In a landmark ruling, the Nigerian Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has affirmed the tribunal judgment which declared the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Nasiru Gawuna, the winner of the governorship election. The Tribunal led by Justice Oluyemi Osadebay had previously nullified the election of Governor Abba Yusuf by declaring 165,663 of his votes […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has vehemently denied allegations that it tampered with voter accreditation figures for the Kogi Governorship Election results uploaded on the INEC Result Viewing (IReV) portal. In a swift and decisive response, INEC in a statement by a National Commissioner and Member of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed […]
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The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (Situation Room), a coalition of over 70 civil society organisations, has issued a statement saying that the governorship elections held in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States on Saturday, November 11, 2023, fell short of credible standards. The Situation Room’s statement cites a number of irregularities, including: The Situation Room […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Nigeria has suspended the voting process in several areas of Kogi State following reports of widespread electoral malpractice. The most severe incidents took place in Ogori/Magongo, where nine of the ten Registration Areas were implicated. The Kogi State election, which commenced today, has been marred by allegations of […]
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Observers have raised concerns about vote buying, election violence and irregularities in Nigeria’s off-cycle elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states. In a statement released on Saturday, Professor Adele Jinadu, Chair of the CDD Election Analysis Centre (CDD-EAC), said that the organization had deployed over 150 fact-checkers and observers in all three states to monitor […]
Read MoreObservers have called for calm and transparency in Nigeria’s off-cycle elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states. In a statement released on Saturday, Emmanuel Njoku, Director Democracy and Governance and Head of Uzabe elections situation room at Connected Development (CODE), said that the overall atmosphere in all three states had been peaceful and calm. He […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bayelsa State has confirmed that a boat carrying election personnel capsized on Friday, 10th November 2023. The incident occurred while the boat was transporting personnel to Registration Area-17 (Koluama) in Southern Ijaw LGA. All the election personnel numbering 12 and the boat operator were rescued, but INEC lost […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Nigeria has denied a story that passwords for result upload have been withdrawn from Local Government Area Supervisors (LGAs) for use by Assistant Presiding Officers Grade I (APOs) in Imo State. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, described the story as “untrue” and said that it […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Nigeria’s Kogi State has said that all preparations are in place for the governorship election on Saturday. The state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hale Lonpet, said that 1.883.160 Nigerians who collected their Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) are expected to vote in the election. He said that the Bimodal Voter […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Nigeria is looking to improve the performance of its Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) in the upcoming off-cycle governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States on November 11. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said at a regular consultative meeting with civil society organisations (CSOs) in Abuja […]
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