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By Edith Igbokwe No fewer than 573 new voters have registered and received their Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVC ) from the National Electoral Commission (INEC) since the commencement of the exercise in the Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area. As gathered by ECHONEWS, the number was recorded within four weeks. In the first week, 107 people were […]
By Edith Igbokwe To make it easier for the residents to register for new Permanent voters card, PVC, the Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area unit of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is planning to take registration machines to Isolo and Ejigbo. Registration is currently taking place at Oshodi-Isolo LGA and residents in Isolo and Ejigbo […]
Less than 20 days to the July 24 local government chairmanship and councillor ship polls in Lagos State, the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) and its federal counterpart, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have sealed a deal on the use of card readers at the polls. According to the agreement, the INEC will […]
By ECHONEWS The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has asked the government of Lagos State to provide N3.5billion to conduct the council polls billed to hold July 24, this year. The commission’s chairman, Justice Ayotunde Phillips, disclosed this during a chat with practitioners of community media yesterday. She was reacting to a piece of […]
By Damilola Kushimo Statistics have revealed that Oke-Afa-Ejigbo, Okota and Orile-Oshodi wards, under federal law, are the three top wards with the highest number of polling units in Oshodi-Isolo LGA following the creation of more polling units in the country. Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had, last Wednesday, announced the creation of additional polling units […]
By Ladapo Kolade Tough times await election riggers in the forthcoming local government elections in Lagos State as the state’s independent election commission has opened talks with its counterpart at the federal level on the use of card readers. The talks focus on the release of card readers to the Lagos State Independent Electoral […]
UPP senatorial candidate threatens to drag INEC to court over election result By Abolaji Adebayo The Lagos West Senatorial candidate under the United Progressive Party (UPP), Princess Nkem Chibogu Kenneth, has cried out that she was robbed of her mandate during the last election as no result was announced for her. The embattled candidate told Echonews […]
Watch video: Hoodlums storm polling booth, burn ballot papers in Isolo By Damilola Kushimo Few hours to the end of the voting exercise, some unknown hoodlums alleged to be political thugs stormed polling booth at Okota, Isolo, hijacked the ballot box of voted ballot papers and burnt them while scaring away electorate with weapons. […]
Voters worry over delay of electoral materials Electorate across Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area were out of patience as voting exercise was delayed in virtually all the polling units. As at 9:30am, the electorate officials were yet to arrive at any of the polling units despite the fact that the security agents and some local observers had […]
2019: INEC trains 5,493 adhoc officials in Oshodi-Isolo By Edith Igbokwe In preparation for the 2019 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered and trained about 5,493 adhoc officials to handle voting procedure at different polling units in Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area. An INEC official who disclosed the figure said the Commission […]