LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, has denied making a statement on the existence of a server during his time as head of the commission. Mr Jega, in a circulated comment, was quoted as saying the INEC server existed and is ‘functional’, even in his own time. The…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) received N1.47 billion to replace and maintain computer servers for use during the 2019 general elections, PREMIUM TIMES has confirmed. It is not clear though how the servers, which store computer data, were used during the polls. But the finding raises fresh concerns over the commission’s…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Atiku Abubakar’s running mate in the February 23 presidential election Peter Obi says the Peoples Democratic Party will compel the Independent National Electoral Commission to produce the results of the 2019 polls from its server at the Election Petitions Tribunal. INEC has since denied it had no server where the results of…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It was bad news again on Monday for Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party as a senior official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) debunked the existence of a server. INEC National Commissioner in charge of Southwest, Solomon Adedeji Soyebi, said INEC did not transmit results of…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will not comment on the controversy surrounding it’s alleged central server. Mr. Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this is to avoid running afoul of the election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja. He said by…
By News Agency A report written by International Center For Investigative Reporting (ICIR) has released some fresh revelations about the controversy whether the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) made use of Servers in the 2019 general election or not. The report also confirmed the unconfirmed document earlier obtained by Starnews which indicated that the electoral…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential election petitions tribunal has reserved ruling in the application filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, in the February 23 presidential election. PDP and its candidate Atiku had earlier moved a motion seeking for access to inspect the server and data of smart card…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has threatened African Independent Television (AIT) and RayPower FM over some reports it considered offensive. The regulatory body accused the broadcast stations of airing “offensive, unfair and unprofessional” content in violation of its rules. In letters sent to the broadcast station, Armstrong Idachaba, the commission’s director of…