INEC

November 25, 2016

The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversations today

These are the top five stories that made headlines today. Ondo election: INEC already prepared the results – Fayose Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has planned with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rig the Ondo governorship election. 2. How Presidential aircraft handed over to us crashed... Read More

Ayodele Fayose, INEC, Nigerian Air Force, Ondo election, The Late 5

November 25, 2016

Femi Fani-Kayode: A warning to INEC | Do not murder sleep in Ondo state

by Femi Fani-Kayode Prince Adedeji Soyebi who is the INEC National Commssioner for the south west is leading the team for the Ondo state governorship election tomorrow whilst Professor Kayode Soremilekun the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye is the Returning Officer. This is a dangerous combination. Both men are anti-PDP and Soremilekun is... Read More

APC, Eyitayo Jegede, Femi Fani-Kayode, gubernatorial elections, INEC, Mimiko, PDP, Politics

November 25, 2016

Ondo election: INEC already prepared the results – Fayose

Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has planned with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rig the Ondo governorship election. In a statement on Friday, Fayose said INEC staff already have the result they will be announcing to Nigerians. The governor also wondered why the Returning officer... Read More

Ayodele Fayose, INEC, Ondo election, PDP, results

November 25, 2016

Ondo election: Mimiko accuses INEC of injustice

Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko has said the Independent National Electoral Commission ought to postpone the governorship election in the state owing to court cases that followed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’ s primary. Mimiko said this in a press conference on Friday in Akure, stating that it was injustice on the part of the... Read More

INEC, injustice, Olusegun Mimiko, Ondo election

November 24, 2016

Opinion: Ondo state | The return of Eyitayo Jegede and a future assured

by Jude Ndukwe The judgement by the court of appeal reinstating Mr Eyitayo Jegede SAN as the authentic candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Ondo State has sent the people of the state on wild jubilation. Before the judgement from the court of appeal, political activities in Ondo... Read More

appeal court ruling, Eyitayo Jegede, gubernatorial elections, INEC, jimoh ibrahim, nigeria, Politics

November 24, 2016

Rivers rerun: Wike’s allegations on result sheets baseless – Amaechi

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said claims that the Independent National Electoral Commission has handed over result sheets for the Rivers legislative rerun election made by governor Nyesom Wike was baseless. Wike had alleged that Amaechi hinted Rivers APC leaders in a meeting in Abuja which he claimed he has a proceeding of. But... Read More

INEC, Nyesom Wike, Result sheetz, Rivers rerun, Rotimi Amaechi

November 24, 2016

Rivers rerun: INEC already handed over result sheets to Amaechi – Wike

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has already handed over original result sheets to Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi ahead of the legislative re-run polls. Wike said this while speaking in Etche Local Government Area on Wednesday. The governor said Amaechi made the disclosure in a meeting... Read More

INEC, Nyesom Wike, Result sheets, Rivers rerun, Rotimi Amaechi

November 24, 2016

Ondo election: INEC declares Eyitayo Jegede PDP candidate

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Eyitayo Jegede as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming Ondo governorship election, following his victory at the Appeal Court. The Secretary to the Commission, Agusta Okagwu in a statement on Wednesday said the commission was complying with the ruling of the Court of... Read More

Eyitayo Jegede, INEC, jimoh ibrahim, Omdo election, PDP

November 23, 2016

Ondo election: Fayose urges INEC to postpone polls

Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to postpone the Ondo governorship election scheduled to hold on Saturday, November 26. Fayose said this while reacting to the victory of the party’s candidate, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede, at the Court of Appeal. He asked the commission to postpone the election just like it did... Read More

Ayodele Fayose, Eyitayo Jegede, INEC, Ondo eolection, postpione

November 22, 2016

#OndoDecides: Election will hold as scheduled – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says there’s no going back on Saturday’s governorship election i Ondo. Chairman of the electoral body, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu made the disclosure on Tuesday in Akure saying the commission had put everything in place to ensure its success. Yakubu said the situation in Ondo had not met the conditions provided... Read More

Ahmed Makarfi, INEC, Ondo election, postponement, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu

