Lobbying intensify over Okoye’s replacement as INEC’s National Commissioner

November 25, 2023 Adejayan Gbenga Gsong 0

There is immense lobbying over who replaces Festus Okoye as national commissioner from the South East zone at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Sources say powerful interest blocks are putting pressure on President Bola Tinubu to reappoint Okoye. The five-year tenure of Festus Okoye recently elapsed, but feelers say the former INEC commissioner in charge of Voters education is Read More

CTA condemns vote-buying, others in Imo, Kogi, Bayelsa, lauds INEC

November 23, 2023 Bode Olagoke 0

A popular election monitoring group, Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA), has decried the trend of vote buying in Nigeria’s electoral process, even as it condemned the practice in the recently held off cycle polls in Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa states. According to CTA, vote buying has solidified into a crime that involves the majority of political parties and their operatives.  Read More

Breaking: INEC issues certificate of return to Kogi governor-elect, deputy

November 17, 2023 Adejayan Gbenga Gsong 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented certificates of return to the governor-elect of Kogi State, Usman Ododo, and the deputy governor-elect, Joel Salifu. The certificates of return were presented at the INEC headquarters in Lokoja, the state capital on Friday, amid jubilation by a mammoth crowd of supporters. Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had won the Read More

Youth group lauds INEC on successful off- season polls 

November 14, 2023 AbdulRaheem Aodu 0

A group, Unified Nigeria Youth Forum, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for its neutrality and successful conduct of the off-season elections in Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo statets. It, however, tasked the commission to address pockets of violence, vote buying and other challenges faced by the polls.   Speaking at a media briefing in Kaduna, Monday, jointly addressed by Read More

Breaking: Commotion as INEC adjourns collation of results in Bayelsa governorship election

November 13, 2023 Adejayan Gbenga Gsong 0

The Independent Electoral Commission, (INEC) has again adjourned the collation of results of the Bayelsa state governorship election by one hour following commotion at the collation centre in Yenagoa, the state capital. Trouble started when party agents disagreed on the result from Brass Local Government Area (LGA), which was adopted at the collation centre on Monday morning. The Brass and Read More

How Kogi 2023 governorship election was won and lost *See full LGA results

November 13, 2023 Adejayan Gbenga Gsong 0

The keenly-contested November 11, 2023 Kogi State Governorship Election has finally produced a winner with the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Usman Ododo been declared the Governor-elect. The State Returning Officer, Prof Johnson Urama, who is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, announced Ododo as the winner at 10:23pm on Sunday. “Ahmed Usman Ododo of APC, Read More

INEC makes u-turn on scheduled fresh governorship election in Kogi

November 13, 2023 Adejayan Gbenga Gsong 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rescinded its plan to conduct fresh elections in some wards. Blueprint recalls that INEC had earlier contemplated declaring the exercise inconclusive following electoral irregularities in some locations in the state, particularly Ogori Magongo local government area, where the exercise was suspended. Following the suspension of the November 11 governorship election in some locations Read More

At last, INEC announces when collation of results in Kogi governorship election will begin

November 12, 2023 Adejayan Gbenga Gsong 0

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Dr. Gabriel Longpet, has revealed that collation of the results in Kogi state governorship election will start by 10 am on Sunday. Longpet disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Lokoja. Blueprint reports that Saturday’s governorship election held across the 21 Local Government Areas (LGA) of Kogi Read More

Breaking: Hope Uzodinma wins all LGAs in 2023 Imo governorship election *See full results

November 12, 2023 Adejayan Gbenga Gsong 0

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Saturday Imo gubernatorial election and incumbent Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has won all the 27 local government area results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Following the end of election on Saturday, collation of results started around 02:30am on Sunday at the state collation centre in Owerri, the Read More

Breaking: INEC suspends election in Kogi LGA

November 11, 2023 Adejayan Gbenga Gsong 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended elections in nine out of 10 Registration Areas or Wards in Ogori-Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi state. Mohammed Kudu Haruna, a National Commissioner and Member of INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee disclosed this in a statement issued Saturday night in Abuja. The statement reads; “The Commission has received reports from Read More

Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi governorship elections: INEC uploads results on iRev

November 11, 2023 Adejayan Gbenga Gsong 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded results of Saturday’s governorship elections from Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States on the INEC Election Viewing Portal (IREV) as promised by the commission. Blueprint reports that elections in most of the polling units across the state closed at 2.30pm while election extended beyond the period in some others. Checks revealed that results Read More

