LAGOS JNAUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Osun State Elections Petitions Tribunal has nullified the election of Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and declared Gboyega Oyetola, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the July 16, 2022 election as the winner of the election. In August 2022, Oyetola, a former Osun governor, and the…
LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Political Economist, Prof. Pat Utomi yesterday urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)to investigate allegations of witholding/non issuance of permanent voters’ cardxxzs (PVCs) to electorate in Lagos State. Utomi, the Convener and Chairman of the Big Tent Coalition for Obi-Datti presidency, urged the commission to look into allegations of deliberate plan…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday announced the extention of deadline for collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). The commission in a statement by its spokesperson, Festus Okoye, said that the deadline for PVC collection has been extended by by seven days. “The Commission is determined to ensure that registered…
LAGOS JANUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced online accreditation for Journalists and media organisations wishing to cover the 2023 general elections. According to the flier issued by INEC on Thursday in Abuja, interested media organisations wishing to deploy journalists to cover the election are to apply via: https://imap.inecnigeria.org. It stated that…
LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday received the last batch of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation machines. This was contained in a statement signed by INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, on Wednesday. According to the statement, the commission created four airport hubs in Abuja, Kano,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has raised the alarm that some politicians have been buying up Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, and financially inducing unsuspecting voters to harvest their Voter Identification Numbers. The Acting Chairman of INEC and National Commissioner overseeing the FCT, Nasarawa, Kaduna and Plateau states, Mohammed Haruna, raised the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dozens of permanent voter’s cards (PVCs) have been found inside a soakaway in the Oko Afo area of Lagos State. In a video circulating on social media, residents of the area were seen around the soakaway while a man was parking out the PVCs. The voter’s cards have been handed over to…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Peter Obi Support Network (POSN) has applauded the judiciary for Tuesday’s ruling mandating the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately resume the continuous voters registration exercise and allow it to run until 90 days before the 2023 general elections. The group in a statement released after the judgement of the…