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The Independent National Electoral Commission says the reported attack on one of its Permanent Voter Card collection centres in Osun State will not deter it from conducting a free, fair and credible governorship election in the state. Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Mr Dayo Oketola, gave the assurance…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has commenced the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards in Osun State ahead of the August 15 governorship election. The exercise covers eligible voters who registered, applied for transfer of registration, requested replacement of lost or damaged PVCs, or updated their details during the recently…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it has commenced a 5-day technical training for key election managers in Osun State as part of preparations for the August 15 governorship poll. According to a post on the Facebook page of INEC, Osun State, the training, organised by The Electoral Institute,…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise by two weeks. The nationwide CVR exercise commenced on 18th August, 2025 and was originally scheduled to conclude on 10th July 2026. INEC’s National Commissioner & Chair, Information and Voter Education, Mohammed Haruna, in…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday said it will deploy 4,427 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines for the 2026 Osun State governorship election. The commission also disclosed that it has received about 80 per cent of the non-sensitive materials required for the poll, which have already been…
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The Chairman, Civil Society Matters of The Imole Campaign Council, Mr Funmiso Babarinde, has welcomed the Independent National Electoral Commission’s early risk mapping for the August 15, 2026, governorship election. Babarinde described INEC’s identification of 385 flashpoints and over 200 difficult terrains across Osun’s 30 LGAs as a positive move…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it has identified 385 security flashpoints and 200 areas with difficult terrain ahead of the August 15 governorship election in Osun State. The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Osun, Oluwatoyin Babalola, disclosed this at a security meeting convened by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has commenced a two-day capacity-building workshop for Electoral Officers and Assistant Electoral Officers in Osun State ahead of the August 15 gubernatorial election. This was as the commission charged its staff to perform optimally throughout the electoral cycle. The Osun INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner,…
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Political parties are racing to resolve post-primary disputes, finalise candidate lists and conclude consultations on running mates after the Independent National Electoral Commission fixed June 26 for the release of access codes to its nomination portal and July 11 as the deadline for the submission of candidates’ particulars for the…
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A federal high court in Abuja has nullified the timelines issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct of party primaries and the nomination of candidates. The court also ruled that INEC lacks the statutory powers to abridge timelines provided under the Electoral Act, 2026. According to…
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