the November 18, 2017 governorship election in Anambra state draws near, legal practitioners from the state have asked the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) to check the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to ensure...
The Nigerian National Assembly recently passed the independent candidature bill in the ongoing constitutional amendment. This is coming on the heels of avalanche of reports on electoral reforms recommending the introduction of independent candidacy into Nigeria’s electoral system. Without doubt, there is broad national consensus...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has reiterated the need for an all-inclusive and gender balance political space to encourage women participation in the electoral process. Mahmood made the call yesterday when he received the United Nations (UN) Women...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered 2.3 million persons in its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in the first and second quarter of 2017. The Chairman of the commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, made the disclosure when he paid a courtesy visit to the...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu has commended the Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement (YIAGA) for its tremendous effort towards promotion of Transparency and citizens’ participation through election observation and recommendations towards a better electoral system in Nigeria....
