•INEC chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has said the success of next year’s general election will depend not only on the preparedness of the commission but also on the commitment of political parties to uphold democratic principles, respect the rule of law, co...
Nigeria’s 2027 presidential race is beginning to take shape as major political parties unveil their candidates. The confirmed candidates emerged after primary elections conducted in different parts of the country, while some others emerged through ‘consensus’ affirmation, reports The Nation. The process has, however, not been without controver...
•South-South zonal congress of the APC in Asaba, yesterday As the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) holds its second national convention tomorrow, the adoption of a consensus approach for selecting its national leadership during the party’s convention scheduled for March 27–28, in Abuja, has set the tone for other political parties ahead ...
•People protesting over the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2026 at the National Assembly, Abuja, in January More than a month after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the 2026 Electoral Act into law, political parties in Nigeria yesterday rejected the law, saying its provisions are a setback to Nigeria’s democratic progress. Chairman of the In...
•INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, lamented that recurring leadership tussles and protracted intra-party disputes are diverting its attention from core election planning and contributing to voter apathy ahead of the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupita...
Nigeria’s Fourth Republic, which commenced in 1999, introduced a distinctive political culture that has since become entrenched in the nation’s democratic practice, governors automatically emerge as leaders of their political parties in their respective states. Although this arrangement is not expressly written into the 1999 Constitution or pa...
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has reaffirmed that his order on maintaining status quo in respect of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention remains in force and must not be flouted by any of the parties involved in a suit on the convention. The judge insisted that no party […]
•A ballot box The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of candidates for the area council election in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Earlier, the Commission fixed Saturday, February 21, 2026 for the exercise in the nation’s capital, reports Channels TV. In a statement today, the electoral b...
Ahead of the 2027 general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC said today that it had received 12 additional applications for registration as political parties. The new applications now brings the figure of applicants to 122, reports Vanguard. Curiously, the secretary of one of the associations was said to have “defecte...
•Prof. Pat Utomi Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has cautioned parties in the suit filed against Professor Pat Utomi, regarding his proposed shadow government, to desist from acts that could jeopardise the outcome of the suit. Justice Omotosho reminded them of the law that states that once parties are aware […]...
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