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A bitter leadership dispute has resurfaced within Nigeria’s Labour Party, as embattled former National Chairman Julius Abure locks horns with the party’s recognised national leadership and Abia State Governor Alex Otti over the sale of nomination forms ahead of the 2027 general elections. The crisis deepened after photographs circulated on social media showing Abure presenting…
The African Democratic Congress has postponed its presidential and gubernatorial screening exercise due to worsening security threats across Abuja. Party leaders decided after intelligence reports suggested that insurgent groups planned to target high-profile political gatherings in the federal capital. The screening, originally scheduled to begin on Monday, will now be held at a later date….
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has imposed a N1 million cost on a plaintiff seeking to legally bar former President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the 2027 presidential election, after months of procedural negligence nearly derailed the case entirely. Justice Peter Lifu delivered the ruling on Friday, expressing clear frustration at the conduct…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has revealed that the commission will require over 1.4 million ad hoc staff for the 2027 general elections, with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) providing the overwhelming majority of that workforce. Amupitan made the disclosure on Monday during a courtesy visit…
Nigeria’s opposition parties spent the weekend in a frantic dash to submit their membership registers to the Independent National Electoral Commission. The clock stopped at midnight on 10 May, marking the final cut-off for those planning to hold primaries by the end of the month. Under Section 77(4) of the Electoral Act 2026, parties must…
Goodluck Jonathan is back in court to defend his right to seek the presidency. The former president asked a Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday to dismiss a lawsuit intended to bar him from the 2027 election. His legal team argues that the Nigerian judiciary has already settled this matter. This latest challenge seeks…
Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, has formally waived the mandatory screening exercise for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential primaries, declaring him automatically cleared under the authority of its National Working Committee. The decision was reached at the NWC’s 188th meeting, held on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at the party’s…
Professor Joash Amupitan, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), warns that rising violence across the country could derail the 2027 general elections. He took this message to the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, on Wednesday. The chairman fears that insecurity will crush public trust in the democratic process. It is a blunt admission…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has dealt a significant blow to a suit seeking the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress and four other political parties, filing a court submission that openly rejects the application on constitutional grounds. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2637/2026 and filed on April 23 by the Incorporated Trustees of the National…
The Independent National Electoral Commission will open the final window for voter registration on 11 May 2026. This third phase serves as the last call for the millions of Nigerians who turned 18 recently or missed previous rounds. Officials suspended the exercise in April to scrub the register of duplicates and ghost names. Now, the…