AdminJun 11, 20182 min read2019: Southern, Middle-Belt leaders call for INEC chairman, Yakubu’s removalThe Southern and Middle-Belt Leaders Forum has called for the removal of the INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu. The forum stated this...
AdminJun 6, 20182 min readEkiti guber: Why I met INEC Chairman, Yakubu – Buhari tells FayemiPresident Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday revealed why he met with Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral...
AdminJan 16, 20182 min readHow we kept N3bn recovered from Yakubu’s house – Witness tells courtAn official of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ahmed Yahaya, on Tuesday told the Federal High Court in Abuja how...
AdminJul 2, 20171 min readWhy INEC will register more political parties – YakubuThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has insisted that it has capacity to manage more political parties if they get...
AdminMay 24, 20171 min readCourt grants embattled NNPC boss, Yakubu’s request for medical trip to UKA Federal High Court in Abuja has granted leave to a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,...
AdminMar 12, 20172 min readYakubu refuses to disclose donors of $9.8m ‘gift’A former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew Yakubu is yet to reveal names of those he...
AdminFeb 23, 20172 min readWhy elements like Obanikoro, Yakubu should be jailed – CACOLThe Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, has advocated jail sentences for Andrew Yakubu, former NNPC Group Managing...
AdminDec 9, 20162 min read$1.6bn fraud: Former NNPC GMD, Yakubu to testify against OmokoreA former Group Managing Director, GMD, of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Andrew Yakubu is set to testify against the...
AdminNov 6, 20161 min readIhezuo, Yakubu make Nigeria’s U-20 Women’s World Cup squadHead coach of Nigeria’s U-20 women team, Peter Dedevbo, has named 21 players to represent the country at the 8th FIFA U-20 Women’s World...
AdminSep 2, 20161 min readINEC fully prepared for 2019 – Yakubu boastsProfessor Yakubu said it was not within the jurisdiction of INEC to appoint commissioners. He added that the Constitution vests such...
AdminAug 23, 20162 min readElectoral offences: EFCC probing 100 INEC staff – YakubuAccording to a statement issued by the commission, Yakubu stated this during his visit to the offices of four media houses in Lagos,...
AdminJul 22, 20161 min readRivers re-run: INEC denies alleged Yakubu, APC secret meetingWike had alleged that Yakubu met with APC Chairman in the state, Mr Davies Ikanya and Sen. Magnus Abe on Wednesday in Abuja. He had...
AdminJul 4, 20162 min readCourt grants ex-NNPC boss, Yakubu, others N50m bailYakubu and Omokore were charged along with a co-owner of Atlantic Energy, Kola Aluko Victor Briggs, Abiye Memnere, David Mbanefo,...
AdminMay 25, 20162 min readINEC to adopt electronic voting in 2019 – YakubuThe electoral umpire chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made this known during a meeting with executives of the Forum of State Independent...
AdminFeb 18, 20162 min readAnambra: Okwonkwo, Uba, others vow to sue INEC over Certificate of ReturnYakubu Candidates in the list of the Ejike Oguebego-led leadership of the Anambra State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in...
AdminDec 22, 20151 min readWe won’t compromise on standards just to achieve conclusive elections – YakubuThis was as he assured stakeholders in the electoral process that the national electoral body was committed to making sure that elections...
AdminNov 17, 20152 min readVoters, not INEC or any individual, will decide Kogi Governor – YakubuYakubu stated this when he received the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, in his office on Monday in Abuja. He said that the...
AdminNov 17, 20151 min readYakubu disappointed to miss out on CAF ticketThe Bauchi club finished the season in 4th place with 63 points, the same as third placed Nasarawa United, but lost out on goals...
AdminOct 30, 20151 min readJega passes vote of confidence on new INEC chairman, YakubuJega affirmed that Yakubu was a capable hand that could take the electoral umpire to another level. The former INEC boss also commended...
AdminOct 29, 20151 min readSenate confirms Prof. Yakubu, others as INEC Chairman, CommissionersSenate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki presided over the process which also witnessed the approval and confirmation of the nomination of...
