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3 Feb
The Department of State Services (DSS) has called on the electorate and participating political parties in today’s re-run and bye-elections in some states in the country to be of good conduct during and after the exercise.
2 Feb
About a year after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted the 2023 general polls, the umpire is set for a rash of re-runs and by-elections in nine states, which will test if the electoral body has learnt lessons from the last outings...
2 Feb
The Labour Party (LP) has announced that it will not boycott the 2024 run-off/bye-election in Plateau state on Saturday, 3 February 2024 as directed by the Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC). The leadership of LP in a statement signed by spokesperson, Obiora Ifoh, on Friday disassociated itself from the decision by the Plateau state chapter…
2 Feb
The Department of State Services (DSS) has called on the electorate and participating political parties in the Saturday, February 3, 2024 re-run and bye-elections to be of good conduct during and after the exercises in the affected States. Spokesman of DSS Dr Peter Afunanya who made the call noted that the Service tasks the contending…
2 Feb
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State, says only 121, 111 registered voters possesses Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to vote at Saturday’s by-election in Surulere 1 Federal Constituency of the state.
2 Feb
• PDP kicks as INEC omits party on ballot papers in Jos • IPAC threatens withdrawal of all parties over PDP’s exclusion • Gbajabiamila leads rally for Laguda ahead of Surulere by-election • Five political parties sign peace accord in A’Ibom As Nigerians across various constituencies in 26 states march to the polls tomorrow for the scheduled rerun and…
1 Feb
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been excluded on the ballot papers for the rerun elections for the Plateau North senatorial seat and Bassa/Jos North federal constituency billed for Saturday, February 3, 2024. Reacting to the exclusion, the Intra-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Plateau rejected the decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). According…
31 Jan
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of Adamawa State in the 2023 governorship election, Senator Aisha Dahiru Binani, and her party seeking to unseat Umar Ahmadu Fintiri as the duly elected governor of Adamawa State. The Supreme Court, in a unanimous judgment, delivered on…
30 Jan
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has sworn in Etekamba Udo Umoren as Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) and deployed him to Delta State.
30 Jan
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has taken delivery of sensitive materials ahead of Saturday’s re-run polls and by-election for the state and federal constituencies in Kaduna State.
28 Jan
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will deploy no fewer than 4,000 personnel for the conduct of Saturday’s re-run polls and by-election for the State and Federal Constituencies in Kaduna State. Malam Aminu Idris, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of INEC in Kaduna State disclosed in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria…
28 Jan
Whatever happens during the reruns and by-elections scheduled for February 3, 2024, could be a template for what is to be expected in subsequent off-season elections and ultimately the 2027 general election.

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