Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has charged media practitioners in Osun State to treat vote buying as a frontline investigative priority ahead of the August 15, 2026 Governorship Election, urging journalists to document incidents with the specificity needed to trigger prosecution. This charge was contained in a keynote address...
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Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State, Rt. Hon. Shehu Usman Bawa (ABG), over the weekend paid a courtesy visit to the Kaduna State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), reaffirming his commitment to peaceful elections and stronger collaboration with security...
Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has ordered a decisive security response to halt the wave of political violence and killings in Osun State as preparations intensify for the August 15 governorship election. The directive was delivered by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the South-West, Adegoke Fayoade,...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Biodun Oyebanji, as the winner of the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election. The Returning Officer for the Ekiti State governorship election, Adenike Oladiji, who declared the results at about 3:13 a.m. on Sunday, said...
Social Democratic Party (SDP) has debunked reports suggesting that it has withdrawn from the Ekiti State governorship election scheduled for June 20, describing the claims as false and misleading. In a statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Araba Aiyenigba, the SDP reaffirmed that its governorship candidate,...
Nigeria Police Force has concluded comprehensive security deployments and operational arrangements for the Ekiti State Governorship Election scheduled to hold on Saturday, 20th June 2026. A statement issued on Friday by the Force spokesman, DCP Anthony Placid, said the deployment covers all 2,545 polling units across the State, as...
Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ekiti State, Dr. Bunmi Omoseyindemi, has assured voters and stakeholders that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is fully prepared to conduct a free, fair and credible governorship election in the state. Speaking with journalists on Friday, ahead of the poll, Omoseyindemi said the...
All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has officially endorsed Hon. Danjuma Umaru Shiddi as its governorship candidate for the 2027 election in Taraba State. The endorsement took place during the party’s primary election and candidates’ affirmation exercise held in Jalingo, where aspirants for governorship, senatorial, House of Representatives and State...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned journalists, broadcasters and online media practitioners against the spread of fake news, misinformation and premature declaration of election results ahead of the Ekiti State Governorship Election scheduled for Saturday, June 20, 2026. The Commission said that inaccurate reporting, manipulated videos, misleading headlines,...
Governorship primary election of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Rivers State commenced on Friday across the 319 wards of the state, with party members participating through the Option A4 voting method. Officials of the party’s National Election Committee were deployed to monitor and supervise the exercise as voting...
No fewer than 13 political parties and their candidates have signed a peace accord, pledging themselves and their supporters to nonviolence, issue-based campaigns, and respect for the rule of law as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced its readiness to conduct a free, fair, and credible governorship election...
Frontline governorship aspirant in the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tonye Patrick Cole, has withdrawn from the party’s gubernatorial primaries scheduled to hold tomorrow. Cole announced his decision in a statement issued on Wednesday evening, saying the move was made in the interest of unity,...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has opened up on the real reasons behind his dramatic exit from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and his decision to embrace the Accord Party ahead of the 2026 governorship race. Speaking on Tuesday during the formal unveiling of the Accord Party as his...
Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Mr. Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, to reconsider his political ambitions ahead of the 2027 elections. In a statement released on Sunday in Lagos, the party’s spokesperson, Mr. Seye Oladejo, offered this advice while reacting...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially declared Professor Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) the winner of the Anambra State governorship election held on November 8. Announcing the results on Sunday at INEC’s state headquarters in Awka, the Returning Officer, Professor Edoba Omoregie—who also serves...
An observer group, Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA), has commended Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for giving priority to the elderly, pregnant women and persons with disabilities (PWDs) during the Saturday Anambra governorship election. The CTA Election Experts Team Lead, Prof. Alex Asigbo, gave the commendation while giving a...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to urgently “identify, name and shame, and prosecute perpetrators and sponsors of the widespread alleged vote-buying” witnessed during the Anambra governorship election held on Saturday. In a post shared via its official X...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced significant progress in the electronic transmission of results from Saturday’s Anambra governorship election, with over 95 percent of polling units successfully uploading their results on the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV). A review of the commission’s online portal on Sunday showed steady...
Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo has expressed concern over reports of large-scale vote buying in parts of Nnewi South Local Government Area during Saturday’s governorship election. The governor, who spoke to journalists shortly after casting his ballot at Polling Unit 002, Ofiyi Square, Umueze, Isuofia Ward 13 in Aguata...
An Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Presiding Officer fainted during Anambra Governorship election on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident occurred at polling unit 005 in Enugwu-Ukwu in Njikoka Local Government Area. The presiding officer, Miss Blessing Egoigwe fainted at the heat of complaints...