•INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is shopping for cash to conduct by-elections to fill vacant seats in the National Assembly and some Houses of Assembly constituencies. The lack of funds is stalling polls to fill the 16 vacant positions in 12 states, reports The Nation. The electoral agenc...
•Yakubu and Tinubu This paper can authoritatively confirm that there is a plot to compromise the 2027 general election through the instrumentality of appointing a yes-man as a replacement for Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the National Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Yakubu’s tenure ends in November of this ye...
As momentum builds ahead of the 2027 elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission has confirmed it has received 91 applications for the registration of new political parties. The Peoples Democratic Party stated that the number of applications received by INEC reflected a lack of unity among opposition leaders, while the New Nigeria...
•Natasha The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that it has officially notified Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of the petition seeking her recall as the representative of Kogi Central Senatorial District. In a statement issued today, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Com...
•Natasha The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that the petition seeking to recall the senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan lacks essential contact details and does not meet the necessary requirements for further processing. According to a statement made available today by INE...
•Natasha Some constituents of Kogi Central Senatorial District have submitted a petition to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for the recall of Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan, the suspended lawmaker representing the district in the National Assembly. The petition, presented by Charity Ijese, on behalf of the constituents, was rece...
•Natasha The Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja has granted an interim injunction restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from receiving, accepting, or acting on any petition allegedly containing “fictitious signatures and names” aimed at initiating a recall process against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. In the rul...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the updated register of voters in Rivers State, along with the list of registered political parties in Nigeria, ahead of the forthcoming Local Government Council elections. In a letter dated March 13, 2025, and signed by the Administrative Secretary, Odor Napoleon Emezuiruke, IN...
The Senate has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct by-elections to fill the vacant seats in Edo Central and Anambra South Senatorial Districts. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced this during plenary today, officially declaring the vacancies, reports Channels TV. The upper chamber had declared the Edo ...
•House of Representatives A Bill for an Act to provide for the establishment of an Independent Authority for the registration, regulation, and funding of political parties in Nigeria has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill seeks to establish a dispute tribunal and regulate the funding of political parties as well as...
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