Nigeria 2027

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says political parties are not allowed to witness the backup or reconfiguration of the bimodal voter accreditation system (BVAS) machines. Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), had sought an order of the court restraining the INEC from tampering with the information...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has advised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to desist from making libelous allegations against the person of its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, gave  the advice on Friday in Abuja, while responding to PDP’s demand...

As states prepare for their Governorship and House of Assembly Elections, a Civil Society Organization, Speak Out Africa Initiative, SOAI, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to ensure credible elections come March 18. Executive Director of the organisation, Kenneth Eze, made this call on Thursday in Abuja...

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday, took aim at the campaign team of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, over their protest of the outcome of the February 25 poll. Atiku came second in the keenly contested presidential election, polling 6,984,520 votes, while winner...

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Kano State, Nasiru Gawuna, on Thursday, met with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in Daura, Katsina State. This comes hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission postponed the governorship and state houses of assembly elections earlier scheduled for Saturday...

The Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu, on Wednesday said that he received the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, at his residence. Elumelu made this known on his Instagram page. He said, “Last night, I was honoured to receive the Nigerian President-elect 🇳🇬 #officialasiwajubat at my home. “We discussed ways in which...

Senator Victor Umeh and Ireti Kingibe of the Labour Party, presented their Certificates of Return to the presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi. This comes after they received their Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission at the International Conference Centre, Abuja on Tuesday. Kingibe was declared...

The President-Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu is seeking an order by the Court of Appeal to access sensitive materials used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct of the February 25 presidential election. His counsel, Akintola Makinde, said he would need to inspect, scan and make photocopies of...

The Collation of Northern CSOs under the aegis of Conference of Northern Civil Society Networks has rated the just concluded Feb 25th Election, poor and below expectations. That the election conducted by INEC has fallen short of the standard of all elections practices and ethics which has raised so much...

An Election Observation Mission (IEOM) consisting of the International Republican Institute (IRI) and National Democratic Institute (NDI), Observation Mission has said the 2023 general election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, fellow below the expectations of Nigerians. The delegation led by Her Excellency Dr Joyce Banda, former President...