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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed that the Nigeria Police Force remains the constitutionally designated lead agency for election security, insisting that military deployment during elections must remain an exceptional measure as preparations intensify for the 2027 general elections . The electoral commission urged the Armed Forces to maintain strict political neutrality…
Barely a year to the 2027 general elections, the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has thrown a direct challenge at two institutions meant to stand above partisan politics, accusing the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the Nigeria Police Force of drifting toward the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The party’s grievance, set out on…
The Independent National Electoral Commission is planning a nationwide mock presidential election and a complete technology audit before the 2027 general election. INEC Chairman Professor Joash Amupitan revealed the proposals during a diplomatic visit by British High Commissioner Dr Richard Montgomery in Abuja. The regulatory body wants to address lingering public concerns over the reliability…
A long running battle for control of the African Democratic Congress has entered its most consequential phase yet, with the Independent National Electoral Commission confirming that only nominees submitted by the leadership of Senator David Mark will stand on its ballot for the 2027 general election, even as a rival group insists it has…
Voters who have lost or damaged their Permanent Voter Cards will soon be able to download replacements without visiting any office, as the Independent National Electoral Commission moves to digitise key parts of Nigeria’s voting process ahead of the 2027 general elections. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed the plan on Wednesday in…
A fresh round of power struggles has broken out inside Nigeria’s major political parties as the Independent National Electoral Commission’s nomination portal opened for the 2027 general elections, with rival factions and state chapters fighting over who controls candidate uploads before the submission deadline. The flashpoint is the Peoples Democratic Party. The faction backed…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress says it has uploaded the name of its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s nomination portal, even as the party fights a Federal High Court ruling that voided the order behind its registration. The party’s National Leader, Senator Seriake Dickson, who represents Bayelsa West, disclosed this…
A standoff has emerged between the Independent National Electoral Commission and political parties over the issuance of access codes for uploading candidates’ particulars, just as the window for nominating presidential and National Assembly candidates for the 2027 general election opens. While the parties, with the exception of the BOOT party, said they had not…
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…
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….
