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INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu

January 18, 2023

We need 530,538 security operatives for 2023 elections: INEC 

The electoral commission said that it also requires 707,384 electoral officials for the exercise.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
January 17, 2023

Boko Haram, bandits, IPOB, cultists’ threats could mar 2023 elections: INEC Chairman

Violence and threat of violence are major challenges to organising credible elections in 2023, says INEC chair.

MAHMOOD YAKUBU, BANDITS, IPOB, CULTISTS
January 13, 2023

INEC warns political parties, supporters against ‘destructive campaign’

The electoral commission said it would apply the laws without fear or favour to ensure free, credible, inclusive and transparent election come February.

Mahmood Yakub
January 12, 2023

Lagos has highest eligible voters, Kano second; Ekiti, Bayelsa, Yobe bottom: INEC

The register shows that students constitute the largest category, with 26,027,481 (27.8 per cent) of all voters.

Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu
January 12, 2023

Military, SSS told INEC to go ahead with presidential, other elections: Yakubu

“The repeated assurance by the security agencies for the adequate protection of our personnel, materials and processes also reinforces our determination to proceed.”

Mahmood Yakubu, Faruk Yahaya, Usman Baba and Yusuf Bichi
January 6, 2023

INEC sets up committees for national situation room, collation centre

“As general elections approach, the commission establishes a national situation room and collation centre where the results of presidential elections are collated.”

INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu and INEC
December 10, 2022

Atiku, Obi Split “Owners of Nigeria”

“Owners of Nigeria” is a coterie of power brokers and traffickers of influence who habitually sit in conclaves to teleguide the choice of political leaders, particularly presidents.

A composite of TY Danjuma, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida and Olusegun Obasanjo used to illustrate the story
November 28, 2022

Attacks on our facilities won’t stop 2023 elections: INEC

INEC said it would replace election materials that were lost in the attacks ahead of 2023.

INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu
November 8, 2022

2023: INEC battling 600 court cases over primaries, nominations, says Mahmood Yakubu

INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu says cases in courts arising from the conduct of primaries for the nomination of candidates by political parties are increasing.

October 25, 2022

INEC invites election monitoring groups to observe 2023 polls

INEC has invited international organisations across the world to observe the 2023 general elections.

Mahmood Yakub and INEC