INEC

Federal High Court order clears way for ADA’s registration and compels INEC to release access code within days. A Federal High Court in Abuja has given the all clear for the registration of the All Democratic Alliance (ADA), by ordering ordering Nigeria’s electoral body INEC, to generate and release Access...

INEC says political parties can begin uploading candidates’ details for the 2027 elections from June 26. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it would issue official access codes to all political parties for the purpose of accessing the Candidate Nomination Portal on Friday, 26th June, 2026. Amupitan disclosed...

Federal High Court voids INEC’s election timetable deadlines, opening fresh paths for candidates and party defections. Relief came the way of many politicians, who had lost out in the recent primary elections conducted by the political parties, as a Federal High Court, yester-day, in Abuja nullified the Revised Timetable and...

Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed says it is insensitive for INEC’s 2027 election timetable to clash with the Hajj period, urging authorities to grant an extension. Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has criticised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the scheduling of activities for the 2027 general elections, describing...

Obidient and Kwankwasiyya movements plan alignment with NDC while Atiku considers coalition paths as INEC submission deadline nears. As the May 10 deadline given by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for all the registered political parties to submit their membership registers to the commission approaches, the Obidient Movement and...

FCT court issues Form 48 against Anyanwu, INEC chair over alleged disobedience of judgment, risks contempt proceedings and imprisonment. A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has issued a Form 48 — a Notice of Consequences of Disobedience to Court Order — against Senator Samuel Anyanwu and the...

INEC August 2025 memo faults ADC process, voids Mark-led committee, as party plans legal action and opposition weighs alternative platforms. The leadership challenges faced by African Democratic Congress (ADC) appear not to be abating, as a document from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed fundamental flaws in the...

INEC chairman Amupitan warns AI disinformation, foreign interference, and logistics gaps threaten credible elections and national security ahead of 2027 polls. Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has said Nigeria faced a sophisticated triad of electoral challenges, which included the convergence of social media volatility,...