The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Barrister Danladi Halilu Envulu-Anza of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the Nasarawa North Senatorial by-election. The announcement was made on Sunday by the Returning Officer of the election, Professor Aminu Ali, at the College of Education, Akwanga, the designated collation centre for the exercise. Envulu-Anza …
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has granted an order for a stay of execution of the Federal High Court judgment that directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister five political parties. The suspension preserves the legal status of the affected parties pending the determination of the substantive appeal. The Affected political …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has restored 21 State House of Assembly constituencies across four states following court judgments, paving the way for residents of the affected areas to participate fully in the 2027 General Election. The commission also directed political parties to conduct primary elections in the restored constituencies between June 16 and …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appealed a Federal High Court judgment in Abuja that nullified the timelines it set for political parties to conduct primaries and submit candidates for the 2027 general election. The commission filed a notice of appeal and a motion for stay of execution on Monday, May 25, seeking to …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will deploy more than 1.4 million ad hoc personnel, mostly members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), for the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the headquarters of the NYSC in Abuja, where he led a delegation …
Ralph Nwosu, former national chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) cannot conduct the 2027 general election without including the party on the ballot. Nwosu spoke on Wednesday in Abuja during the ADC Youths Champion and Prospective Legislative Summit. He said the party has recorded significant growth since …
The Accord Party has dismissed claims of a leadership crisis, insisting that its 2023 presidential candidate, Christopher Imumolen, is no longer a member and cannot lay claim to its national chairmanship. Imumolen had on Tuesday staged a protest at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), demanding to be recognised as the party’s …
The Supreme Court has ordered a speedy hearing of an appeal challenging the nullification of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16, 2025. A five-member panel led by Mohammed Lawal granted the request for accelerated hearing of the appeal marked SC/CV/166/2026. The appeal was filed …
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, has warned that the spread of false information, especially through the media, could pose the greatest danger to Nigeria’s 2027 general election. Speaking on Wednesday at the 81st general assembly of the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria in Abuja, Amupitan said elections are increasingly shaped …
Leaders and members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Wednesday staged a protest in Abuja, condemning recent decisions by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which they said threaten democratic principles and the party’s internal leadership structure. The protest, tagged #OccupyINEC, took place at Maitama Roundabout and drew several prominent opposition figures, including former …
