Nearly 1.58 million polling unit agents have been nominated by 18 political parties for the general elections starting this Saturday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced. According to the document released on Monday evening by INEC, 1,574,301 polling units agents were nominated by registered parties for the exercise. The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has the highest …

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and the Nigeria Police have restated their readiness to prevent vote buying as part of the effort to conduct credible and corrupt-free polls across the country. During a radio town hall meeting against electoral corruption organised by the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development (PRIMORG) at the weekend …

Nigerians can now confirm the location of their polling units through SMS, ahead of the forthcoming general election. In a statement on Friday, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu said that the commission has introduced technological innovations to make voting more credible and result management more transparent. He said that INEC noticed that, during …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it would not redeploy the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Lagos State, Mr Segun Agbaje despite recent calls by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Agbaje’s recent statement that the electoral commission has no option other than to work with the Lagos State Parks Management Committee to distribute election materials in the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appealed the judgment of the Election Petition Tribunal that nullified the victory of Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, in the 16 July governorship poll. In the Notice of Appeal dated 30 January 2023, filed before the Court of Appeal, Akure Division, obtained in Osogbo on Wednesday, the commission listed 44 grounds of …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that warehoused Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) can no longer be used during elections as every voter must be authenticated with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS). At the political parties’ polling agent training workshop and Training of Trainers (TOT) in Abuja on Monday, the Director-General of The Electoral Institute (TEI), Dr Sa’ad …

Labour Party has called on the relevant federal agencies to tighten the nation’s borders and fish out illegal immigrants from neighbouring countries in order to ensure a free and fair presidential election on 25 February. A Labour Party spokeperson, Barrister Osa Director told newsmen that it came to the party as a rude shock and embarrassment to witness the Nigerian …

With the challenges faced by many Nigerians over the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the 2023 general elections, a journalist, Adewole Kehinde has taken legal action against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), demanding N500 million as damages for his missing card. He said: “Since INEC wants to deny me my fundamental right to vote, I don’t …

The General Manager of the Lagos State Parks Management Committee (LSPMC), Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (popularly known as MC Oluomo) has requested from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) approval for his committee to participate in the distribution of sensitive poll materials. MC Oluomo is an associate of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In his …

An aide to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Phrank Shaibu, has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against partnering with the chairman of Lagos State Parks Management Committee, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (popularly known as MC Oluomo) for the 2023 elections. MC Oluomo is an ally of the presidential candidate of the All …