INEC to Form Joint Committee with Air Force to Address Election Logistics Challenges
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has said the Commission will set up a joint committee with the Nigerian Air Force to tackle logistics challenges associated with the conduct of elections in the country. Amupitan who disclosed this in Abuja while receiving the Chief of the Air Staff, Air […]
INEC Seeks Tough Security Measures Against Electoral Malpractices
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has urged security agencies to be alert to ballot snatchers, vote buyers and other electoral law violators ahead of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections and forthcoming polls across the country. Amupitan who gave the charge today (Friday) in Abuja at […]
INEC Registers Two New Parties, Warns of Possible Delisting Over Internal Crises
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the registration of two new political parties, even as it warned that persistent leadership crises and litigations within parties could force a review of the continued registration of some of them. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash O. Amupitan, who made this known today (Thursday) at the Commission’s […]
Tinubu Commends Soludo After Landslide Anambra Win
President Bola Tinubu has extended his congratulations to Governor Chukwuma Soludo following his resounding re-election in Anambra State. Soludo secured a second term after winning all 21 local government areas, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) results announced on Sunday. In a statement personally signed by the President, Tinubu praised Soludo’s visionary leadership […]
Amupitan to Resume as INEC Chair Next Week
The newly appointed INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, is expected to assume office next week following his swearing-in by President Bola Tinubu, likely at the upcoming Federal Executive Council meeting. His appointment comes ahead of the November 8 Anambra governorship election. Confirmed by multiple INEC officials, Amupitan’s assumption of duty marks the end of Prof. […]
Nigerian Bar Association Condemns Compulsory Voting
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has strongly condemned the proposed bill to amend the Electoral Act 2022, which seeks to make voting compulsory for all eligible Nigerians. In a statement signed by NBA President, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, the association described the bill as a blatant violation of civil liberties and democratic principles. The bill, […]
INEC Sets Anambra and FCT Elections for Nov 8
Independent National Electoral Commission will conduct the Anambra State Governorship election on Saturday, November 8, 2025, and the FCT area council elections on February 21, 2026. INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, announced this during a consultative meeting with political parties yesterday in Abuja. On bye-elections, Professor Yakubu raised concerns over the increasing frequency and financial burden, […]
INEC says it has no power to conduct Local Government election
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the commission has no constitutional power to conduct local council elections except in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Reacting to the agitation seeking constitutional backing for INEC to conduct local council elections, Yakubu on the sidelines of a two-day induction retreat for INEC Resident Electoral […]
INEC to begin Continuous Voter Registration Ahead of elections
Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has announced the resumption of Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in both Edo and Ondo states. Our Corresponsent, Raliat Adenekan reports that the INEC Chairman who made the disclosure at the second regular quarterly consultative meeting with political parties yesterday in Abuja, disclosed the Commission’s decision […]
INEC expresses concern over delay in submission of observation reports
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has expressed concern over the delay in the submission of observation reports by some accredited observers. Speaking at the first quarterly consultative meeting with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), in Abuja, Prof. Yakubu noted that submission of observation report is mandatory; and a condition for […]
