INEC said it may shift the 2023 presidential election by two weeks. A senior INEC official confirmed this to journalists on Wednesday. The incessant burning of INEC offices across the country may force the electoral body to shift the election by 14 days. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a senior official of the Independent National … Read more
INEC has expressed worry over fuel scarcity, a few weeks before the 2023 election. According to the chairman of the commission, fuel scarcity could affect logistics. Mahmood asked transporters to be fair as they convey INEC employees to polling units. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC said the current fuel … Read more
Oyetola faces fresh trouble as ex-INEC director clarified controversial BVAS report. Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi stated that there should not have been a discrepancy in the 2022 Osun State governorship election. Osaze-Uzzi described the Osun tribunal judgement as a validation of the role of BVAS. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, a former Director of the … Read more
Obiageli Ezekwesili has advised Nigerians to go and get their PVC before the deadline date. According to her, PVC is the greatest possession now to vote for candidates of the Labour Party (LP). INEC has extended the deadline for the collection of PVC by another week. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the former Minister of … Read more
INEC had fixed Sunday, January 29, as the deadline for the collection of voter cards. The electoral commission announced that it has extended the deadline in a statement on Saturday. The body said it made the decision to extend the deadline by a week after reviewing reports from various states and discussing with resident electoral … Read more
A Court has sacked Senator Akpan for defecting to YPP. Justice Fadima Murtala Aminu, in his ruling, declared Senator Akpan’s seat vacant. The judge further ruled that the Senator should refund to the National Assembly all the monies and entitlements received. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sacked … Read more
PDP has fixed a new date for the gubernatorial primary in Abia. Ikonne, the Abia State PDP governorship candidate had died at the National Hospital, Abuja. Following Ikonne’s death, INEC directed the party to conduct an election to replace the deceased. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party … Read more
INEC has planned to train Ad Hoc staff ahead of the 2023 elections. Agboke noted that there was a Code of Conduct for the election that all of the ad hoc personnel would sign. According to the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Osun State, corps members supervising officers and collation officers, will be trained on how … Read more
The deadline for the collection of PVC is getting closer. The presidential election has been fixed for February 25th and the deadline for PVC collection is Sunday, January 29. Voters who applied for PVC can go to their centres with any of their temporary voter cards, photocopied driving licenses or National Identity Cards. EKO HOT … Read more
Ondo state government has declared a work-free day for PVC collection in the state. The development was contained in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the state governor, Richard Olatunde. The Ondo Governor admonished registered voters in his state to endeavour to use the day go and collect their PVCs. EKO HOT … Read more
The Supreme Court has affirmed Akpabio the authentic APC Senatorial candidate in Akwa Ibom State. Justice Ibrahim Saulawa, the apex court upheld the ruling of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The apex court held that the appellate court lacked the jurisdiction to meddle in the issue of nomination of a candidate for an election. … Read more
The INEC chairman said the exercise is to test the integrity of the bimodal voter accreditation system (BVAS). He said the commission has solved glitches associated with BVAS. INEC is also expected to provide additional machines in case of malfunction or glitches. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission … Read more
INEC chairman has spoken on repeated attacks on facilities of the Electoral body. According to Yakubu over 50 facilities have been attacked in 4 years. The INEC boss once again stated that the Elections will hold as earlier scheduled. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, spoke … Read more
Gunmen have attacked another INEC office in Enugu. The arsonists reportedly struck around 9.12 pm on Sunday. INEC’s National Commissioner stated that the attackers could not gain access to the main building. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Police officer has been killed and another injured after some so-called ‘Unknown Gunmen’ unleashing terror on southeast … Read more
Gunmen reportedly attacked a PVC collection centre, killed a house of Reps candidate and five others in Imo state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that no fewer than five people were again killed in Imo State on Saturday, including a policeman, as gunmen went on a rampage in the state. In the attacks carried out in … Read more
INEC has extended the deadline for PVC collection. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) until Sunday 29th January, 2023. EDITOR’S PICKS Why Our Operatives Arrested Doyin Okupe – DSS EFCC Releases Doyin Okupe After Arrest At Lagos Airport … Read more
The Lagos government wants mutual respect between the Nigerian Police and the Youth. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has called on members of the Nigeria Police Force and the Youths in the state to extend mutual respect to themselves in all interactions. EDITOR’S PICKS Skiing Goes Wrong As Jet Ski Rider … Read more
Lagos voters constitute the largest percentage of the 93 million eligible voters. Lagos has 7,060,195 eligible voters. Kano comes second with 5,921,370 eligible voters. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says there are 93.4 million registered and eligible voters in Nigeria. EDITOR’S PICKS 80-Year-Old Journalist Bags PhD From UNILAG CBN … Read more
INEC met with political parties just a few weeks before the 2023 elections. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday met with the leadership of the 18 political parties at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja ahead of the 2023 general elections. The Chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, at the … Read more
FG has declared that “nothing can stop the 2023 general elections.” EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has declared that no threat from any quarter can stop the conduct of the 2023 general election. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the government’s position clear while responding to a claim … Read more