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Thugs who disrupt election, snatch BVAS in Benue, gunned down

March 18, 2023March 18, 2023Bode DoluLeave a Comment

At least three persons suspected to be political thugs have been killed in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State. Reports say the thugs invaded the polling units 026 and 004, Gboko South while electoral processes were ongoing and attempted to snatch ballot boxes and the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System, BVAS. An eye-witness, Moses Agure-Dam […]

It is wrong for INEC to reconfigure BVAS behind Parties reps ―Labour Party

March 10, 2023Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Labour Party (LP), has on Thursday knocked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), saying the electoral umpire deliberately came up with its idea of reconfiguring the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines after its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, sought to examine the election materials. This was as the party faulted the commission’s claim of backing […]

Court allows INEC to reconfigure BVAS

March 8, 2023Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Wednesday, granted the request of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) it used for the presidential election. In a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of justices, the court held that preventing the electoral […]

INEC admits hitches, insists on using BVAS for gov, assembly poll

March 4, 2023March 4, 2023Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has admitted that there were hitches in the presidential and National Assembly elections conducted on February 25 across the country. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the INEC Chairman, disclosed this on Saturday, at the meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC) in Abuja, Nigeria. He told the RECs that it was […]

Politicians trying to hack into our server or manufacture BVAS ―INEC says

December 15, 2022Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Head of Department, Voter Education and Publicity of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Achumie Rex, has accused politicians of trying to hack into the commission’s server and also trying to manufacture the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machine ahead of the 2023 election. Speaking on Wednesday, December 14, at a two-day workshop for civil society organisations […]

INEC introduces Biometric Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) device, abolishes incident form

November 5, 2021Bode DoluLeave a Comment

On Saturday 6th November 2021, Anambra State will make history as the first Governorship election in Nigeria in which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will deploy the use of Biometric Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) device. The BVAS, deployed in its pilot phase for the Isoko South 1 State Constituency Bye-election in Delta State on […]