Prof. Mahmood Yakubu

December 07, (THEWILL) — When President Bola Tinubu forwarded his list of ambassadorial nominees to the Senate on November 29, one name stood out with uncomfortable prominence. Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who had stepped down as chairman of the Independent...

The Nigerian Forum for Democracy, an interest group which believes in the advancement of democracy has commended the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu for a peaceful conduct of the 2023 general elections. The...

March 21, (THEWILL) - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has dismissed an online report accusing its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, of attempts to manipulate the governorship election result in Abia State. The Commission described the report as false and...

March 15, (THEWILL) - As we all must have learnt from the unfortunate and nerve-wracking events of February 25 in our political space, most of our political actors, who are always ahead of the system aimed at checkmating them...

March 12, (THEWILL) - Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has called for the immediate sack of Femi Odubiyi, the Director of ICT in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). George alleged that...

January 17, (THEWILL) - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is considering ‘body odour’ as one of its biometric identifiers for voters during elections, Chairman of the Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu disclosed. Speaking on Tuesday at the Chatham House, London,...

With less than 60 days to the Presidential election, Nigerians are agitated about having a free, fair and credible poll. Their anxiety is anchored on the conduct of past elections which were not satisfactory to the generality of the...

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu was born on May 1962 in Bauchi, Bauchi State. He is a Nigerian academic and current Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Definitely, all eyes are now on him both within the country and...

November 29, (THEWILL) - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians of its commitment to conduct free, fair and credible polls in the 2023 election, despite recent attacks on its facilities. Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu,...

November 25, (THEWILL) - The Osun Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Osogbo, on Friday, ordered the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, to produce the academic certificates and other documents of the state’s Governor-elect,...