INEC has substituted our candidates with bizarre names—NDC shouts out

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of deliberately withdrawing its nominated candidates for the 2027 general elections and substituting them with weird names unfamiliar to the party. Sen Moses Cleopas Zuwoghe, NDC National Chairman, reacted to INEC’s list of candidates for the State Houses of Assembly elections published … Read more

Crisis strikes NDC as two hopefuls argue over INEC’s upload of candidates in Edo

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, recently uploaded candidates to its portal ahead of the 2027 general elections, sparking a new crisis in the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, with two aspirants vying for the party’s candidature for the same elective position in Edo State. NEC has put a photograph of Hon. Sunny Aguebor, the party’s … Read more

Osun caretaker chair informs INEC that Odeyemi does not represent IPAC

Odesola Oluseye Titus, the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Osun State Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to dismiss Dr Tosin Odeyemi’s claims to represent the council. Titus told journalists on Saturday that latest findings called Odeyemi’s claim to IPAC membership into question, and that he lacked the legal … Read more

‘It’s APC’s handwork,’ says Bala-led NNPP on INEC acceptance of Major’s NWC

The New Nigerian Peoples Party, or NNPP, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress, or APC, and the Tinubu government of using every possible strategy to destabilise the party. Currently, the NNPP is divided into two competing factions: one loyal to Rabiu Kwankwaso and the Kwankwasiya Movement, and another led by Dr Boniface Aniebonam and … Read more

Investigation demanded following Osun INEC office invasion by Assembly Speaker and APC youths

An probe into the purported invasion of an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Odo-Otin Local Government Area has been demanded by Speaker Adewale Egbedun of the Osun State House of Assembly and the Odo-Otin All Progressives Congress (APC) Progressive Youth. The Speaker slammed the alleged break-in at the INEC office in Oyinlola DC … Read more

REC and Babalola are NURTW factions unknown to INEC

Claims of cultism have led to the suspension of six professors at Kogi Polytechnic. Based on suspicions of cultish activities, sex for marks, and the illicit sale of course materials, the administration of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, has placed six academics on administrative leave. The news was announced on Sunday in Lokoja by John Onimisi, … Read more

INEC faces credible questions as Amupitan confirms deceased people’s identities on register

The legitimacy of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) voters’ registration has been called into question ahead of the 2027 general election. , this comes after INEC chairman Professor Joash Amupitan revealed that the names of numerous deceased people were still on the record. Amupitan revealed that the names of voters who had died as … Read more

INEC says 2.3 million registered voters are qualified for the Osun governorship election

The Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC, has confirmed that 2,339,233 registered voters are eligible to vote in the August 15, 2026 Osun State governorship election. Oluwatoyin Babalola, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Osun State, revealed the information on Thursday during the presentation of the Electronic Register of Voters to political parties in Osogbo. … Read more

ADA opposes court decision and seeks to withhold INEC access code for rival side

The All Democratic Alliance, or ADA, has rejected the recent decision of the Federal High Court in Abuja regarding its leadership dispute. In a statement issued on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Leye Igbabo, the association condemned the judgement as an attempt to transfer over management of the association to persons who no longer … Read more

INEC launches capacity-building workshop for election officers

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has instructed its personnel to perform effectively throughout the electoral cycle in preparation for the upcoming Osun governorship election on August 15. Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, Osun INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, made this remark on Tuesday as she kicked off a two-day capacity-building training for Electoral Officers and Assistant Electoral … Read more