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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned that any attempt to buy or sell votes during the upcoming 2026 FCT Area Council Elections will be met with strict enforcement, tasking anti-graft agencies with on-the-spot arrests.
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Amupitan described transport logistics as the backbone of electoral operations, adding that the success of the elections would depend largely on the timely and efficient movement of materials and personnel across the six area councils of the FCT.
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ABUJA — It looks like a victory for democracy, but civil society groups are calling it a “Trojan Horse.” The
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Following allegations trending on social media that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, registered some underage students as voters, the commission has denied the story, saying its staff registered prospective voters solely on the provision of the law.
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Fresh facts have emerged on how the Senate rejected a proposal to make real-time electronic transmission of election results mandatory, ahead of the 2027 general election.
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The Chairman expressed satisfaction with the machine’s speed, noting that accreditation was taking five seconds or less per voter.
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Nigerians rose in unison yesterday condemning the Senate for rejecting a proposed amendment to Clause 60, Subsection 3, of the Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Amendment Bill 2026 which sought to make the electronic transmission of election results mandatory. The Senate passed the Bill last Wednesday after the third reading.
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A calm but resolute protest by the Warri Indigenous Women Forum, yesterday, drew attention to the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Abuja, as the women accused the commission of carrying out a re-delineation exercise they say threatens the political survival of the Itsekiri people in Delta State.
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Itsekiri youths on Tuesday staged a protest at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC in Abuja, demanding the immediate reversal and outright discarding of a ward delineation proposal for the Warri Federal Constituency.
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