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 …

No fewer than 4,613,197 Permanent Voters’ Cards have been collected by voters for the 3rd February rerun/bye-elections, according to Sunday PUNCH. This was contained in a document posted by INEC on its X handle. Further Findings by newsmen revealed that 2,189,171 PVCs were collected by voters for the bye-elections while 2,424,026 PVCs were collected for the rerun elections. It was …

Personnel of the 9 Brigade of the Nigerian Army on Wednesday recovered 1,671 Permanent Voters  Cards (PVCs)  in an apartment in the Olodi-Apapa area of Lagos State. Three persons were subsequently arrested in the apartment, while the prime suspect was said to be on the run. Also recovered in the apartment were ballot papers, cutlasses, and Indian hemp. the startling …

A 73-year-old woman, Comfort Muoneke has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for having 20 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). Two of her suspected accomplices – Afekhana Esther and Segun Osaimokhai – were also arrested. In a statement on its Facebook handle on Sunday, EFCC said: “Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial …

The Director Voter Education and Publicity of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mr Victor Aluko has emphasised that no one will be allowed to vote without presenting a Permanent Voter Card (PVC). On Channels Television’s The 2023 Verdict  on Friday evening, Aluko said that the commission had not reviewed its position, describing as fake news, reports that people could …

With less than 48 hours to the 2023 elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 87,209,007 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have been collected across the country. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu told the media at the National Collation Centre in Abuja on Thursday that although the commission is pleased that the rate of collection is higher than …

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 …

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 Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again extended the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). The new date is Sunday, 5 February. This is the second time INEC will extend the deadline for PVC collection. The previous deadline was tomorrow, 29 January. In a statement on Saturday, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education …

A former presidential aspirant, Chief Charles Udeogaranya has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow registered voters who were unable to pick their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), to use their government-issued photo identity cards like the National Drivers Licence, International Passport, and National ID card/slip to vote. Udeogaranya said that Section 118 of the Constitution of the Federal …