The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that it would commence the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) on August 18, 2025. According to a statement released in Abuja today by Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee, the electoral umpire will kickstart the process ...
•INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court has expressed doubt over the neutrality of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in relation to the internal affairs of political parties. Justice Egwuatu made the observation at the resumption of proceedings in a contempt case brought against I...
•Professor Mahmood Yakubu The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has revealed that the commission has so far received letters of intent from 110 associations seeking registration as political parties ahead of the 2027 general election. Yakubu made the disclosure today during INEC’s second quart...
•Mali’s junta leader, Assimi Goita Mali’s junta today suspended political parties’ activities “until further notice for reasons of public order”, as the opposition protests against the military government’s ramped-up crackdown on dissent. Read out on national television and radio, the decree comes ahead of a rally called for Friday by parties ...
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...
•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...
Twelve political parties will contest for the chairmanship and councillor offices in the elections set to be held across all 18 local government areas of Ondo State today. Before the scheduled poll, the last council election in the state was conducted on August 23, 2020, with the tenure of the elected council officials elapsing on […]
Ahead 2027 general elections, 78 associations have submitted applications to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seeking to be registered as political parties. A senior management staff of the commission, who pleaded not to be named, revealed this to our correspondent in Abuja, reports Sunday Tribune. The source, who declined ...
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