The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed the successful distribution of 55,859 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in preparation for the upcoming Ondo State governorship election, scheduled for November 16, 2024. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Tinubu Arrives Abuja After Two-Week Working Vacation In UK, France NIDCOM Gears Up for 7th Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit, Aims to … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has tasked journalists on accurate and objective reportage of the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State. Mr Sam Olumekun, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), made the appeal at a meeting with Reporters, Producers and On Air Personalities (OAPs) organised by the commission … Read more
The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has renewed its call for the removal of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mrs. Oluwatoyin Babalola, citing her deep ties to the state as a potential conflict of interest ahead of the November 16 gubernatorial election. In a letter addressed to the Chairman of the … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo, has denied obstructing any political party from inspecting election materials and BVAS machines used for the just concluded governorship election. In a statement in Benin on Wednesday, Dr Anugbum Onuoha, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, said that the allegations of obstructing the inspection of materials … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced that it will provide electoral materials to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today (Wednesday) for the September 21 Edo State governorship election. This update came from the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Edo State, Dr. Augbum Onuoha, during an interview with The PUNCH on Tuesday, addressing complaints of delays … Read more
Tension erupted on Saturday at Elekahia Primary School in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area, Rivers state, when armed men dressed in police uniforms violently disrupted the ongoing local government elections. Eyewitnesses revealed that the attackers, arriving in about 21 Hilux patrol vans, unleashed chaos by firing tear gas and seizing election materials, forcing officials … Read more
Voting in the local government elections across Rivers State officially commenced, with some voters casting their ballots while others waited for essential election materials. The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) began distributing sensitive materials to local government areas earlier today, despite a federal high court order prohibiting the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and other … Read more
Supporters of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, held a peaceful protest on Saturday morning in the Government Reserved Area (GRA) of Port Harcourt, expressing opposition to the ongoing local government elections in Rivers State. The protest, which took place near the Polio Club, saw about 100 participants, mostly youths, denouncing … Read more
Protests erupted at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Thursday, as tensions mounted ahead of the Local Government elections set for October 5, 2024. The protesters, arriving in large numbers, prompted security personnel to step in, managing both the crowd and the resulting traffic congestion, according to Channels Television. … Read more
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from providing the voters’ register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) for the upcoming local government elections, set for October 5, 2024. Additionally, the court prohibited the Inspector General of Police and the Department of State Services (DSS) … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has emphasized that it should not be held responsible for the vote-buying incidents that occurred during the Edo State governorship election on September 21, 2024. Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, addressed the issue in an interview with The PUNCH on Sunday. He stated that … Read more
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to enforce a recent court ruling mandating INEC to investigate and prosecute electoral offences committed during the 2023 general elections. The ruling, delivered by Justice Obiora Egwuatu on July 18, 2024, was a response to … Read more
The Federal High Court in Abuja has directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept and recognize Chief Olusola Nehemiah and Ezekiel Awude as the Labour Party’s governorship and deputy governorship candidates for the upcoming Ondo State election. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling delivered on Friday, mandated that Nehemiah and Awude be granted … Read more
Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the recent Edo State governorship election, is confident he will reclaim what he describes as his ‘stolen’ mandate at the Edo State Election Petitions Tribunal. In the closely contested election held on September 21, Ighodalo was defeated by Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) … Read more
Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), led a delegation of party governors to the Presidential Villa in Abuja for a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday. The purpose of the meeting was to formally introduce Monday Okpebholo, the newly elected governor of Edo State, to the President. EKO … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially presented the certificate of return to Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, following his victory in the Edo State governorship election. The presentation, which took place at the INEC headquarters in Abuja on Thursday, confirmed Okpebholo as the newly elected governor of Edo State. EDITOR’S … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has officially rejected the results of the recent Edo State Governorship election, as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a media briefing in Abuja on Monday, Acting National Chairman of the PDP, Amb. Umar Damagum, voiced his party’s dissatisfaction with the outcome, insisting that the people of … Read more
The Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman, Jeret Tenebe, expressed that the party’s hope is for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to continue conducting elections as they did in the recent Edo governorship election. Tenebe described Saturday’s election as the fairest he has witnessed, dismissing allegations that the APC rigged the election in … Read more
Socio-political activist Aisha Yesufu has sharply criticized Governor Godwin Obaseki for his dissatisfaction with the results of the Edo State governorship election, which saw Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) emerge victorious. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced on Sunday that Okpebholo won the election held on September 21, 2024, securing victories … Read more
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has expressed confidence that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will secure victory in the upcoming Ondo governorship election, just as it did in the recently concluded Edo governorship election. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ondo governorship election is scheduled for November. Speaking on Sunday evening in Benin, after the Independent … Read more