INEC

November 22, 2016

Ondo gov polls: Election will hold on Saturday – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the Ondo State government will hold on November 26 as scheduled. This was in reaction to calls by the Peoples Democratic Party and other parties for the postponement of the election. Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi said the commission had already concluded all plans... Read More

INEC, Ondo election, PDP, postponement

November 22, 2016

Ondo election: 17 parties demand postponement of polls

Following calls by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the postponement of the Ondo governorship election, seventeen other parties have demanded the same. The parties alleged that their candidates are unable to campaign in the state due to the high level of insecurity. They also threaten to take undisclosed actions if INEC refuses to postpone... Read More

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17 parties, INEC, Ondo elecrion, Poatponement, polls

November 21, 2016

#OndoDecides: Postpone election by 3 weeks, ex-PDP ministers tell INEC

Former ministers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone the governorship election in Ondo by three weeks. The ministers made the call on Monday following a meeting they held under the aegis of the PDP Ministers Forum with The National Caretaker Committee. Some of the former... Read More

Alhaji Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, Barr. Jimoh Ibrahim, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, Eyitayo Jegede, INEC, Ondo election, PDP

November 21, 2016

Ondo youth besiege INEC office, seek postponement of polls

Hundreds of youths on Monday besieged the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) demanding that the governorship election of the state scheduled for November 26 be postponed. The youths said all parties should be allowed to conclude their litigation before the election is held. The protesters specifically mentioned the case between Eyitayo Jegede... Read More

INEC, Ondo ekection, Ondo youths, postponement

November 20, 2016

PDP’s request for postponement of Ondo election ridiculous – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the call by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the postponement of the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo. The Makarfi led faction of the PDP on Saturday called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone the election pending the outcome of a case before the Supreme... Read More

Ahmed Makarfi faction, APC, INEC, Ondo election, PDP, postponement

November 19, 2016

Makarfi-led PDP wants INEC to postpone Ondo election

The Ahmed Makarfi-led faction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone the forthcoming Ondo governorship election scheduled for November 26. The faction made the call after the Appeal Court postponed indefinitely an appeal filed by the faction’s candidate, Eyitayo Jegede. In a statement by the... Read More

Ahmed Makarfi, INEC, Ondo election, PDP

November 18, 2016

Just In: Appeal Court adjourns Jegede’s appeal indefinitely

Judgment in the appeal filed by substituted governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming election in Ondo State, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede has been adjourned indefinitely by the Court of Appeal, PM News reports. Delivering its judgment on Friday, the panel led by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa said the appeal was adjourned indefinitely to allow the... Read More

Appeal Panel, Eyitayo Jegede, INEC, jimoh ibrahim, Justice Ibrahim Saulawa, Ondo election, PDP

November 18, 2016

INEC suspends Rivers re-run again

The Independent National Electoral Council (INEC) has once more suspended all activities on the re-run elections into federal and state assembly in Rivers State. INEC’s Director, Voter Education and Publicity, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, in a statement on Wednesday said the commission was awaiting the submission of a comprehensive report from its field monitors on the security... Read More

INEC, Rivers re-run

INEC

November 12, 2016

YNaija Analysis: What can INEC learn from the US elections?

The US is such a big country. It is 10 times the size of Nigeria, spread over 9 time zones, with over 130 million people voting in the general elections. Yet, their election process every four years is conducted seamlessly and the results begin to trickle out mere hours after most polls across the country... Read More

Cover Stories, Featured

.US, enfranchisement, INEC, sticky, US elections

November 7, 2016

The YNaija Tracklist: Rice revolution has started – Emefiele | Gunmen kill policeman in Delta

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. Ikhana re-appointed Kano Pillars coach – YNaija Here is the full list of winners from #AFRIMA2016 – YNaija Gunmen kill policeman in Delta – YNaija T.B. Joshua predicts Hillary Clinton as next U.S. president – YNaija Lagos paid N1.5bn to 333 retirees in October – Punch Recession:... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

Emefiele, INEC, Olusola Oke, Ondo election, rice, The YNaija Tracklist

November 6, 2016

Rivers re-run: Arrest of APC chieftain proves rigging plot – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of colluding with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to rig the forthcoming re-run election in Rivers. In a statement issued on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye the party said the recent arrest of an APC chieftain Mr. Atonyesia D.... Read More

