By Precious Akutamadu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged political parties and other stakeholders to support efforts towards achieving a credible bye-election in Rivers South-East Senatorial District. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Johnson Alalibo, made the call on Tuesday at a stakeholders’ meeting in Bori,Continue Reading
By Edeki Igafe The Ijaw and Urhobo people of Warri Federal Constituency have urged INEC to direct political parties to conduct primaries in newly created state constituencies. The call was made on Monday at a news conference in Ogbe-Ijoh, Warri South Local Government Area of Delta. Stakeholders present includedContinue Reading
By Rashidat Kabiru/Ibironke Ariyo The Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, has called for urgent and coordinated reforms in Nigeria’s legal education system to ensure it produces competent, innovative and globally competitive lawyers. Fagbemi made the call on Monday in Abuja at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) 2026 Legal EducationContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has welcomed the Federal High Court judgment affirming the supremacy of the constitution over administrative electoral guidelines issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, IPAC National Publicity Secretary, Martins Egbeola, saidContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has welcomed a Federal High Court judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to adjust its election timetable. Coalition of United Political Parties said the ruling would significantly reshapeContinue Reading
Judgment By Taiye Agbaje The Federal High Court in Abuja has voided the 2027 election timetable issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Justice Mohammed Umar, in a judgment delivered on a suit brought by Youth Party, held that INEC’s action imposed restrictive timeframes on political parties for theContinue Reading
By Kingsley Okoye A don, Dr Lawrence Odeh, says the by-elections scheduled for June 20 by INEC to fill the five vacant National Assembly seats is a necessary and constitutional step toward upholding democratic representation. Odeh, of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Benson Idahosa University, Benin, Edo,Continue Reading
By Sunday John The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 106,074 new voters were registered in Nasarawa State during the second phase of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. Muhammad Abubakar-Sadiq, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Nasarawa State, disclosed the figure on Monday in Lafia whileContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will deploy over 1.4 million National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members for the 2027 general elections nationwide. Chairman of INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the NYSC leadership in Abuja on Monday.Continue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened its online portal for the accreditation of media organisations and journalists intending to cover the upcoming by-elections scheduled for Saturday, June 20. The commission, in a notice issued on Friday, said the portal for registration could beContinue Reading
