The Social Democratic Party (SDP) is embroiled in a leadership crisis following the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) rejection of a letter introducing an Acting National Chairman for the party. The electoral body has also queried the legality of the move and demanded clarification from the substantive chairman, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam. In a memo…
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the commencement of the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise ahead of the 2027 general elections, with both online and in-person phases set to begin in August. According to the electoral body, the online pre-registration portal cvr.inecnigeria.org will open to the public from August 18, 2025, allowing…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced that it has now received a total of 129 applications from associations seeking registration as political parties. The update was provided during the commission’s regular weekly meeting held on Thursday. According to a statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee,…
… As Stakeholders Asked INEC To Account For Over N300bn IREV Allocation For 2023 Elections Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Senator Aliyu Wadada on Monday clarified the parliament’s position on the ongoing investigation into the financial status of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC) to the tune of N210 trillion. The Senator stated this…
More than a week after submitting its application as one of the political parties for registration to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the All Democratic Alliance (ADA), an offshoot of the Nigeria National Coalition Group (NNCG) got a greenlight as the electoral body wrote a letter to its protem chairman, Akin Ricketts. The likes…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday released the list of 110 associations seeking registration as political parties, revealing several irregularities in the submissions. Among the proposed parties is the All Democratic Alliance (ADA), reportedly backed by a coalition of high-profile politicians including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced Saturday, 20th June 2026 as the date for the Ekiti State Governorship Election. According to the commission, the disclosure is in line with Section 28 (1) and (2) of the Electoral Act 2022. The election is scheduled to be held across all 16 Local Government Areas (LGAs)…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has served the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Yakubu Mahmood, with a copy of the contempt proceeding that was initiated against him by the National Rescue Mission, NRM. A bailiff of the court, Ayuba Sule, served the Form 48 at the National Headquarters of the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has not registered any new political party. The commission clarified a statement on its X handle on Wednesday. It described the purported report circulated by some online social media platforms on the registration of two new political parties by INEC as fake. “The attention of NEC has…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday flagged off the construction of a new Independent National Electoral Commission headquarters in Abuja, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s electoral system and fostering a more robust democracy. The President declared that the new edifice would serve as a “hub for innovation, planning, training, and transparency in electoral administration.”…