Eko Hot Blog reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday in its final written address on the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar said the FCT has no special status. Counsel to INEC, Abubakar Mahmoud noted that in line with section 134 of the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has revealed why election riggers will continue to go unpunished in Nigeria. Yakubu said until an electoral offenses commission and tribunal is established to take over the prosecution of electoral offenders from the commission, riggers will continue to … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has claimed that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is turning a blind eye to electoral fraud and wasting the country’s resources. In their final statement submitted to the Presidential Election Petitions Court on July 23, 2023, Obi and the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and National Commissioners of the Commission are currently meeting with accredited local elections observer groups and civil society organisations at its headquarters in Abuja. This is the first public meeting that the electoral umpire is having with members … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has voided a Federal High Court judgment which ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to electronically upload results of the governorship and state of assembly elections from the polling units directly to the Results Viewing Portal (IReV). A three-man panel of the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last gubernatorial election in Adamawa State, Senator Aishat Dahiru Binani, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of making desperate efforts to arrest and detain the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Yunusa Ari as a ploy to prevent … Read more
Former Vice President Atiku and President Tinubu contested in the February 25 presidential election. While the president maintains that he won a free and fair election, his opponent disagrees. Atiku and his party are currently challenging the outcome of the presidential poll in court. Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Tinubu has slammed Atiku … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu has said the experiences in the 2023 elections will be used as lessons to improve the collation and declaration of future elections’ results. Yakubu also said the same submission will be harnessed to work on future recruitment, … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced on Thursday that it has officially registered the Youth Party (YP), a new political party in Nigeria. This development brings the total number of registered political parties in the country to 19. EDITOR’S PICKS Delta Community Imposes N10,000 Fine, 40 Stroke For Ladies, … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission has said the Labour Party has no ground to call for the sack of its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, over the outcome of the 2023 general election. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi stated this when he spoke with the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from prosecuting the suspended Adamawa Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Hudu Yunusa-Ari, over his actions in the 2023 governorship election in the state. This online media platform recalls that Yunusa-Ari declared the candidate of the All Progressives … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Aisha Dahiru, popularly known as “Binani,” the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Adamawa governorship election, has once again filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). It would be recalled that her declaration as the governor-elect of Adamawa in the March 18 governorship election was nullified … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has brought a six-count charge against the suspended resident electoral commissioner for Adamawa state, Hudu Yunusa-Ari. These charges were officially filed in Yola’s high court, the capital city of the state. In a statement released on Thursday, INEC explained that the decision to … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Reno Omokri has praised the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for ferociously maintaining its stance on the controversy surrounding the UTME result of Mmesoma Ejikeme. Omokri insisted that if the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had also done the same thing in the case of the Labour Party (LP) … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mustapha Lecky, has asserted that the commission over-promised Nigerians by pledging to transmit results electronically from the polling units during the 2023 general elections. According to him, the Information Communication Technology (ICT) unit of the Commission does not … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja accepted a contentious report from the European Union (EU) Observation Mission on Monday, despite opposition from President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC). This report calls into question the legitimacy of the 2023 general elections’ results. Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday called its first witness in the defence of the petition brought against it by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its 2023 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar regarding the outcome of the February 25 polls. This online media platform gathered that the … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that the Presidential Petition Election Court has adjourned to Tuesday, July 4, the hearing of the defence filed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The court on June 23 fixed Monday, July 3 for respondents to open their case in defence of the petition filed by aggrieved parties challenging the outcome of … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been asked to commence issuance of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) to electorates in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States ahead of the November 11 polls. This online media platform gathered that the call was made by groups identified as Catch Them Young Community … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said the commission will “soon” take action on the case of suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari. INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye made this known on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday. EDITOR’S PICKS Shehu Sani Slams Wike’s Appointment Obsession, … Read more