Funding Delay May Affect 2027 Polls – INEC

  Nigeria’s electoral umpire has not received a kobo of the funds budgeted for the 2027 general elections, even as it races against tight international procurement timelines to replace voting machines lost or damaged in previous polls. INEC National Commissioner for Voter Education and Publicity, Mohammed Haruna, disclosed the funding gap on Thursday in Abuja…

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Movement Restricted Ahead of INEC By-Elections

  The Independent National Electoral Commission deployed sensitive materials on Thursday for the June 20, 2026, by-elections in Enugu, Nasarawa, Rivers, Ondo, Kebbi and Kano states, even as the police announced restrictions on movement across the affected constituencies. The polls will hold alongside the closely watched Ekiti State governorship election scheduled for the same Saturday….

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Ekiti Poll: ADC Confident As Babatola Cites APC, PDP Crises

  The deputy governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Chief Ayodeji Babatola, has expressed confidence that the party will win Saturday’s governorship election, citing what he described as strong public support for its development-focused agenda in Ekiti State. Babatola said the ADC’s campaign promises had resonated with residents who, according to him, were attracted…

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Akpabio: Some Lawmakers Have Hypertension Over Return Tickets

  Senate President Godswill Akpabio has blamed the failure of some National Assembly members to secure return tickets during party primaries on poor grassroots preparation, disclosing that several of his colleagues are battling hypertension over their political survival. Akpabio spoke on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Abuja at the inauguration of the All Progressives Congress…

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