INEC says it received report from its Resident Electoral Commissioner of a threat to its office in Okpoba Okha on Saturday.

A robust contingent of security operatives has been deployed to the Edo State office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the collation of results from Saturday’s governorship election commences. Emerging reports have indicated that the Nigerian Army has set up roadblocks 500 meters from the INEC office, effectively closing off all routes to […]

Roadblocks were mounted 500 metres away in all the roads leading to office by the men of the Nigerian Army.

The electoral commission spoke in a statement by its Mohammed Haruna, the National Commissioner and Member Information and Voter Education Committee on Sunday.

PREMIUM TIMES review of the IReV portal shows that results from four local government (LGA) areas have been completely uploaded. They are; Owan East (189 polling units), Esan South East (160 polling units), Esan North East (172 polling units), and Igueben (95 polling units).

Speaking to News Central Television on Sunday morning, Mr Omo-ojo said there are insinuations that Mr Obaseki’s visit was to compromise the INEC officials.

The development came amidst tensions generated by Governor Godwin Obaseki’s visit to the INEC office in Benin City early Sunday morning.

Some Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel some polling units results in line with the Electoral Acts. The CSOs, Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room, Yiaga Africa, Kimpact Development Initiative Nigerian Women Trust Fund, ElectHER and TAF Africa, in a joint statement, on Sunday, slammed personnel of […]

Final collation of results had yet to commence as of the time of filing this report.

Results have started pouring in from the highly contested Edo State Governorship election held across the South-south State yesterday. Naija News reports that residents trooped out en-masse to exercise their franchise across the three major zones in the state – Edo South, Central and North. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is officially declaring from local […]

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INEC has commenced collation of the results of Edo governorship election. Prof Rhoda Gumus, INEC commissioner for Edo election and other officials are present.

Tension mounts in Edo State as INEC delays the collation of governorship election results. Despite an earlier announcement, collation has not commenced.

The Deputy Majority Leader of Edo State House of Assembly, Natasha Osawaru, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission of rigging Saturday’s governorship election. Natasha Osawaru made the allegation while speaking to newsmen. She decried that both INEC and security agents were helping the All Progressives Congress (APC). The member representing Egor constituency alleged that […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has won the Esan West local government area in the Edo state governorship election.

As results come in from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on the Edo governorship election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates have secured victory in four local governments. The candidate of APC, Senator Monday Okpebholo, secured victory in the local governments of Esan West and Owan East. The […]