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The Labour Party has refuted reports alleging it failed to upload the names of its presidential and vice-presidential candidates for the 2027 general elections before the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) closed its nomination portal, insisting that the process was completed four days before the deadline. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the…
The legal survival of the African Democratic Congress and four other political parties now rests with the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which on Tuesday reserved judgment in a cluster of appeals seeking to overturn a Federal High Court order that would strike the parties off the register barely a year before the 2027 general…
Barely a year before Nigerians return to the polls, the sharpest contests of the 2027 election cycle are playing out not on campaign podiums but inside courtrooms, where a widening chain of suits now hangs over the survival of some opposition platforms and the candidacies they carry. The pattern hardened on Monday, July 13, 2026,…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has extended an unusual invitation ahead of one of the most closely watched elections in the country this year, asking the European Union to send observers to monitor the August 15 governorship poll in the state. The appeal, coming barely a month to the vote, signals both the…
A fresh political fault line has opened over who should carry the blame for Nigeria’s worsening kidnapping crisis, with the Presidency insisting that state governors and local council chairmen, not the Federal Government, must answer for abductions that happen on their soil. The position was laid out by Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President…
Six months before Nigerians return to the polls, the parties hoping to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress are spending as much energy in courtrooms and boardrooms as they are on the campaign trail. A run of conflicting judgments, unresolved leadership tussles and open allegations of intimidation has left the opposition looking fractured at…
The ruling All Progressives Congress has tightened its hold on Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber, pushing its strength to 88 senators after four lawmakers elected in the June by-elections took their oaths of office, a development that leaves the opposition with its slimmest presence since the 10th Senate was constituted. The four were sworn in…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has confirmed that nine registered political parties have collected access codes to upload their candidates’ particulars for the Presidential and National Assembly elections ahead of the 2027 general elections. INEC National Commissioner for Voter Education and Publicity, Malam Mohammed Haruna, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on…
The African Democratic Congress has successfully uploaded the particulars of its Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s nomination portal, the party announced on Tuesday. The party said the uploaded candidates were former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, its presidential candidate, and former Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi, its vice-presidential candidate. The National Publicity…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress is heading to the Federal High Court today to seek a stay of execution of the Lokoja ruling that stripped it of recognition, even as the party accuses the Independent National Electoral Commission of withholding the access code needed to upload its candidates for the 2027 general election. NDC National…
