INEC’s “Final List”, Dangote’s Ark And The Looming Agony
By Reuben Abati “Now that the game is on, and the race has started, what do you think we should expect?” “What game is that? Which race? The Premier League?…
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2027: Obi alleges ex-INEC chairman worked against him in 2023
***Vows to independently verify election results ***rules out stepping down for Atiku Isaac Samuel The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has accused former Chairman of…
2027: NDC, INEC clash over alleged replacement of candidates in Anambra
Isaac Samuel The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have clashed over the alleged replacement of the party’s candidates for the 2027 Anambra State House…
INEC declares Adeleke winner of Osun governorship election
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the incumbent Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, winner of Saturday’s governorship election, securing a second term in office after defeating…
Tinubu charges INEC, security agencies to ensure peaceful Osun governorship poll
Isaac Samuel President Bola Tinubu has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to ensure a peaceful, transparent and credible governorship election in Osun State. The…
2027: INEC publishes Tinubu, Atiku, Obi’s credentials for public scrutiny
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday published the personal particulars, academic credentials and other supporting documents submitted by candidates for the January 16, 2027 presidential election,…
Osun election: Ooni warns of rising tension as INEC vows credible poll
Isaac Samuel The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, has expressed concern over the rising political tension in Osun State ahead of the August 15 governorship election, as the Chairman…
2027: Tinubu retains Shettima as running mate ahead of INEC deadline
Isaac Samuel President Bola Tinubu has officially retained Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election after the All Progressives Congress (APC) submitted their nomination…
2027: Peter Obi asks INEC to publish academic certificates submitted by candidates
Isaac Samuel The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 general elections, Peter Obi, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to make public…
21 days to funding deadline, INEC yet to get 2027 election funds
Isaac Samuel With only 21 days left before the statutory deadline for the release of election funds, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is yet to receive money earmarked for…
INEC declares Oyebanji winner of Ekiti governorship election
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the Ekiti State governorship election, securing him a second…
Court orders INEC to deregister ADC, AA, three others
Isaac Samuel A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties for…
INEC launches investigation into alleged voter data breach
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has launched an investigation into an alleged voter data breach involving Nollywood actor Emeka Ike, following public outrage over the publication of…
INEC confirms all 22 political parties meet deadline for membership register submission
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that all 22 registered political parties in Nigeria, including the All Progressives Congress (All Progressives Congress), African Democratic Congress (African…
INEC updates portal, restores David Mark-led ADC leadership after Supreme Court ruling
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has updated its official website to reflect the restoration of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led…
INEC exposes ‘fabricated’ X account, clears Amupitan of partisan post
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uncovered what it described as a coordinated disinformation campaign involving a fabricated X (formerly Twitter) account falsely linked to the Chairman’s…
2027: ADC Reps caucus demands prosecution of INEC chairman, alleges bias
…to petition NJC over alleged malfeasance by judicial officers Isaac Samuel The African Democratic Congress (ADC) caucus in the House of Representatives has called for the prosecution and removal of…
Amupitan: INEC says AI, screenshots not reliable evidence
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed artificial intelligence (AI) outputs and social media screenshots as unreliable evidence in the ongoing controversy surrounding alleged X (formerly Twitter)…
Amupitan should step down
By Celestine Mel If I were appointed Chairman of INEC today, I would discharge the mandate of that office with unimpeachable fidelity, delivering a credible election without equivocation or compromise.…
ADC crisis deepens as Bala faction storms INEC, seeks recognition
Isaac Samuel The leadership crisis in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) worsened on Thursday as a faction led by Nafiu Bala Gombe stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral…
2027: Between INEC and ADC
by: Reuben Abati Members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) are incensed by the de-recognition of the leadership of their party by Nigeria’s electoral umpire, INEC, relying on a March…
Party politics: Our experience with INEC – Senator Seriake Dickson
By ETIM ETIM The founder and National Leader of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has spoken of his tortuous experience in trying to register the new party with INEC. In a…
ADC accuses INEC of moves to block party from 2027 polls
Isaac Samuel The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of taking steps that could prevent the party from fielding candidates in the 2027 general…
INEC dismisses call for Amupitan’s removal
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected calls for the resignation of its Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, describing the demands as politically motivated and legally unfounded.…
ADC leaders demand INEC Chairman’s resignation
Isaac Samuel Leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Thursday demanded the resignation of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, following the commission’s…
INEC halts dealings with ADC factions, removes Mark, Aregbesola from portal
