Any nation that does not punish violators is doomed”. This refrain was the thread that ran through the interactions between the INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu and Media Executives as he visited the offices of four national newspapers, namely: The Tribune, Punch, Nation and Guardian on Thursday and Friday la []...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is determined to conclude the suspended Federal and State Constituency elections in Rivers State in October this year. The National Commissioner in charge of Electoral Operations, Hajiya Amina Bala Zakari, expressed the Commission’s resolve when she addressed St []...

Contrary to popular perception held by the general public that inconclusive elections are as a result of weak electoral processes, National Commissioner and Chairman of the Board of the Electoral Institute (BEI), Amina Bala Zakari has argued that they are as a result of a strengthened electoral process which is robust []...

The Independent National Electoral Commission has approved forty one (41) Observer groups to participate in the forth coming Edo State Governorship Election scheduled for 10th September, 2016. This is sequel to the initial applications as contained in the completed Form EPMC 01 and assessed by the Commission. The app []...

Nineteen political parties field candidates for Edo governorship election The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has released the final list of candidates for the Edo Governorship election scheduled for Saturday, 10th September 2016. In a document signed and issued by the Secretary to the Commissio []...

“The Commission welcomes and appreciates constructive criticism, which will help us grow since no Election Management Body is perfect. It is however sad to note that some of the reports do not reflect the true state of affairs. It is against this background that the Commission is encouraging journalists to always cr []...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), will on Thursday 11th August 2016, publish and present the official register of voters for the Edo governorship election scheduled for Saturday, September 10 2016. The Commission will also publish the list of nominated candidates by political parties on the same da []...