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The Digest: Former Independent National Electoral Commission National Commissioner Mike Igini has described the proposed 2026 Electoral Act as the worst in Nigeria's history, warning that urgent action is needed before the 2027 general elections. Speaking at the Alumni Association of the...

The Digest: Political parties under the Inter-Party Advisory Council have rejected key provisions of the Electoral Act 2026, describing the law as a setback to Nigeria's democratic progress. IPAC Chairman Yusuf Dantalle said the council opposes the mandatory direct primaries clause, insisting...

The Digest: The Independent National Electoral Commission has unveiled a revised draft of its 2026 Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties, seeking input to strengthen the electoral process ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking at a consultative meeting with political party...

The Digest: INEC Chairman Joash Amupitan has described the forthcoming governorship elections in Ekiti (June 20) and Osun (August 8) as an "immediate litmus test" for the commission's reforms ahead of the 2027 general election. Speaking in an Eid-el-Fitr message, Amupitan urged staff to...

The Digest: Former Anambra Governor and 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi has declared he will challenge the newly passed Electoral Act 2026 in court, alleging it is designed to manipulate the 2027 elections. Speaking after formally registering with the African Democratic Congress (ADC) at...

The Digest: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the August 15, 2026 Osun State governorship election, confirming 14 political parties will participate. Notably, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) did not...

The Electoral Act 2026, signed into law by President Bola Tinubu on February 18, introduces sweeping reforms to Nigeria's electoral process. Here are the most important provisions: No More Delegate Voting in Primaries: Section 84(2) abolishes the delegate system, requiring parties to nominate...

The Digest: Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Joash Amupitan has stated that Nigerians should not expect a flawless electoral process, arguing that no election anywhere in the world can be completely perfect. Speaking on how electoral success should be measured...

The Digest: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rescheduled the 2027 presidential and national assembly elections to January 16, 2027, with governorship and state assembly polls now set for February 6, 2027. National Commissioner Mohammed Haruna announced the new timetable...

The Digest: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has attributed the delay in declaring results for the Kuje area council election to challenges in two wards, Central and Kabi. Abubakar Dambo, the supervising resident electoral commissioner, told The Nation that collation...

The Digest: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the upload of results from Saturday's Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council elections on its Results Viewing Portal (IReV). As of 6:28 pm, 809 out of 1,401 results (57.74 percent) from the Abuja Municipal...

The Digest: The Obidient Movement has raised concerns over an alleged malfunction of the Independent National Electoral Commission's (INEC) Result Viewing Portal (IReV) during Saturday's FCT Area Council elections, claiming results uploaded from several polling units were not reflecting on the...

The Digest: Some ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were caught sleeping at their duty posts during Saturday's FCT area council elections, due to extremely low voter turnout. In many polling units across the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), particularly in...

The Digest: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) failed to meet its 8:30 am scheduled kick-off for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council election on Saturday, with sensitive materials yet to leave Registration Area Centres (RACs) as of 9 am. At Lugbe Primary School RAC...

The Digest: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will conduct its first major outing under the newly signed Electoral Act 2026 this Saturday, with FCT Area Council elections and critical bye-elections in Rivers and Kano states serving as a litmus test for the legal framework...

The Digest: Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Joash Amupitan has warned that vote buying will not be tolerated in the February 21 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council elections. Speaking at a high-level stakeholders' forum in Abuja, Amupitan said EFCC and ICPC...

The Digest: Proceedings in the House of Representatives turned chaotic on Tuesday as lawmakers clashed over a motion seeking to rescind the passage of the Electoral Act Amendment bill. Francis Waive, chairman of the rules and business committee, moved the motion to reverse the December 23...

The Digest: The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed February 24, 2026, to hear a suit seeking to compel the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Accord Party, Zenith Labour Party, and Action Alliance over alleged constitutional breaches. The suit, filed by the...

The Digest: The Senate has defended its decision to make electronic transmission of election results discretionary rather than mandatory, citing empirical data on Nigeria's communication and power infrastructure. Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele clarified in a statement that Clause 60(3) of the...

The Digest: Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has officially declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), expressing confidence in victory. Speaking at the OBIDIENT Conference in Uyo, Obi alleged he left the...