Mahmood Yakubu

October 07, (THEWILL) — The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has formally handed over the leadership of the commission to Mrs. May Agbamuche, who assumes office as Acting Chairman. The handover ceremony took place during...

April 07, (THEWILL) – The Presidency on Monday dismissed viral social media claims suggesting that President Bola Tinubu has approved the replacement of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. A post circulating online alleged that...

December 14, (THEWILL) – The Independent National Electoral Commission has dismissed as fake a social media report claiming that its chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, had died in a London hospital. Chief Press Secretary, Rotimi Oyekanmi, who made the clarification in...

October 06, (THEWILL) – The just concluded controversial Edo State Governorship Election has once again drawn attention to the significant and persistent issues surrounding Nigeria’s electoral processes. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which is tasked with overseeing these...

February 03, (THEWILL) - Every election cycle in Nigeria appears to have a way of placing legal and political landmines on the path of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and leaving the Commission to its own devices. A few...

July 21, (THEWILL) - Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, on Friday, met with senior electoral officers to review the 2023 general elections. The meeting held at the Ladi Kwali Hall of Continental Hotel, Abuja,...

March 07, (THEWILL) - Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has refuted reports of alleged threats to his life. Amidst protests against the Commission’s conduct of the February 25, 2023, presidential election, aggrieved political...

January 17, (THEWILL) - The National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, will on Tuesday afternoon, address the United Kingdom policy institute, Chatham House, on the Commission's preparation for the February 25 and March...

January 06, (THEWILL) - The Department of State Services (DSS) has refuted a "misleading report", that it is in court to stop the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, from doing his work over...

October 26, (THEWILL) - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned political parties against breach of provisions of the Electoral Act on divisive language in the course of political campaigns, acts of violence and denial of access to...