BREAKING: INEC Announces Date To Release 2023 Elections Timetable

INEC Chairman, INEC Fixes New Date For Physical Registration Of Voters, INEC, Ekiti, Attack On Our Facilities Could Hinder Voter Registration – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the date for the release of the 2023 general elections timetable, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered. INEC stated that there must be clarity and certainty about the electoral legal framework to govern the conduct of the 2023 general elections before the timetable would be released. The Independent … Read more

Fire Razes INEC’s Data Centre In Kano

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…the fire started following the fluctuations of electricity power voltage which abruptly resulted in the blasting of some air conditioners An early morning fire has burnt down some parts of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Kano. The fire, which broke out around 9:30 am at the Data Processing Centre of the INEC … Read more

INEC Set To Put Polling Units In Hospitals, Courts

INEC Chairman, INEC Fixes New Date For Physical Registration Of Voters, INEC, Ekiti, Attack On Our Facilities Could Hinder Voter Registration – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has concluded plans to bring polling units in overcrowded areas closer to the people, particularly to public places like schools, courts and hospitals ahead of the 2023 general elections. INEC added that the polling units in private residences will also be relocated to public spaces. The Independent National Electoral … Read more

JUST IN: INEC To Resume Continuous Voters Registration On June 28

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The INEC boss had told a Senate Committee on INEC in November last year that the CVR exercise will resume in Q1 2021 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, announced that the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise will resume on June 28 across the country. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed the date … Read more

2023 Poll: INEC Trains Staff On Political Party Management

We Are Ready for Anambra Election – INEC

Mr Aminu Idris, INEC’s Director, Election, and Party Monitoring said at the opening of the workshop that, the participants were drawn from INEC offices in the 19 Northern states. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday in Kaduna opened a three-day workshop for electoral officers responsible for monitoring elections and political parties. Eko hot … Read more

INEC To Deploy Electronic Voting Devices For 2023 Elections

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Use of electronic voting devices to start with anambra elections  50 companies have been invited by the commission The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says plans are underway for acquiring electronic voting devices ahead of the 2023 elections. Festus Okoye, chairman, INEC information and voter education committee, disclosed this in an interview with PUNCH. The … Read more

INEC To Begin Polling Units Expansion In Nigeria

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it plans to begin conversion of existing voting points to full fledged Pulling Units (PUs) in a few weeks time. Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee said this when he spoke with newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. He said one of … Read more

2023: INEC To Resume Voters’ Registration In Q2

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INEC says it would address massive voters turnout in certain locations  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday disclosed that it would resume Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) nationwide in the second quarter of 2021. Wunmi Balogun, INEC Head of ICT, Ibadan, made the disclosure at the training of electoral officers and assistants electoral officers … Read more

Group States Why INEC Should Ban Parties, Candidates From Elections

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The Centre for Democracy and Development (West Africa) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ban any political party or candidates found to be involved in electoral violence ahead of the 2023 general elections. Director of CDD, Idayat Hassan, who issued the statement, also condemned the violence which disrupted the conduct of … Read more

JUST-IN: INEC Suspends Ekiti By-election Over Killings, Violence

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The suspension of the by-election was announced by the electoral commission following the violence that occurred while the election was ongoing, leaving three people, including a policewoman, dead as earlier reported by EKOHOTBLOG. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has indefinitely suspended the Ekiti State bye-election in Ekiti State. The suspension of the by-election was … Read more

Violence Rocks Ekiti By-election, 3 Reportedly Killed, Senator Escapes

The By-election for a vacant seat in the Ekiti State House of Assembly on Saturday, has turned violent and nearly claimed the life of a sitting senator. Some impeccable sources disclosed that three people including a police officer were killed by the thugs while five people are said to be injured and receiving treatment at … Read more

Again, Court Restrains INEC From Recognizing Ararume As Winner

Again, Court Restrains INEC From Recognizing Ararume As Winner

Prior to the bye-election held on December 5, 2020, Ibezim and Araraume had fielded themselves as APC candidates An Imo state High Court sitting in Owerri has issued an order of interim injunction to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) restraining it from recognizing Senator Ifeanyi Ararume as the winner of the December 2020 Imo … Read more

Sowore and Ezenwa AAC camps embroiled in fight at INEC Headquarters

Sowore, BREAKING: Security Operatives Arrest Sowore In Abuja, Court Orders MFM General Overseer, To Pay $7,320 To Sowore

The two political factions clashed over ownership of the party  Sowore sees himself as the owner of the party Ezenwa faction sees Sowore as an expelled member Sowore camp gives INEC a seven-day ultimatum for recognition as the legitimate faction. Two political camps of the African Action Congress (AAC) fought each other at the national … Read more

INEC Fixes Aba North/South Bye-Election For March 27

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed March 27, 2021 for the conduct of the bye-election into the vacant seat of Aba North/South Federal Constituency of Abia State. INEC, in a statement issued by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, charged the political parties to conduct primaries between … Read more

INEC Fixes Ekiti Assembly Bye-Election For March 20

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Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Saturday, March 20, 2021, for the Ekiti East Constituency 1 bye-election. This followed the death of Hon Adegbuyi Oluwajuwa Amos, who was the lawmaker representing the Constituency at the State House of Assembly on January 30, 2021. Adegbuyi, a member of All Progressive Congress (APC) died on the … Read more

INEC Declares APGA Winner Of Niger By–Election

APC Wins By-Election For Dass Constituency In Bauchi

Shehu Sale of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has emerged winner of by-election for the House of Representatives seat of the Magama/Rijau Federal Constituency of Niger. The INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Tanko Baba of the Usman Danfodio University Sokoto, declared Sale winner of the Saturday’s exercise. According to Baba, Sale polled 22,965 votes to … Read more

2023: INEC Links Planned New Polling Units To COVID-19, Others

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The Chairman of INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, stated this in his opening remarks on Friday during a consultative meeting with political parties in Abuja. You May Also Like: INEC Plans To Meet Stakeholders On Polling Units Expansion The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, increased voter population and … Read more