The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the petition for the recall of the Senator representing the Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, did not meet the requirement of Section 69(a) of the Constitution.…. The electoral body said this in a tweet on its official handle, on Thursday. “The petition for the recall of…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has confirmed that the contact details of the petitioners’ representatives in the recall process of the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, are now available.… The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday. According to the statement, a…
Petition to recall Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan lacks some requirements of the regulation of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, said this in a statement issued on Thursday, 25th March, 2025. Olumekun said the commission would take the necessary steps in line with laid down…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has received the petition seeking the recall process of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Secretary to the commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, received the petition on Monday. Details soon… PUNCH
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Friday called on the National Assembly to introduce stricter laws aimed at curbing vote-buying and other electoral malpractices in Nigeria… During a consultative meeting with security operatives and the technical committee on electoral law amendments in Abuja, INEC’s Director of Litigation and Prosecution, Tanimu Muhammed, expressed concerns about the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Friday revealed that it is currently prosecuting 774 individuals accused of electoral offences during the 2023 general election.… The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu who spoke at the first regular quarterly consultative meeting with the media in Abuja, explained that prosecutions are being carried out in collaboration with the…
The Senate on Wednesday adopted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s request to sack the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of Sokoto, Abia and Adamawa states… Daily Trust reports that the three RECs were suspended by INEC in 2023 over alleged electoral malpractices and irregularities in the conduct of the elections in their respective states. The suspended…
President Bola Tinubu has notified the Senate of the termination of the appointments of three Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).. The notification is contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and read at plenary on Wednesday. The letter is titled: “Request to Terminate…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to pay N1.12bn in compensation to the family of one Mike Madu, killed by an INEC driver in Imo State. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment on Friday, ordered INEC to pay the N1.12bn with 10 per cent interest per annum from…
The Ondo State Governor, Mr Lucky Ayedatiwa, has been declared the winner of the just concluded Saturday’s governorship election in the state. He was returned elected by the Independent National Electoral Commission after winning the governorship poll in all 18 Local Government Areas of the state. Ayedatiwa, who won in Ese Odo Local Government Area…