Breaking: Kidnapped INEC official regains freedom

November 11, 2023 Adejayan Gbenga Gsong 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Supervisory Presiding Officer (SPO) abducted on the eve of the governorship election has regained his freedom. INEC Head of Department, Voter Education and Publicity in Bayelsa state, Mr Wilfred Ifogah, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday. Ifogah, who thanked those who showed concern and contributed towards the release Read More

Imo governorship election: INEC speaks on withdrawal of password for iRev

November 11, 2023 Adejayan Gbenga Gsong 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday debunked reports that the commission has withdrawn the password for the uploaded election results from the local government supervisors in Imo state. The electoral umpire described the report as fake news and untrue. The report was signed by Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi. “For the avoidance of doubt, Read More

INEC launches probe over ‘forged’ result sheets in Kogi

November 11, 2023 Adejayan Gbenga Gsong 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday said its top officials had launched an investigation into allegations that result sheets were forged in some polling units in Kogi state. INEC disclosed this on its X handle minutes after pictures of the forged sheets emerged. “Our attention has been drawn to a report that filled result sheets were discovered in Read More

Happening now: INEC officials move electoral materials to polling units in Bayelsa community [PICTURES]

November 11, 2023 Ayuba Raji, Yenogoa 0

Officials (mainly Adhoc staff) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have started moving sensitivity electoral materials from Registration Area (RACs) to their various polling units at Government Science Technical College Okaka in Bayelsa state. Blueprint reports that accreditation and voting are yet to start as at 8.30am on Saturday November 11, 2023 in most of the voting areas. Details Read More

INEC official abducted, boat capsize, voting, result materials missing ahead of Bayelsa governorship election

November 11, 2023 Adejayan Gbenga Gsong 0

An Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Supervisory Presiding Officer (SPO) in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa state has been abducted while waiting to board a boat to his duty post. The Head of Information and Voter Education at the INEC headquarters in Yenagoa, Wilfred Ifogah, said in a statement that the SPO was abducted at the Amassoma jetty while Read More

Kogi poll: INEC warns staff, ad-hoc workers against malpractices

November 11, 2023 Content Administrator II 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday issued a stern warning to staffers taking part in Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi state. The Commission warned them of the severe consequences awaiting them if found wanting in the discharge of their duties. It also said it would guarantee a level playing field for all candidates and urged all stakeholders to Read More

Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa governorship elections: INEC issues warning notes to officials

November 10, 2023 Adejayan Gbenga Gsong 0

Ahead of Saturday’s governorship elections in Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa states, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cautioned its staff against being partisan, saying the commission is not a political party. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, gave the warning in a message sent out to staff on Thursday night. The INEC boss also disclosed that all election materials, both Read More

Bayelsa poll: Brass, Nembe, Ogbia, Southern Ijaw, Yenagoa identified as flashpoints

November 10, 2023 Bode Olagoke 0

Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Bayelsa State, CellHub, an election management team, which has engaged in series of activities towards the election, has commended the performance of the security agencies involved in the pre-election operations, particularly the Military. This is even as the team has identified some security flashpoints in the State that may cause mayhem during the polls. Read More

Guber poll: Ugochinyere backs PDP candidate Anyanwu, exposes ‘rigging plans’ in Imo, Bayelsa, Kogi 

November 9, 2023 Bode Olagoke 0

Member representing Ideato federal constituency of Imo State in the House of Representatives, Barr. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu, has again endorsed the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the State, Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu (Sam Daddy). Ugochinyere, during a live broadcast on the upcoming November 11 election said it was the obligation of every Imo citizen to Read More

Why APC is yet to fix date for primaries – Organising Secretary, Argungu

November 9, 2023 Bode Olagoke 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Organising Secretary, Dr. Sulaiman Muhammad Argungu, has said compelling reasons have necessitated delays in fixing dates for party primaries. According to Argungu, based on benefit of hindsight, INEC is anticipating the possibility of federal and state legislators being among those whom President Bola Tinubu may chose to appoint as Nigeria’s ambassadors to various countries. Read More

Bayelsa: INEC returns Sylva’s name on candidates’ list few days to governorship election

November 7, 2023 Adejayan Gbenga Gsong 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has re-amended its list of candidates for the Bayelsa governorship election, restoring the names of Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC), earlier removed by the commission. “Amendment No 2: Amended list of candidates for the 2023 Bayelsa state governorship election under court orders” published on the INEC website on Monday, was signed Read More

Kano guber: Pro-APC group warns NNPP against intimidation of Appeal Court Justices

November 5, 2023 Bode Olagoke 0

The Progressives League of Youth Voters (PLYV) has warned top notchers of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and other subversive elements against intimidating justices of the court of appeal adjudicating on the outcome of the Kano state election petition tribunal which upturned the victory of Governor Abba Yusuf at the poll. The national coordinator of the group, Amb. Audu Read More