Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed its commitment to an inclusive electoral process, as it held a National Strategy Engagement with Executive Members of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) and Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) in Abuja. The engagement, held on Wednesday in...
2027 election
The Presidency has challenged the 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, to honour his promise to quit the presidential race if it was established that he did not leave Anambra State debt-free at the end of his tenure as governor. The challenge followed recent...
Plateau North Equity Project (PNEP) has raised concern over what it described as the concentration of major political offices in Plateau North in the emerging 2027 political arrangement. The group alleged that one community was positioned to control the Plateau North Senate seat, Deputy Governorship, All Progressives Congress (APC)...
As preparations for the 2027 governorship election gather pace in Taraba State, Professor Nuhu Abubakar Atta is stepping into the political arena with a record that cuts across academics, development finance, public service, business and political strategy. For Atta, however, the journey is not simply about adding another name...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that he will not help any governor or politician win elections in their state, saying politics is local and leaders must earn the support of their people. Wike stated this while responding to criticisms over his support for...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has reaffirmed his support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027, while insisting that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will still present candidates for governorship, National Assembly and State House of Assembly elections. Wike said his support...
The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) has urged politicians and religious leaders to shun bitterness and divisive politics as Nigeria approaches the 2027 general elections. ECWA General Secretary, Dr Ayuba Asheshe, gave the charge during a media chat at the ECWA Headquarters in Jos on Tuesday, stressing the need...
Student leaders from tertiary institutions across the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory have endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for re-election in 2027, pledging to mobilise students across the region in support of his candidacy. The endorsement was announced at the inauguration of the Students’ Wing of...
African Union (AU) Pre-Election Assessment Mission, has tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on election results management and its readiness to handle the technological, logistical, security and administrative demands of the polls, particularly its concerned electronic systems. It has also identified the training of over 1.4 million ad...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday welcomed the Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar, and other senior leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to Lagos as consultations for the Tinubu 2027 project continued. Sanwo-Olu disclosed the visit in a post shared on...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received a delegation from the African Union (AU), led by His Excellency Demeke Mekonnen, Head of Mission and former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. The delegation was received by the Acting Chairman of...
The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has ruled out supporting any political coalition or candidate outside the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections. The decision is widely seen as a response to the Nyesom Wike-led Rainbow Coalition, which has attracted public attention in recent weeks. Chairman...
Sometimes, a controversy that appears to be about one thing is really about something else. Former Anambra State governor and 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, may have set out for Benue last week with the relatively simple intention of commiserating with victims of...
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic reforms, infrastructure investments and security initiatives are laying a stronger foundation for accelerated growth and prosperity across the North Central region. Idris stated this on Monday in Abuja at the first North Central Stakeholders’...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to immediately review the use of politically exposed academics as Returning and Collation Officers in the 2027 general elections. The ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, made the call on following a newspaper report that more...
As the drums of politics begin to sound again with the commencement of campaigns for the 2027 elections, rallies, billboards, media blitzes and display of constituency projects are set to flood the country. While many, including media owners, see this as a harvest time, an opportunity to make money,...
Abuja, Nigeria, September 14, 2026: Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, is to deliver the keynote address at the 10th Annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), scheduled to hold in Lagos. Chairman of the 2026 conference planning committee and Deputy...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has said the decision by Northern Nigerian Women Ulama to endorse President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term was based on his achievements and inclusive style of governance. Sani stated this on Sunday while speaking at a stakeholders’ engagement with delegates of the...
SERAP to INEC: You have 7 days to account for ₦126bn ‘diverted electoral funds’ or face legal action
SERAP to INEC: You have 7 days to account for ₦126bn ‘diverted electoral funds’ or face legal action
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seven days to “account for over ₦126.46 billion in public funds appropriated for electoral operations but allegedly diverted, lost, mismanaged or otherwise unaccounted for.” The funds relate to the procurement of ballot boxes, electoral devices...
African Democratic Congress (ADC), has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately publish a clear nationwide timetable for the production, distribution and collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), warning that no Nigerian who has successfully registered should be disenfranchised by administrative delays. In a statement signed...