From Sodiq Omolaoye, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has halted all dealings with factions of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and removed the names of the party’s National…
INEC updates website, recognises Wike-backed NWC after PDP convention
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has updated its official website to reflect the emergence of a new National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),…
ADC crisis deepens as Bala petitions INEC to sack Mark, Aregbesola
Isaac Samuel The leadership crisis rocking the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has taken a fresh turn, as a faction led by Nafiu Bala has formally petitioned the Independent National Electoral…
2027: NAF promises drone support for INEC
Isaac Samuel The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has pledged full support to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), including airlift of election materials and deployment of drone surveillance, to ensure…
INEC shifts 2027 Presidential election to January 16
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rescheduled the 2027 Presidential and National Assembly elections to Saturday, January 16, 2027, following the enactment of the Electoral Act, 2026.…
INEC to issue fresh timetable for 2027 general elections
Isaac Samuel The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash O. Amupitan (SAN), has disclosed that the commission will issue a revised timetable for the 2027 General…
Ramadan: INEC to consult lawmakers over 2027 election timetable controversy
…Reps hold emergency session Tuesday Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will consult the National Assembly over the controversy trailing the 2027 general election timetable,…
INEC fixes Feb 20, 2027 for presidential election
…Governorship election, state assemblies March 6 Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially fixed February 20, 2027 for Presidential and National Assembly elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash…
INEC proposes N873.78bn for 2027 elections
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has proposed a budget of N873.78 billion for the conduct of the 2027 general elections, with significant allocations to election operations, technology…
E-transmission: INEC cautions Nigerians against ‘unnecessary tension’
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cautioned Nigerians against “unnecessary tension” following the Senate’s rejection of a proposal to make electronic transmission of election results mandatory in…
INEC registers two new political parties
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the registration of two new political parties, bringing the number of registered parties in the country to 21 ahead of…
INEC engages NSA as Urhobo protests delay ward delineation
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday said it is engaging the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) over the protracted issues surrounding the delineation of…
2027 election timetable ready, but awaiting Electoral Act amendment, says INEC chair
Isaac Samuel Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has disclosed that the timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 General Election have already been…
INEC warns against fake 2027 election timetable
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed as false a circulating article claiming that the Commission has released a timetable for the 2027 General Elections. The commission…
1.6m voters to particpate in FCT council poll – INEC
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published and presented the revised Register of Voters for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ahead of the February 21, 2026, Area…
Tinubu allocates N1.01 trillion to INEC ahead of 2027 election
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been allocated a staggering N1,013,778,401,602 in the 2026 budget presented to the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The allocation,…
INEC chairman promises credible 2027 elections
Isaac Samuel The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, has reaffirmed the commission’s commitment to delivering free, fair and credible elections in 2027, saying…
INEC Rejects Turaki-led PDP NWC Over Court Rulings
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declined to recognise the Kabiru Turaki led National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, citing existing court judgments and ongoing legal disputes within…
INEC urges Nigerians to expose ineligible, deceased persons on voter register
…ends first quarter CVR December 10 Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on Nigerians to actively identify and report ineligible and deceased persons on the voter…
2.4m Nigerians complete voter registration — INEC
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday disclosed that 2,449,475 Nigerians have so far completed their registration both online and through physical capture. According to the report,…
Soludo re-elected Anambra Governor
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Prof. Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) winner of the Nov. 8 governorship election in Anambra with 422,664 votes.…
Anambra Guber: PVC collection hits 98.8% as INEC deploys 6,879 BVAS
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, said that Permanent Voter Card (PVC) collection for Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State has risen to 98.8 per cent.…
Amupitan resumes as INEC chairman, says integrity of election not negotiable
lsaac Samuel The newly sworn-in Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, Thursday formally assumed office at the headqiarters of the commission in Abuja, describing his…
Amupitan: New Broom At INEC
By Reuben Abati Last week, October 7, the announcement was made of the exit of Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, Chair of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), 2015 – 2025, and…
INEC reviews Yakubu’s era, says reforms laid foundation for credible election
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reviewed the 10-year tenure of its former Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, describing the period between 2015 and 2025 as one of…