BVAS
21 Sep
Yiaga Africa on Saturday said that despite a tense political climate, the Edo State governorship election, which was held today, began peacefully with minimal critical incidents. Presenting its Mid-day Situational Statement on the 2024 Edo State Governorship Election, Chair of the 2024 Edo Election Mission, Yiaga Africa, Dr. Aisha Abdullahi, noted that logistical challenges caused…
21 Sep
There was a massive turnout of voters at Iyamho Primary School, Ward 10, unit 1, Etsako council of Edo State where Senator Adams Oshiomhole cast his vote. Oshiomhole applauded INEC and the electorates for the peaceful conduct of the election, as security personnel took centre stage to ensure orderliness. Speaking shortly after casting his vote,…
21 Sep
Malfunctioning of Biamodial Voters Accreditation (BVA) machines has disrupted voting at Ikpoba Okha ward 7, Unit 39, Benin, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The NAN team at Ikpoba Ward 7, unit 39, reports that the voting process, which started at about 8 a.m., came to a halt some minutes later and has not…
19 Sep
Not many Nigerians can vouch for the integrity of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct free, fair, and credible elections due to its poor track record in the past.
31 Aug
The Edo State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tony Aziegbemi, over the weekend, accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of planning to rig the September 21 governorship election in the State by recruiting bogus Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) technical staff to tamper with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machine. He also…
28 Aug
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, said it would conduct a mock accreditation exercise to test-run facilities for the September 21 off-cycle governorship election in Edo State.
22 Mar 2024
In its recently released report, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) contends that the sum approved for it to conduct the 2023 General Election was insufficient.
5 Mar 2024
Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has adjourned its hearing till Monday, March 14, 2024, following the Court of Appeal judgment that set aside its inspection order and expunged paragraphs ‘g’, ‘k’ and ‘n’ of the earlier ruling.
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