
The Senate, on Tuesday, declared President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, Ms Lauretta Onochie ineligible for the position of N [...]
Andy Uba wins Anambra APC guber primary
Andy Uba, a former senator representing Anambra south senatorial zone, has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in An [...]
Senate moves to clear Onochie as INEC National Commissioner
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday, asked the Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission to screen f [...]
Buhari’s administration, disappointing – Former INEC chairman, Attahiru Jega
A former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega has described the administration of President Muhammadu Buhar [...]
National Assembly wants INEC to consider underage married girls as voters
The National Assembly Joint Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC Matters has proposed a review of the provision in the Ele [...]
Anonymous strikes again, hacks INEC, EFCC, Amuwo Odofin websites
Anonymous, an online network known for launching cyber attacks against government institutions, has hacked the websites of the Economic and Financial [...]
Video: Boat conveying INEC staff, Ondo electoral materials, capsizes
A boat carrying some electoral materials to the riverine Ilaje communities of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State has capsized, luckily, [...]
INEC declares PDP’s Obaseki winner of Edo election
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Godwin Obaseki, winner of the govern [...]
Edo poll: Police arrest INEC official for electoral misconduct
The police on Saturday arrested an ad-hoc official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo state for conniving with politicians [...]