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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….
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 scheduled by-elections for 20 June 2026 to fill vacant legislative seats across six states. This date aligns with the already planned governorship poll in Ekiti State. Professor Joash Amupitan, the commission chairman, announced the timeline during a ceremony for a new National Commissioner in Abuja. Bundling these contests saves…
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ladan Salihu, has declared that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will be swept from power at the 2027 general elections, warning that President Bola Tinubu’s administration cannot survive the weight of public anger bearing down on it. Salihu made the assertion during an appearance on Channels…
Nigeria’s electoral body has initiated legal action over a viral social media controversy, confirming plans to track and arrest individuals behind a fake account falsely linked to its chairman, Joash Ojo Amupitan. The Independent National Electoral Commission said its decision follows a detailed forensic and cybersecurity investigation which found no evidence connecting the chairman…
Professor Joash Amupitan (SAN), Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), will deliver a keynote address at a high-level stakeholders’ policy dialogue focused on Nigeria’s electoral process, organisers announced on Friday. The event, convened by Abuja-based law firm Law Corridor, is scheduled for April 29, 2026, at the Abuja Continental Hotel. According to…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) is now threatening a campaign of civil disobedience to force the resignation of Professor Joash Amupitan, the INEC Chairman. This escalation follows allegations that the electoral umpire previously used social media to express vocal support for the ruling All Progressives Congress. A referee cannot wear the jersey of a competing…
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Joemartins Uzodike, has called for the immediate resignation of the Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, accusing him of bias and incompetence in handling the Commission’s withdrawal of recognition from the Senator David Mark-led leadership of the party. Uzodike, a legal practitioner, described the…
