The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Ibrahim Bomai the winner for the Yobe South Senatorial District election. This came after the supplementary elections which took place Saturday April 15. The results of the election were made known by the Returning Officer, Abatcha Melemi at the Federal College of Education…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)has appointed no fewer than nine Senior Advocates of Nigeria to defend the results of the February 25 presidential election. The team, according to City Lawyer, is to be led by former Nigerian Bar Association President, Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN). Other members of the team are Stephen Adehi (SAN), Oluwakemi Pinheiro…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed a new date for all outstanding governorship, national and state assembly elections. This was revealed by Mr Rotimi Lawrence Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Monday March 27 in Abuja, the country’s capital. “Arising from its meeting held today, the INEC…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday, announced the date for all outstanding governorship, National and state assembly supplementary elections. Mr Rotimi Lawrence Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this in Abuja. “Arising from its meeting held today, the INEC has decided that all outstanding governorship, National and…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to present Certificates-of -Return to Governors-Elect between March 29 and 31. Members-elect into Assemblies will also be presented their Certificates-of-Return within the same period. However, the Commission is yet to announce the date for conclusion of the governorship election in Adamawa and Kebbi States, which were declared inconclusive….
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the governorship election in Kebbi State as “inconclusive”. The Informant247 gathered that the election was keenly contested by the two giant political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Yusuf Sa’idu, the collation and returning officer of the election, who is also…
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has lost his reelection bid to Lawal Dare of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Professor Kasimu Shehu, the returning officer for the election said that Dare secured 377,726 votes to defeat governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle who scored 311, 976 votes.
Similanayi Fubara, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared the winner of Rivers State gubernatorial election. The Returning Officer, while announcing the result in Port Harcourt on Monday night, said Fubara garned 302,614 votes to defeat his closest rival of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Tonye Cole, who scored…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Adamawa State governorship election inconclusive. Professor Muhammad Lamin Mele, the collation officer, while speaking after collating results from all the 21 local government areas of the state, said the number of cancelled votes exceeded the difference between the two leading candidates. He further explained that election…
2 police officers lost their lives while 2 other persons got injured in a clash between soldiers and police officers in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba state on Monday, March 20. Those who witnessed the scenario said a minor misunderstanding between the members of the armed forces, who were securing the headquarters of INEC in…
The collation of governorship and the house of assembly election results in Enugu and Abia States has been suspended by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This was revealed in a statement released by the electoral commission on Monday, March 20. The INEC said it has suspended the collation for the governorship and state assembly…
Thugs have invaded the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Obingwa LGA of Abia state. The electoral commission confirmed the incident in a statement released through his official Twitter page on Sunday March 19, 2023. The electoral umpire said it has contacted the security agencies for succour. “Thugs have invaded our Obingwa…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said he does not have confidence in the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. This came following the conduct of the governorship and state assembly elections on Saturday March 18. The former Vice President said the electoral commission has not proven that it can do better…
3 voters have reportedly lost their lives to thugs in military uniform at Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi state. This was revealed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Benard Odoh, while addressing newsmen in Abakaliki, the capital of the state. He condemned the manner 3 voters were killed…
An Abuja Federal High Court, on Friday, March 17, has directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to electronically paste and transmit the results of tomorrow’s governorship and House of Assembly elections in line with its guidelines and regulations. In a judgment delivered by Justice Obiora Egwuatu, INEC is to make use of the Bimodal…
The Peoples Democratic Party has denied the reports that the party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, withdraw the petition filed against the Independent National Electoral Commission and the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and All Progressives Congress at the Presidential Election Tribunal. The Informant247 learnt that PDP and Atiku had withdrew a fresh…
Belawu Obalowu, 63, has been participating in Nigerian elections for over two decades. Just like every other time in the past, she was eager to vote for the candidates of her choice on February 25. Not aware of the issues ahead, she went to her Polling Unit 016 (Ode Oyan) of Ajikobi ward, Ilorin, very…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that its operations are in line with the Electoral Act and not guided by political parties. This was revealed by the Cross River’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. Gabriel Yomere, in Calabar. “Asking INEC to sign result sheets of an election that is yet to be conducted…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again called on all political parties to see the Governorship and States Houses of Assembly elections scheduled for Saturday March 18 as a contest and not a war. The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made this revelation in a consultative meeting which took place in Abuja on…
The Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has revealed that the main opposition party, People’s Democratic Party, PDP was plotting to hack into the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC portals. The ruling party alleged that the PDP was planning to manipulate the March 18 governorship and House of Assembly elections, by hacking…
