LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There is no reprieve for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has insisted that it has not reversed its decision that the party has no candidates in the impending general election in the state. INEC’s declaration coincided with another decision Wednesday by the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) trainers in Anambra, Enugu and Ebonyi have raised the alarm over malfunctioning card readers. The trainees emphasized that there will be total disenfranchisement if the card reader fails to verify the PVC of a voter. “The card readers are really bad,” said most of the interviewed…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND(NEWSRANGRS)-A mild drama ensued on Thursday at the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal after witnesses of the All Progressives Congress (APC) revealed how result sheets of the poll were altered by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s, Senator Ademola Adeleke. APC counsels led by…
LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Yakubu Mahmoud, has said that the Commission would investigate possible violation of campaign finance laws by the Federal Government through its Trader0]Moni Scheme. He stated that the electoral agency has a mechanism for tracking campaign finance violations by the candidates and their parties, adding that…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is impossible for any candidate at this stage to withdraw from the presidential election. The election is coming up on February 16. The spokesperson of INEC chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, stated this in reaction to the statement earlier on Thursday by the candidate of the…
LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Wednesday said it would investigate how a radio presenter Ordinary Ahmad Isa, got a card reader he displayed on his show. Earlier on Wednesday, Isa on his weekly reality radio talk show, Brekete Family on Human Rights FM, Abuja, brought out a purported INEC card reader….
LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (NEWRANGERS)-The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has revealed that the N198 billion budgetary allocation for the funding of the forthcoming general election, has been released to the commission. The electoral body has also stated that the results of the February 16 presidential election will be transmitted…
LAGOS DECEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-All Grassroots Alliance (AGA), has asked a federal high court, Abuja, to disqualify President Muhammadu Buhari from seeking re-election. In the suit filed against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nwachuku prayed the court to disqualify Buhari for failing to produce his authentic certificate. Buhari’s West African Examination Council (WAEC) certificate has…