Mahmood Yakubu

By Chidi Odinkalu This week, the opening salvo will be fired to signal the onset of the final round of voting in Nigeria’s electoral marathon. This is not a reference to the state-level ballots that occurred around the country on…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the collation of the 2023 presidential election results till Monday, February 27, 2023. INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu said the postponement became necessary because…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised fresh alarms, warning that the forthcoming general election faces serious threat of cancellation should the insecurity across the country fails to improve. Its Chairman,…

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, says the military has lost its integrity. Speaking at Saint Peter’s Anglican Church, Rumuepirikom, during an inter-denominational service to mark the 2020 Armed Forces Remembrance Day…

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the police not to allow the manipulation of the forthcoming rerun elections. A statement by Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, said…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has some challenges in prosecuting electoral offenders. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, listed the challenges in his remark at the commission regular meeting with Resident…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Bello Matawalle of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of Zamfara state governorship election.  Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, announced this during a…