#DiezaniGate: INEC staff remanded in prison for N111.5m bribe

by Omoleye Omoruyi A Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State, has ordered the duo of Uluocha Brown, an Administrative Secretary of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Delta State; Percy Okojie, a legal practitioner and former President, Rotary Club, Benin City, be remanded in prison custody, after the Economic and Financial Crimes... Read More

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April 5, 2017

(Updated) Diezani: EFCC arraigns 3 INEC officials over alleged bribery

by Azeez Adeniyi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned three officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for alleged bribery. They have been accused of collecting bribe from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke to compromise the 2015 general elections. [Read Also: Bribery: INEC suspends 202 staff,... Read More

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December 11, 2016

#RiversRerun: INEC staff taken hostage in Andoni LGA

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will hold at Akuku Toru local government area on Sundat after previous polls in the area was nullified due to explosions and snatching of electoral materials. In a statement on Sunday, INEC said another election will be held in the local government. The commission also said... Read More

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