Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued Certificates of Return to winners of the bye-elections held on 20 June 2026 across Rivers, Enugu, Nasarawa, Ondo and Kano states. The certificates were presented on behalf of the INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, by Supervising National Commissioner for Rivers State,...
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Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has distanced itself from a document circulating on social media claiming to be an official public notice containing the names of candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Federal House of Representatives elections in Lagos State ahead of the 2027 General Election. In...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Rabiu Garba Aiki of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the Zuru State Constituency by-election in Kebbi State. Announcing the result at the collation centre, the Returning Officer, Professor Muhammad Bashar Danladi, said Aiki secured 4,871 votes. His closest challenger, Aliyu...
Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Ekiti, Dr Bunmi Omoseyindemi, has commended voters and election officials for their peaceful and professional conduct across the state. Omoseyindemi told journalists after monitoring the governorship exercise in the state on Saturday that the election was largely peaceful. “We never...
Ilawe-Ekiti on Saturday experienced low voter turnout in the ongoing governorship election in Ekiti. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who moved round the town, also observed that some residents were busy with their commercial activities, while others were actively engaged in house chores. NAN also noted that...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the successful conclusion of the collection of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) ahead of the Ekiti State Governorship Election scheduled to hold on Saturday, 20th June 2026. Following the suspension of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in the State on Thursday, 15th...
The Court of Appeal has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to suspend the implementation of a Federal High Court judgment that directed the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Accord, and three other political parties. The appellate court’s decision, delivered on Tuesday by a unanimous three-member...
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has explained why the Commission filed appeals against two recent Federal High Court judgments that questioned aspects of its Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2027 General Election, stating that the absence of coordinated electoral timelines...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that one of its staff members with legitimate access to its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) database is now at the centre of an investigation into the unauthorised disclosure of a voter record belonging to a candidate in a recent party primary in...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has appealed the verdict of the Federal High Court which declared some provisions in its 2027 election guidelines null and void. The electoral body is asking the Court of Appeal to set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which nullified part...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has welcomed the ruling of a Federal High Court in Abuja on the deadline for party primaries, among others. In a statement released in Abuja on Thursday evening, signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party said it views the ruling as...
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on Thursday, 21st May 2026, attended the Election Stakeholders’ Meeting and Signing of the Peace Accord ahead of the forthcoming Ekiti State Governorship Election held in Ado-Ekiti, where he reaffirmed the readiness of the Nigeria Police Force to ensure a peaceful, secure,...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has emerged as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 general election after securing 459,393 affirmation votes at the party’s primary election held on Thursday in Kaduna. Sani, who contested unopposed, received overwhelming endorsement from delegates and stakeholders across...
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan on Wednesday asked security agents not to spare anybody found to be engaged in vote buying or vote trading, saying such persons should be arrested and prosecuted in accordance with the law. Prof. Amupitan, who spoke while presenting...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Joash Amupitan, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), “to promptly, thoroughly, impartially, independently, transparently and effectively investigate the allegations that governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) diverted N800 billion for political and campaign purposes.” SERAP urged...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that all 22 registered political parties in Nigeria have submitted their membership registers in compliance with the Electoral Act 2026. This is contained in a statement signed by the Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna. The commission said...
Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit filed by promoters of the All Democratic Alliance (ADA) seeking to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the group as a political party. Justice Emeka Nwite ruled that the case, instituted by Umar Ardo and others,...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that over 1.4 million members of the National Youth Service Corps will be deployed for the 2027 general election. The Chairman of INEC, Professor Joash Amupitan, made this known when he paid a courtesy visit to the Director-General of the NYSC, Brigadier...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on eligible residents of Sokoto State to take advantage of the final phase of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise scheduled to begin on May 11 and end on July 10, 2026. INEC described the exercise as a crucial opportunity for citizens...
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has hosted the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, and his delegation at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, to formalize a strategic roadmap for peaceful elections. The meeting which had in attendance, the Force management team, other...