APC, INEC, Mr. Atonyesia Peterside, PDP, Politics

November 5, 2016

Kidnapped Ekiti INEC secretary released after 24 hours

Kidnapped Administrative Secretary, Independent National Electoral Commission in Ekiti State, Muslim Omoleke has been released. Omoleke was kidnapped by unknown gunmen around Iwaraja, Osun State on Thursday. The Osun State Commissioner of Police, Fimihan Adeoye disclosed this on Friday evening. The CP said, “I am happy to let you know that the gentleman has been freed and... Read More

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Ekiti INEC secretary, INEC, Muslim Omoleke, released

November 4, 2016

Only the judiciary can save us from the APC cabal – Fayose

Governor of Ekiti Ayodele Fayose says the nation is on the brink of collapse as he accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of working with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rig the Ondo state election. The governor said in a statement on Friday while speaking on the composition of a new panel by the President of the... Read More

APC, Appeal Panel, Ayodele Fayose, INEC, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, PDP

November 4, 2016

Reps direct INEC to free 66 suppressed electoral constituencies

The House of Representatives on Thursday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to delineate 66 electoral constituencies it has suppressed in 19 states. According to the lawmakers, the suppression of the constituencies has limited the participation of Nigerians in governance. They argued that continuing to suppress the people would be a breach of Section... Read More

66 suppressed constituencies, House of Representatatives, INEC

INEC

November 3, 2016

Gunmen kidnap Ekiti INEC secretary

The Administrative Secretary of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ekiti State, Muslim Omoleke has been kidnapped by yet to be identified gunmen. According to The Punch Omoleke was kidnapped at Iwaraja, a town near Ilesa in Osun State, at about 4pm. A source said he was abducted along with his driver and his child, who were... Read More

Administrative Secretary, Alhaji Taiwo Gbadegesin, Ekiti, INEC, kidnap, Muslim Omoleke

November 3, 2016

INEC fixes dates for rerun elections in Rivers, Lagos and FCT

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed dates for yet to be held elections Rivers, Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The National Assembly elections in Rivers has been fixed for Dec. 10. In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by the Secretary to the commission, Mrs Auguta Ogakwu, the electoral body fixed Dec.... Read More

#AnambraElection: Drama as INEC drags 183 fake observers to court over forgery and possession of arms, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ifako/Ijaiye, INEC, Mr Adewale Oluwatayo, Mrs Auguta Ogakwu, Rivers

November 3, 2016

INEC replies NASS, says it’s ready for Rivers election

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday said was ready to conclude the suspended re-run parliamentary elections in Rivers. The Deputy Director of Voter Education and Publicity in the commission, Mr. Nick Dazang, who spoke in reaction to the December 10 deadline given to the electoral body by the National Assembly on Wednesday said it had... Read More

deadline, INEC, Nick Dazang, Rivers rerun election, senate

November 3, 2016

The YNaija Tracklist: Ondo gov election won’t be postponed – INEC | Former Customs boss, Dikko, returns N1bn to EFCC

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. Ondo gov election won’t be postponed – INEC – YNaija This is not the change Nigerians voted for – ASUU – YNaija PDP leaders pay solidarity visit to Fani-Kayode, others in EFCC custody – YNaija Former Customs boss, Dikko, returns N1bn to EFCC – YNaija South-East APC... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

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November 3, 2016

Ondo gov election won’t be postponed – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said the crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will not stop it from conducting the Ondo governorship election on the scheduled date. Chief Press Secretary of the commission, Rotimi Oyekanmi on Wednesday said the crisis in the party was not enough reason to postpone the election scheduled to... Read More

Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Ondo governorship election, postpone election

November 2, 2016

Rivers rerun: Senate gives INEC 5-week ultimatum

The Senate on Wednesday gave the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) till December 10 to conduct conduct national assembly rerun election in Rivers state. Senate Deputy President, Ike Ekweremadu in a motion urged the Senate to suspend its sittings if INEC did not conduct the election before the ultimatum. ”INEC has failed and refused to conduct rerun... Read More

5-week ultimatum, INEC, Rivers rerun, senate

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