1.0New Mail Nigeriahttps://newmail-ng.comAdejoke Adeogunhttps://newmail-ng.com/author/adejoke/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="C8Lreb5VdE"><a href="https://newmail-ng.com/inec-bars-accredited-election-observers-from-granting-press-interviews/">INEC bars accredited election observers from granting press interviews</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://newmail-ng.com/inec-bars-accredited-election-observers-from-granting-press-interviews/embed/#?secret=C8Lreb5VdE" width="600" height="338" title="“INEC bars accredited election observers from granting press interviews” — New Mail Nigeria" data-secret="C8Lreb5VdE" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://newmail-ng.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Screen-Shot-2019-02-13-at-4.57.20-AM-e1550030621360.png500328Chairman of the Independent National Election Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said that accredited election observers are not permitted to grant media interviews. He also directed that, at the polling units, no security personnel is allowed to hinder accredited observers from observing the election process. Prof. Yakubu stated this at a National briefing for […]