LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) and civil society organisations (CSOs) under the aegis of the Coalition of National Civil Society Organisations (CNCSOs) have demanded that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, resigns from office. The CNPP and the CSOs issued a 14-day ultimatum to…
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission has fixed Saturday, February 18 for the 2023 general elections in the country. INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu made this known on Wednesday during a one-day public hearing on the National Electoral Offences Commission (Establishment) Bill 2021, organised by the Senate Committee on INEC. He said, “By…
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…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) hinted yesterday that it might be compelled to suspend the 2019 general election following threats to violence by some politicians in the country. Chairman of the commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, who stated this, was reacting to some disturbing videos of political campaigns in the social media…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday insisted that the Inspector-General of Police, must arrest and produce the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu in court on Aug. 16. Justice Stephen Pam gave the order following the absence of Yakubu’s team of lawyers in court and there was no…