Gunmen have attacked the Anambra State secretariat of the Independent National Electoral Commission in state capital, Awka. A store house containing about fifty electricity generators, among other INEC equipment, as well as seven Toyota Hilux vans, were burned down. The State Commissioner of Police, Chris Owolabi, confirmed that the hoodlums first tried to attack the Police ‘B’…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced that the 2023 general election will hold six hundred and sixty days from today. That means INEC has about one year, nine months, two weeks and six days to prepare for the elections on Saturday, February 18, 2023. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu made this known when he appeared before…
Fire has destroyed a section of the Kano State secretariat of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Eyewitnesses told newsmen that the fire started at about 9:30AM, and it affected the Data Processing Centre of the INEC secretariat. An official who spoke with journalists on the extent of the damage, confirmed that computer laptops and desktops were…
As political parties begin preparations for the 2023 general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission has reminded them about the need to follow the rules. INEC has also threatened to blacklist political parties that record violence during their congresses, leading to the destruction of INEC property and attack on its personnel on supervisory duties. The warning was…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has confirmed four hundred and ninety-eight thousand, three hundred and ninety registered voters for the bye-election in Aba North-South Federal Constituency in Abia State. The bye-election is meant to get a replacement for late Aba North-South federal lawmaker, OSSY CHINEDU PRESTIGE, who died on February 9 this year. INEC National Electoral Commission,…
The people of Kano State will be voting on Saturday, January 16, 2021, to elect Local Government Council Chairmen and Councilors. Ten thousand officers and men of the Kano State Police Command will be on duty to monitor the local government elections. This was announced by the Police Public Relations Officer, ABDULLAHI HARUNA, who is a Deputy…