Elections Archives — Page 6 of 11

March 27, 2022 No Responses

Adamu Emerges APC National Chairman

Senator Abdullahi Adamu has emerged as the new National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the 2022 National Convention of the party in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adamu emerged as the consensus candidate...

March 26, 2022 No Responses

Supreme Court Upholds INEC’S De-Registration Of 22 Political Parties

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the de-registration of 22 political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The parties were among the 74 scrapped in 2020 by INEC following their dismal performances in previous elections.&nbsp...

March 22, 2022 No Responses

APC Begins Screening Of Aspirants

The All Progressives Congress (APC) will begin screening of aspirants for various elective offices on Tuesday, March 22, ahead of Saturday’s National Convention.Mr Emmanuel Otagburuagu, the Secretary of the APC National Convention Screening Committee said th...

March 11, 2022 No Responses

PDP To Hold Caucus, NEC Meetings Monday, Tuesday

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed its National Caucus meeting for Monday March 14, and its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting for Tuesday, March 15. The party which disclosed this in two separate statements by its National Secretary, M...

March 7, 2022 No Responses

PDP Registers 539,920 Members In Edo

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki on Sunday disclosed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had registered a total of 539,920 members in the state through the ongoing e-registration process. Obaseki stated this while addressing party l...

March 5, 2022 No Responses

INEC May Suspend CVR In July

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday says it may likely suspend the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in July. Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakub...

March 2, 2022 No Responses

INEC Records 6,357,817 Fresh Voters

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recorded fresh registration in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) has hit 6,357,817 as at 7 a.m., Monday, February 28, 2022 The commission, disclosed this in an update on th...

February 28, 2022 No Responses

Opinion: 2023 Zoning And Aspirants’ Pairing Permutations (4)

By Ehichioya Ezomon — In the “Mother of All Elections” in 2023, Nigeria is having a heavy dose of speculative news spread by canvassers for aspirants or the media, particularly the online, that trade in “breaking”, “exclus...

February 26, 2022 No Responses

CISLAC, TMG hail Buhari For Assenting To Electoral Law

Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre ( CISLAC), Mr Auwal Rafsanjani , has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the electoral amended bill into law. Rafsanjani, who also doubles as Chairman Transition ...

February 22, 2022 No Responses

Group Commends Postponement Of APC National Convention

A group of All Progressives Congress (APC) members, under the aegis of Concerned APC Stakeholders Forum (CASF), have expressed satisfaction with the postponement of the party’s national convention. The CASF Executive Secretary, Dr Abdulkadir Suleiman, ...

February 11, 2022 No Responses

INEC Deploys 2,822 BVAS For FCT Council Elections

The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, announced that it had deployed 2,822 the Biometric Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Feb. 12 council elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 1,3...

February 9, 2022 No Responses

INEC Records 5,560,093 Fresh Registration

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says fresh registrants in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) has hit 5,560,093 as at 7a.m. of February 7, 2022. The commission disclosed this at the Quarter three, week five up...

January 29, 2022 No Responses

FCT Elections: INEC Assures PWDs Of Unhindered Access To Ballot

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) of unhindered access in exercising their franchise in the Feb. 12 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area councils’ elections. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissi...

January 27, 2022 No Responses

Yakubu: No Excuse Not To Get FCT Election Right

The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has challenged Electoral Officers of the commission in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to ensure that they get the Feb. 12 area councils’ election right. Yakubu gave th...