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INEC moves 2027 presidential, NASS polls to January 16

The Independent National Electoral Commission has approved a new timetable for the 2027 general elections, moving the presidential and National Assembly polls to Saturday, January 16, 2027.​ Previously, the elections were scheduled for February 20, 2027, with governorship and state House of Assembly elections fixed for March 6, 2027. The earlier dates drew criticism from sections of the public, especially some Muslim groups, who said the timetable clashed with the holy month of Ramadan.​ INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna, said in a statement that governorship and state Assembly elections will now hold on Saturday, February 6, 2027.​ He explained that the adjustment followed the repeal of the Electoral Act 2022 and the enactment of the Electoral Act 2026, which introduced new statutory timelines for pre election and election activities. INEC said […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA February 27, 2026

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Court sets March 24 ruling on suit to deregister ADC, Accord, others

A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed March 24 for its ruling on a suit seeking to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission to deregister four political parties over alleged failure to meet constitutional requirements.​ The case, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2637/25, was filed by the Incorporated Trustees of the National Forum of Former Legislators, with INEC, the Attorney-General of the Federation, the African Democratic Congress, Accord Party, Zenith Labour Party and Action Alliance listed as defendants. Initially, only the ADC was mentioned, but the suit was later amended to include the other parties.​ The group argues that INEC is constitutionally required to deregister parties that do not attain minimum electoral performance, such as winning at least 25 per cent of votes in one state during a presidential election or securing any elective seat at federal, state or local government level. In […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA February 24, 2026

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Tinubu congratulates FCT, Kano, Rivers poll winners, hails Wike

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the winners of Saturday’s elections in the Federal Capital Territory, Kano and Rivers States. He urged them to see the mandates given to them by voters as a sacred trust and to serve with humility, patriotism and dedication. Elections were held for chairmanship and councillorship seats in the six FCT area councils, as well as state assembly by elections in Kano Municipal and Ungogo in Kano, and Ahoada East II and Khana II in Rivers. According to results announced so far, the All Progressives Congress won in Abaji, Kwali, Abuja Municipal and Bwari councils, while the Peoples Democratic Party won in Gwagwalada. In Rivers, the APC also captured the two state constituency seats contested in the by elections. Tinubu congratulated the party’s national leadership as well as the Kano and Rivers chapters for the victories. […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA February 22, 2026

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INEC fixes February 20, 2027 for presidential poll

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed February 20, 2027, for Nigeria’s presidential and National Assembly elections. The Commission said the date is in line with constitutional and Electoral Act provisions that require election notices to be issued at least 360 days before voting. INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, announced the timetable at a press briefing in Abuja, formally opening the process for the 2027 general elections. He explained that only INEC has the legal power to set election dates and urged politicians and the public to ignore unofficial timetables circulating in the media. Under the schedule, governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections will hold on March 6, 2027, two weeks after the presidential and National Assembly polls. The Commission said the early release of dates is to give political parties, candidates, civil society and security agencies enough […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA February 14, 2026

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Senate passes Electoral Act bill, drops plan for mandatory e‑result transmission

The Senate has passed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026 but declined to make electronic transmission of election results mandatory for the 2027 polls.​ Lawmakers rejected a proposed change to Clause 60 (3), which would have required presiding officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission to transmit polling unit results to the IReV portal in real time after completing Form EC8A. Instead, they retained the existing 2022 provision that results should be transferred “in a manner as prescribed by the Commission.”​ Senate President Godswill Akpabio insisted the chamber did not remove electronic transmission from the law. He said the Senate only chose to keep the wording already in the 2022 Act, which INEC used in the last general elections.​ The Senate also rejected a proposal to increase the penalty for buying or selling Permanent Voter Cards from two years to […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA February 5, 2026

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INEC moves ward level voter registration for 2027 polls

The Independent National Electoral Commission in Lagos says it will move its Continuous Voter Registration from local government offices to wards on a rotational basis ahead of the 2027 elections. Lagos Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof Ayobami Salami, told stakeholders at a meeting on the second phase of the CVR that the plan is to reduce voter apathy and make registration easier for eligible residents. He said CVR remains one of INEC’s most important duties because it allows Nigerians to register, transfer their registration, correct details and replace lost or damaged Permanent Voter Cards. Salami disclosed that in the first phase of the exercise, Lagos recorded 139,251 registrations, with 126,668 new voters and 12,583 transfers. Women made up 54 per cent of new registrants, while men accounted for 46 per cent. Youths aged 18 to 39 represented 65 per cent of […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA January 28, 2026

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Gov Yusuf quit Kwankwasiya, not NNPP – party founder

Founder of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr Boniface Aniebonam, says Kano Governor Abba Yusuf has resigned only from the Kwankwasiya Movement and not from the NNPP itself. He reacted after media reports that Yusuf had dumped the party along with several lawmakers and council chairmen in Kano.​ Aniebonam argued that the governor’s resignation letter was not addressed to the authentic NNPP National Working Committee (NWC) led by Dr Agbo Major, nor to any recognised party officer. Instead, it was written to a Diso‑Chiranchi Ward chairman who, he said, belongs to the Kwankwasiya Movement and is not recognised by the party’s leadership.​ He stressed that the NNPP is a registered political party, while Kwankwasiya is merely a former pressure group whose memorandum of association with the NNPP has been terminated. According to him, court judgments from an Abia State […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA January 24, 2026

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National Assembly seeks faster election justice

The National Assembly’s Constitution Review Committee has proposed that all election petitions must be decided before winners are sworn into office.​Lawmakers also want tribunals to conclude election petitions within 60 days and appellate courts to deliver judgments on related appeals within another 60 days.​ Under the proposal, the Supreme Court will handle all presidential election petitions as a court of first instance, with its decisions on such cases to be delivered within 60 days of filing.​Appeals from governorship election petitions will end at the Court of Appeal, which must also give its decisions within 60 days.​ The recommendations are part of 44 harmonised constitution amendment bills now before both chambers of the National Assembly for debate.​They include changes to Sections 232, 239 and 286 of the 1999 Constitution to shorten timelines for pre-election and post-election cases.​ For pre-election cases, the […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA January 7, 2026

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INEC disowns fake 2027 election timetable

The Independent National Electoral Commission has dismissed a purported timetable for the 2027 general election circulating online, describing it as fake and misleading.​In a statement, INEC said it has not released any timetable or schedule of activities for the 2027 polls and urged Nigerians to ignore the document being shared on social media and other platforms.​ The commission stressed that it operates strictly within the law, noting that Section 28(1) of the Electoral Act 2022 requires INEC to publish a Notice of Election not later than 360 days before the date fixed for a general election.​It explained that any timetable issued outside this legal framework could not have originated from INEC.​ INEC assured the public that the official timetable and schedule for the 2027 elections will be released in due course, in full compliance with the Constitution and the Electoral […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA January 4, 2026

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Accord Crisis Deepens As Faction Picks Bamigbola As Osun Guber Candidate

In a new twist to the unfolding drama within the Accord Party in Osun State, a faction of the party has elected Bamigbola as its governorship candidate for the 2026 election. The primary, held on Sunday, reportedly drew about 300 delegates from across the state who endorsed him as their preferred flagbearer.​ This move comes only days after Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke was declared winner of another Accord governorship primary for the same 2026 poll. Adeleke, who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, had earlier secured 145 out of 150 delegate votes in a primary conducted under the supervision of the party’s national leadership.​ The emergence of two parallel candidates highlights sharp factional splits within the party’s state structure. While the Adeleke camp enjoys visible backing from the national leadership, the Bamigbola group insists its process reflects the […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA December 14, 2025

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