The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has granted access codes to nine registered political parties to enable them upload the names of their candidates for the 2027 general elections. The parties reportedly include the All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Nigeria Democratic Congress …
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Rt Hon. Leke Joseph Abejide has emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Yagba Federal Constituency seat in the 2027 general election, following the successful upload of his nomination details to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) candidate nomination portal. The development officially confirms Abejide’s status as …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has started a two-day training for political party officials on the INEC Candidate Nomination Portal, ICNP, as part of preparations for the 2027 General Election. —Training targets a hitch-free nomination process— The session, holding June 25-26 at The Electoral Institute, TEI, Abuja, is designed …
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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered accelerated hearing in a suit filed by Sen. Adolphus Wabara-led Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Kabir Turaki faction of the PDP against Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Justice Salim Ibrahim gave the order after counsel to the plaintiffs, Chief Gordy …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers has assured stakeholders of adequate security and transparent electoral process ahead of the June 20 Rivers South-East Senatorial District by-election. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Mr Johnson Sinikiem, gave the assurance during inspection, distribution and collection of sensitive election …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that its Imo State office has registered 11,839 new voters in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration exercise. The commission also disclosed that the registration was suspended in Egbema, in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area, due to security concerns. INEC’s Head of Department, Voter Education …
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National Chairman of Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has outlined measures for the conduct of free, fair and credible elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in 2027. Baba-Ahmed, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, said that the commission must …
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The Federal High Court (FHC) says its registries in all the divisions of the court will officially be open to lawyers on weekends and public holidays for filing of pre-election cases. The Chief Registrar of FHC, Yahaya Shafa, made this known on Thursday in Abuja in a statement titled: “Notice …
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The Lagos State Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Mr Femi Olaniyi, on Tuesday emerged the consensus governorship candidate of the party for the 2027 governorship election in the state. Olaniyi, a former Chairman of Inter- Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Lagos State, emerged during the party’s gubernatorial primary election …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday appealed against a Federal High Court’s judgment which nullified its revised timetable and schedule of activities for the conduct of the 2027 general elections. INEC, in a notice of appeal dated and filed on May 25 through its lawyer, Alex Izinyon, SAN, …
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