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The long-running controversy over President Bola Tinubu’s academic records has resurfaced ahead of the 2027 general election, with a civil society group petitioning the Independent National Electoral Commission to reopen scrutiny of the qualifications he used to secure clearance for the 2023 presidential contest. The petition, dated June 19, 2026, was filed by the…
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has moved to ease post election tensions after securing a commanding victory in the 2026 governorship election, reaching out to his major opponents while pledging inclusive governance following a result that has altered the state’s political history. The Independent National Electoral Commission declared Oyebanji winner after polling 319,224 votes,…
Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress has been re-elected to a second term in Ekiti State, defeating 13 challengers and becoming the first governor in the state’s history to retain power through immediate re-election. The Independent National Electoral Commission declared Mr Oyebanji winner in the early hours of Sunday, June 21, 2026,…
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….
Former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has arrived in Doha to begin work as Nigeria’s ambassador to Qatar, moving from one of the country’s most scrutinised domestic offices onto one of the world’s busiest diplomatic and financial stages. Yakubu was received on Wednesday at Hamad International Airport by Ambassador Ibrahim…
Barely 14 of every 100 registered voters in Nigeria’s capital turned up for the February 2026 Federal Capital Territory council elections, a turnout so thin that some polling units recorded a single ballot. The figure has hardened a worry that now shadows the Independent National Electoral Commission as it prepares for the 2027 general…
A Federal High Court ruling directing the Independent National Electoral Commission to deregister the African Democratic Congress and four other parties has triggered a wave of outrage from opposition figures, who cast the decision as a calculated assault on Nigeria’s multiparty democracy months before the 2027 general elections. Justice Peter Lifu delivered the judgment…
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…
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, has said elections in the country are often manipulated because citizens fail to take ownership of the electoral process and defend their votes, declaring that the ballot will only count when voters are determined to make it count. The former Anambra State governor made the…
A faction of the Accord Party has selected Professor Christopher Imumolen as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election through a consensus process at a special national convention in Lagos. The announcement was made in a statement by the faction National Secretary, Mallam Muktar Abdullah. Delegates from the 36 states and the Federal Capital…
