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INEC appeals judgment voiding timelines for 2027 elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approached the Court of Appeal in Abuja to set aside the judgment that voided the timelines it issued for the 2027 general elections. The Commission also applied for the stay of execution of the judgment, pending the determination of its appeal. In the …

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APC Presidential primary: Tinubu wins all 484 wards in Kano

President Bola Tinubu has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary in 484 wards across the 44 Local Government Areas of Kano State. Newsextra24 reports that Gov. Abba Kabir Yusuf, who served as the state’s collation officer, declared the result at the Kano State Government House. Yusuf announced that …

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SDP submits Adebayo’s name to INEC as Presidential Candidate

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has formally submitted the name of its presidential candidate, Adewole Adebayo, to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of the 2027 general elections. The party disclosed this in a letter signed by its National Secretary, Olu Agunloye, following its national convention and presidential primary held …

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“There’s no alliance between PDP and APM” – Wike

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed the alleged alliance between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). Wike, the national leader of the PDP, told journalists after inspecting the ongoing 13-kilometre Gomani to Yangoje road project in Kwali Area Council, Abuja, …

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NDC Registration Followed Due Process – Dickson

The National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Seriake Dickson, has urged Nigerians to disregard what he described as propaganda surrounding the party’s registration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Dickson, a former Bayelsa State governor, defended the legitimacy of the NDC’s registration, insisting that the process followed …

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May Day: INEC Chair Urges Staff to Remain Reliable, Professional

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has urged staff to uphold the highest professionalism as Nigeria approaches critical electoral milestones across the country in coming months. In his 2026 International Workers’ Day message to staff in Abuja on Friday, titled “The Dignity of Service,” Amupitan described …

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INEC fixes June 20 for by-elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed June 20 for the conduct of by-elections in six states of the Federation. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this at the swearing-in of a new National Commissioner, retired Rear Admiral Jamila Malafa, in Abuja on Thursday. Amupitan said that the by-elections …

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Nenadi Usman emerges as Labour Party National Chairman

The Labour Party (LP) has elected former Minister of Finance and Senator, Nenadi Usman, as its National Chairman, at the party’s national convention held on Tuesday in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. Newsextra24 reports that the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ken Eluma Asogwa, disclosed the latest development in a statement …

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