The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has vehemently condemned the recent spate of rumors alleging the replacement of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu. In a statement by it’s President General Yerima Shettima, the Arewa group categorically describe such claims as ‘fake and mischievous’, aimed at sowing discord and confusion within the political landscape …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday appealed to the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu to review the collated results for the Edo State governorship election before the final announcement. The state PDP chairman, Dr. Anthony Aziegbemi told newsmen in Benin City, the state capital, that the entries the electoral officers made were different from …

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, and the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Moguno, gave the appeal on Tuesday during the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security. Specifically, Yakubu implored political parties, candidates, and their supporters to see the election as a contest, not war. The Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security meeting gets …

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, and other senior commission officials have been requested by the Southern and Middle Belt Alliance (SMBA) to step down if they cannot ensure the integrity of this Saturday’s gubernatorial and state House of Assembly elections. In a statement  on Tuesday by its spokesperson, Rwang Pam Jr.,  SMBA lamented …