Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that one of its staff members with legitimate access to its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) database is now at the centre of an investigation into the unauthorised disclosure of a voter record belonging to a candidate in a recent party primary in...
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Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has appealed the verdict of the Federal High Court which declared some provisions in its 2027 election guidelines null and void. The electoral body is asking the Court of Appeal to set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which nullified part...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has welcomed the ruling of a Federal High Court in Abuja on the deadline for party primaries, among others. In a statement released in Abuja on Thursday evening, signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party said it views the ruling as...
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on Thursday, 21st May 2026, attended the Election Stakeholders’ Meeting and Signing of the Peace Accord ahead of the forthcoming Ekiti State Governorship Election held in Ado-Ekiti, where he reaffirmed the readiness of the Nigeria Police Force to ensure a peaceful, secure,...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has emerged as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 general election after securing 459,393 affirmation votes at the party’s primary election held on Thursday in Kaduna. Sani, who contested unopposed, received overwhelming endorsement from delegates and stakeholders across...
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan on Wednesday asked security agents not to spare anybody found to be engaged in vote buying or vote trading, saying such persons should be arrested and prosecuted in accordance with the law. Prof. Amupitan, who spoke while presenting...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Joash Amupitan, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), “to promptly, thoroughly, impartially, independently, transparently and effectively investigate the allegations that governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) diverted N800 billion for political and campaign purposes.” SERAP urged...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that all 22 registered political parties in Nigeria have submitted their membership registers in compliance with the Electoral Act 2026. This is contained in a statement signed by the Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna. The commission said...
Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit filed by promoters of the All Democratic Alliance (ADA) seeking to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the group as a political party. Justice Emeka Nwite ruled that the case, instituted by Umar Ardo and others,...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that over 1.4 million members of the National Youth Service Corps will be deployed for the 2027 general election. The Chairman of INEC, Professor Joash Amupitan, made this known when he paid a courtesy visit to the Director-General of the NYSC, Brigadier...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on eligible residents of Sokoto State to take advantage of the final phase of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise scheduled to begin on May 11 and end on July 10, 2026. INEC described the exercise as a crucial opportunity for citizens...
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has hosted the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, and his delegation at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, to formalize a strategic roadmap for peaceful elections. The meeting which had in attendance, the Force management team, other...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the current nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise would resume for its third and final phase on Monday, 11th May 2026. Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna, announced this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. It may be...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Jibrin Okutepa, who was the lead counsel to Senator David Mark in the legal battle involving the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has hailed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for abiding by the judgment of the Supreme Court without being prompted....
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Saturday, June 20, 2026, for the conduct of bye-elections in six states of the Federation, even as it formally welcomed a newly sworn-in National Commissioner, Rear Admiral Jamila Malafa (rtd.). Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, disclosed this on...
TChief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mr. Adedayo Oketola, has said that a purported X (formerly Twitter) account attributed to the Commission’s Chairman, Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, is fake and part of a coordinated disinformation campaign. In a public statement...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reiterated the critical role of young people in strengthening Nigeria’s democracy, as stakeholders converged in Abuja for a civic engagement programme aimed at enhancing youth participation in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. The event, a Community Development Service (CDS) project initiated by...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the National Assembly to urgently exercise its constitutional oversight powers to investigate allegations reportedly made against the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan. In a statement.on Tuesday, SERAP urged lawmakers to conduct what it described...
Hundreds of youths in Aiyetoro Gbede, Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State, on Monday staged a protest over what they described as a politically motivated attempt to undermine the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The demonstrators, drawn from various youth and civil society groups, marched...
A legal scholar and alumnus of the University of Jos, Dr. John B. Mahwel, has come to the defence of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), amid ongoing public criticisms by former Minister of Youth and Sports, Hon. Solomon Dalung. In a...