The faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)-led by Edozie Njoku, has filed committal charges against the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, and APGA chairman, Victor Oye for violating a valid order of court. Truetells Nigeria reports that the committal charges were filed before a High Court of…
Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Wike has described elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission under the leadership of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as “completely hopeless”. Addressing journalists on Saturday during the governorship and State Assembly elections, Amaechi said he was one of those who kicked against Yakubu’s reappointment. He said the person who…
INEC increases polling booths across Nigeria. Truetells Nigeria reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has unveiled new Polling Units, bringing the total number to 176,846. The feat was achieved after 25 years of futile attempts to expand the Polling Units. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, said the expansion was carried…
President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Professor Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for another five-year term. TruetellsNigeria gathered that in a letter to President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, the President said in accordance with the provision of Section 154 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic…
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Maurice Iwu. Professor Iwu was re-arraigned on Thursday before Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The anti-graft agency, in a statement, said he arraigned the former INEC boss on…
