INEC

INEC Registers Two New Parties, Laments Rising Internal Crises Threatening Electoral Integrity

Daniel Otera09 mins

  The Independent National Electoral Commission has registered two new political parties ahead of the 2027 general election while raising serious concerns about persistent leadership disputes within existing parties, which it described as a threat to Nigeria’s constitutional democracy. Speaking on Thursday at the commission’s first regular consultative meeting with political parties, INEC Chairman, Prof….

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Senate Halts Push for Mandatory Electronic Vote Transmission in New Electoral Reforms

Daniel Otera05 mins

  Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber has once again resisted efforts to enshrine mandatory electronic transmission of election results into law, preserving the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) discretion in determining how results are handled from polling units. This decision, reached during deliberations on the Electoral Amendment Bill, revives longstanding tensions over transparency and fraud prevention…

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NNPP Disowns Planned Protest Against INEC, Describes Organisers as Expelled Members

Daniel Otera04 mins

  The National Working Committee of the New Nigeria Peoples Party has distanced itself from a planned protest against the Independent National Electoral Commission scheduled for Tuesday, January 20, 2026, describing the demonstration as illegal and organised by individuals no longer recognised as party members. In a statement issued on Monday by the party’s National…

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INEC Denies Recognition to Turaki-Led PDP Leadership, Cites Court Orders.

Daniel Otera03 mins

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has formally declined to recognize the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing binding court judgments and ongoing legal disputes.   In a letter dated December 22, addressed to the legal representatives of the Turaki faction, INEC stated it cannot acknowledge or update…

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Supreme Court Dismisses INEC Appeal Over SDP Leadership, Awards N2 Million Costs.

Simon Kolawole02 mins

    The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) concerning the leadership of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), declaring the case as lacking merit and “purely academic.”   In a unanimous decision delivered on Friday, a five-member panel of the apex court also awarded costs of N2…

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INEC Intervenes in PDP Crisis, Summons Warring Factions to Abuja Meeting.

Peace Omenka03 mins

In a decisive move to address the escalating leadership crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has summoned the party’s two rival factions to a critical reconciliation meeting at its national headquarters in Abuja. The intervention by the nation’s electoral umpire underscores the severity of the internal conflict, which…

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Insecurity in Southeast: Target Shifts from Security Posts to INEC

Nelson Okoh07 mins

Nigeria is going through difficult times. From the harsh economic realities of inflation to the country’s security challenges, the problems are quite inundating.  The recent demise of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, and his entourage who were poised to halt some of these challenges, especially in the area of security, has equally added…

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