Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)

Breaking: Council of State Endorses Prof. Joash Amupitan as INEC Chairman

The National Council of State has given unanimous approval to the nomination of Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan as the new Chairman of the...

FCT Voter Registration: INEC Extends Exercise by Four Days

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has extended the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration exercise at the ward level across the Federal...

Tinubu Confers National Honour on Ex-INEC Chairman Yakubu

The decade-long leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by Professor Mahmood Yakubu has ended, following President Bola Tinubu’s acceptance of his...

Updated: We Built Foundation for Credible Elections in Africa’s Largest Democracy – Prof. Yakubu

The immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said the commission had built a foundation for...

Breaking: Yakubu Hands Over To Agbamuche As INEC Acting Chairman

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has handed over to May Agbamuche as the Acting National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Agbamuche is...

Prof. Amupitan Tipped to Succeed INEC Chairman Yakubu

President Bola Tinubu is reportedly considering Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan(SAN)as the next Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This consideration comes...

Exclusive: Prison Inmates Convicted of Felonies Can’t Vote – Adenegan, Nwambu

…If we are preparing prisoners to be reintegrated into the society, why deny them a say in who governs that society – Ogboru...

INEC’s CVR Portal Sees Huge Traffic, Registers 26,000 Visits on Day One

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that its Continuous Voter Registration portal received more than 26,000 visits in the initial hours...

By-Elections: INEC Gets Presidential Kudos as Tinubu Congratulates Winners

President Bola Tinubu has extended congratulatory message to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the winners of Saturday’s by-elections across the country. Persecondnews...

APC Loses Late Sen. Ubah’s Seat to APGA in Anambra South By-Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced on Sunday that Chief Emmanuel Nwachukwu of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has won the...

By-election results: APC wins Kaduna, Kogi Assembly seats, Edo Rep. seat

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Isa Mohammed (Ihamo) of the APC as winner of the Zaria Kewaye State Constituency...

By-election: APC Secures Edo Central Senate Seat

Dr. Joseph Ikpea of APC has won the Edo Central Senatorial by-election. Prof Kingsley Omo-Iwoze, INEC’s Returning Officer, announced the result in the...

Cash-for-Votes: INEC Staff Members, Politician Arrested in Ogun with Millions of Naira

In Ogun State, security agents have arrested several individuals suspected to be Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) staff, along with a politician, on...

By-elections: 3.5m voters file out today, Aug. 16 to elect 16 lawmakers across 12 states

By-elections are underway in 13 states today to fill vacant seats in the National Assembly, including both Senatorial and Federal Constituencies, as well...

Inmates May Soon Vote in Future Polls as INEC, Correctional Service Collaborate

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) are collaborating to grant voting rights to inmates in Nigeria’s prisons....

Just In: LP Crisis: Pro-Abure Faction Protests Exclusion from Bye-elections at INEC HQ, Abuja

A group of civil society organizations sympathetic to the Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party staged a protest at the Independent National...