ElectoralIntegrity

On March 12, 2026, a superior court ordered Nigeria’s electoral commission to freeze its recognition of a disputed party leadership. For nineteen days, the Independent National Electoral Commission did the …

Abuja: Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has urged lawmakers to clearly mandate real-time transmission of polling unit results in the ongoing amendment of the Electoral Act, warning that …

Awka: Abayomi Shogunle, the Commissioner of Police overseeing Saturday’s Anambra governorship election, has confirmed the deployment of no fewer than 60,000 security personnel drawn from multiple agencies to ensure a …

Awka: As preparations intensify for the upcoming Anambra governorship election, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun has issued a firm directive to all security personnel, urging them to …

Abuja: President Bola Tinubu has officially sworn in Professor Joash Amupitan as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), urging him to uphold the principles of free, fair, and …

Lagos, Nigeria: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Accord Party in Lagos State have advised the newly sworn-in Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan …

Gusau, Zamfara State (Nigeria): Muhammad-Lawal Kurya, who contested the Kaura Namoda South Constituency by-election under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has officially defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing …

Abuja, Nigeria: The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has congratulated Prof. Joash Amupitan on his appointment as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), calling on him to build on …

Abuja (Nigeria): The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD-West Africa) has expressed concern over five million uncollected Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in Nigeria. Director, CDD-West Africa, Dr Dauda Garuba, said …

Abuja, Nigeria:  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recorded over 3.5 million online pre-registrations in just three weeks since the launch of its nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise.  …