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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the final list of candidates for the Edo state governorship election. INEC made the list of the 17 Edo gubernatorial candidates public in a statement by spokesman, Sam Olumekun, on its X handle on Monday. INEC said following the initial primaries, it published the personal particulars of…
12 Nov
There is massive protest ongoing at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over alleged concocted election results from Nembe Bassambiri. Top Bayelsa-based civil society operatives, women groups, youth groups, state and National Assembly members and other concerned citizens gathered at the office of INEC to protest alleged move by the top leadership…
26 Oct 2023
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has accredited 1,255 journalists from 94 media organisations for the off-cycle governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states scheduled for Saturday, November 11, 2023.
25 Oct 2023
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has excluded the name of Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the newly released amended lists of candidates for Bayelsa and Imo State's governorship elections scheduled to be held on Saturday, November 11.
24 Oct 2023
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) confirmed on Tuesday that it has delivered all non-sensitive materials for the elections to Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo states.
11 Oct 2023
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that about 5.4 million voters have been registered ahead of the November 11 governorship elections in Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo States.
21 Jul 2023
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday met with collation and returning Officers as it continues to review the 2023 general elections conducted in Nigeria.
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Gunmen suspected to be terrorists have killed two people, including the chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for Mai Dabino community in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State, Saidu Basa. The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon at about 3:30 pm, along the road leading from Mai Dabino to Danmusa. It was learnt that…
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A former Director-General of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Dr. Joe Abah, has narrated how an air crash was averted in Lagos on Friday. Abah, who made this disclosure in a post on his X handle, said he boarded a 7:00 am Ibom Air flight in Lagos, heading to Abuja. The flight also had…
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