•Jubilant Ideato indigenes Jubilation swept through parts of Ideato Federal Constituency on Friday as news filtered into the area that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had rejected the proposed relocation of the constituency’s collation centre from Urualla to Dikenafai. Eyewitnesses described the development as a major reli...
•Afam Osigwe (SAN) An immediate past President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe (SAN) has said that alleged lack of independence of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), difficult rules of evidence and weak electoral laws are undermining elections conducted in Nigeria. Mazi Adam Osigwe also declared that ...
•INEC chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to hold a high-level stakeholders’ meeting and a world press conference on the 2027 general election on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. The stakeholders’ meeting is expected to mark the start of the 100-day countdown to the Presidential and National Assembly...
•Bolaji Abdullahi The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has raised the alarm over alleged escalating political violence against opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that continued attacks on its members could push the party towards a difficult decision on how to protect its supporters. The party’s National Publicity ...
•Olawepo Hashim and INEC chairman Prof Joash Amupitan Accord Party presidential candidate and Co-Chairman of the Movement for Democratic Renewal (MDR), Gbenga Hashim, has called for the disbandment and reconstitution of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), accusing it of disregarding a Court of Appeal judgment on provisions o...
The Coalition of Civil Society Groups for Peace, Security, Good Governance, Equity and Justice (CCSHPSGGEJ) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately comply with a Court of Appeal judgment on the leadership of the Action Alliance (AA) and its candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The Coalition group’...
•INEC Chairman Amupitan (L) and former Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Demeke Mekonnen The leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is currently meeting with the African Union election monitoring delegation, led by the former Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Democratic Republic ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of presidential and vice presidential candidates for Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. The list contains 18 presidential candidates and their running mates across various political parties and was signed by the INEC Secretary, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, reports Channe...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday raised objection to the prayer by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to amend the suit seeking the disqualification of President Bola Tinubu and All Progressives Congress (APC) from the 2027 presidential election. Atiku, the presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC), and his p...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to urgently publish a nationwide timetable for the production, distribution and collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), warning that administrative delays must not disenfranchise registered voters ahead of the 2027 general elections. The pa...
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