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Jonathan Challenges Suit Seeking To Stop Him From Contesting 2027 Election

NewsDeskNgMay 8, 2026May 8, 20260

Former President Goodluck Jonathan asks a Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a suit seeking to bar him from contesting the 2027 presidential election. Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday challenged a suit seeking to stop him from contesting the 2027 presidential election, telling a Federal High Court in...

Amupitan Warns Insecurity Could Threaten Credible 2027 Elections

NewsDeskNgMay 8, 2026May 8, 20260

Amupitan says rising insecurity, electoral violence and vote trading threaten public confidence ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 elections. As Nigeria edges towards the polls next year, Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, has said the scale of insecurity in several parts of the country is drowning out...

NBA, PLAC Push Special Seats Bill To Boost Women Representation Ahead 2027 Election

NewsDeskNgApr 14, 2026April 14, 20260

NBA and PLAC urge National Assembly to pass Special Seats Bill to increase women representation before Nigeria’s 2027 general election. Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and Policy and Legislative Advocacy Centre (PLAC) have appealed to members of the national and state assemblies to support the passage of the Bill on Special...

Breaking: IPAC Threatens To Boycott 2027 Elections Over Electoral Act 2026

NewsDeskNgMar 5, 2026March 5, 20260

IPAC demands urgent amendments to Electoral Act 2026, warning political parties may boycott 2027 elections if concerns remain unresolved. The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has threatened to boycott the 2027 General Elections if the National Assembly fails to amend certain provisions of the Electoral Act 2026. IPAC warned that if...

Rafsanjani: If Nigerians Believe Their Votes Don’t Count, They Will Stop Participating In Elections

NewsDeskNgFeb 23, 2026February 23, 20260

Executive Director of the Civil Society, Auwal Musa Rafsanjani warns low voter confidence risks deepening apathy ahead of 2027 general elections. Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, has warned that the conduct of recent local council and by-elections in Nigeria risks undermining public confidence in the country’s democratic process. Rafsanjani said the elections...

Civil Society Coalition Threatens Protest Over Non-Mandatory Electronic Transmission Of Election Results

NewsDeskNgFeb 21, 2026February 21, 20260

Situation Room demands mandatory electronic transmission of election results, warns of nationwide protest over new electoral law. The Civil Society Situation Room has deplored the swift presidential assent to the Bill making real time electronic transmission of election results non mandatory for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). It said...

Election Results: E-Transmission Debate Sad Reality, Should’ve Been Long Settled — Ex-REC Igini

NewsDeskNgFeb 17, 2026February 17, 20260

A former Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mike Igini, has described the renewed debate over electronic transmission of election results as a “painful and sad reality,” saying the issue ought to have been resolved years ago. Igini spoke on Monday while appearing as a guest on Politics...

I won’t die with them – Peter Obi threatens to dump LP if crisis continues

NewsDeskNgApr 1, 2024April 1, 20240

The Labour Party, LP, 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has threatened to dump the party ahead of the 2027 general election following the ongoing crisis. Obi said he won’t die while trying to change LP, hence his decision to leave if the party’s crisis can’t be resolved. The Labour Party...

Election: APC/BATISTS TAKE NOTE

NewsDeskNgApr 8, 2023April 9, 20230

“ When we were going to challenge INEC’s declaration of Dr. Ngige as the winner of the governorship election, our plan was to file the case in the name of APGA,” he said. “But Onyechi refused and said I must file the case in my own name. I didn’t immediately...

Elections: Lessons from Oyo to Nigeria

NewsDeskNgApr 4, 2023April 4, 20230

By Lasisi Olagunju (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 27 March, 2023) “The ides of March are come,” Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar says in utter derision and dismissal of a life-and-death warning. And the soothsayer replies “Ay, Caesar; but not gone.” And truly, they were not gone. The 2023 elections...