By Our Reporters The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday recorded early arrival of election materials and ad hoc staff at city centre for the area council elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that as at 8:15 a.m., all the polling units visited within Abuja Municipal AreaContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu A civil society organisation, Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, says it will deploy observers for the Saturday Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council Election. The Convener of the group, Yunusa Ya’u, stated this at a news conference in Abuja. Ya’u, whose speech was read by the Co-convener,Continue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The African Alliance Party (AAP) has authorised legal action against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), challenging the registration of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as a political party. AAP National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq, disclosed this in a statement issued on ThursdayContinue Reading
By Aderonke Ojo Dr Emmanuel Afolabi, FCT Coordinator of the Initiative for Better and Brighter Nigeria (IBBN), has expressed concern over the increasing cases of vote-buying and called for tougher penalties to protect the credibility of Nigeria’s electoral process. Afolabi made the call in an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje The Supreme Court, on Monday, affirmed Mr Joshua Ishaku as the lawful candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Feb. 21 chairmanship election for Bwari Area Council. The five-man panel of the apex court, in a decisive four to one judgment, conclusively resolved the dispute overContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang Abuja, Feb. 12, 2026 (NAN) The Senate has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lacks the capacity to conduct e-voting at present. The upper chamber also clarified that electronic transmission of election results in real time does not translate to e-voting, as being peddled inContinue Reading
By Precious Akutamadu Port Harcourt, Feb. 12, 2026(NAN) Prof. Gabriel Yomere, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers, has announced the commission’s readiness to conduct the Feb. 21 by-elections. Yomere said the commission had concluded necessary preparations to ensure a smoothContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Committee of Youth for Mobilisation and Sensitisation (CYMS) has intensified advocacy for youth inclusion in governance, credible elections and full local government autonomy, as it rolls out a comprehensive national programme for 2026. The Director-General of CYMS, Chief Obinna Nwaka, said this in an interview withContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Abdulrahman Mohammed-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Caretaker Committee says the party’s national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, will be reopened on Monday. The party’s faction, backed by Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, disclosed this after the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) quarterly meeting withContinue Reading
INEC registers 2 new political parties, DLA, NDC Party By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, Feb. 5, 2026 (NAN) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered two new political parties, increasing the total number of registered parties in Nigeria to 21. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan,Continue Reading
