Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, who represents Ogun West district,  has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to consider alternative means of identification to prevent voter disenfranchisement. Adeola, who is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, said that accepting multiple forms of identification cards for voting would make the electoral process more inclusive and transparent. He praised …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced that it will begin the distribution of sensitive materials for the upcoming election on Thursday, as part of its preparations for the poll. The state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, made this statement on Wednesday during an inspection of the materials at the Akure office of the Central Bank of Nigeria. According …

Edo 2024: INEC, the judiciary and Sam Amadi’s ‘challenge’ Following the 21 September governorship election in Edo State, political discourse in Nigeria has again centered on electoral integrity and accountability; and how electoral contests should be conducted to reflect the will of the people and enhance Nigeria’s democratic experience. The election has been widely condemned by both local and international …

Nigerians often deploy the pidgin English lingo, “See your life for outside”? as a sharp rebuke to an individual who had misbehaved, fallen far below expectation or had engaged in a despicable, disgraceful and condemnable act. And this is exactly what Nigerians in their numbers have been asking the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) since Friday, 1 November 2024 when …

Ahead of the 16 November Ondo governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission confirmed on Thursday that sensitive election materials will arrive in Akure by Tuesday, 12 November. Addressing stakeholders at a pre-election meeting held in Akure, INEC Chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu announced that all sensitive materials, including ballots and result sheets, would be delivered to the Central Bank of …

A group of election observers, who monitored the recent governorship election in Edo State, has submitted a petition to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)  accusing officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of misconduct. The observers, mainly lawyers under the Tap Initiative, specifically called for the arrest and prosecution of senior INEC officials, alleging …

The Edo State governorship election has raised serious concerns about the credibility of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). With widespread reports of vote rigging and discrepancies between the results on the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) portal and those documented on commission’s result sheets, this election has highlighted flaws that threaten to undermine public confidence in Nigeria’s electoral system. …

In what can only be described as a staggering display of defiance, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recently attempted to avoid being served with a tribunal order aimed at preserving the integrity of election data. This order, directed at securing the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines used in the recent Edo State governorship election, was issued by …

A recent must’watch segment on Arise News TV featuring Nigerian human rights lawyer, Martin Obono, brought to light the deeply troubling state of Nigeria’s democratic process. Executive Director of the TAP Initiative for Citizens Development, Obono shared findings from his organisation’s investigation into apparent electoral fraud in the recent Edo State gubernatorial election, exposing a system plagued by irregularities and …

Ahead of the 16 November, Ondo State governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that candidates in the race would sign a peace accord on 8 November. The peace signing ceremony is facilitated by the National Peace Committee (NPC) led by former Head of State, Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar. The signing aims to ensure candidates pledge to a …