IN THIS DIFFICULT MARRIAGE, DEMOCRATS MUST LOVE BIDEN

By Azu Ishiekwene

The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on July 13 at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania has sucked the oxygen from the debate on President Joe Biden’s fitness for a second term. The discussion will resurface, but Democrats should forget it. The party is stuck with Biden.

Inauguration: BAUCHI APC BIGWIG WANTS GOV BALA MOHAMMED'S NEW ADMINISTRATION TO FOCUS ON CHALLENGES

By Mohammed Nasir Shuaibu (Bauchi State Correspondent)

An All Progressive Congress (APC) gubernatorial aspirant in Bauchi State, Alhaji Sani Al'ameen Muhammad, has advised governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State to do more in the areas that there are existing challenges and consolidate on his achievements for the wellbeing of Bauchi citizens.

INEC BEGINS PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF RETURN TO GOVERNORS-ELECT

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the presentation of certificates of return to the governors-elect in 26 states where winners have been declared following the conclusion of the March 18 elections.

INEC CHARTS STRATEGIC PATH TO 2027 GENERAL ELECTION

• * Targets Global Best Practices At Lagos Retreat

By Yetunde Beecroft (Lagos Island Correspondent)

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed its commitment to delivering elections that are free, fair, credible, transparent and inclusive, as it intensifies institutional preparations towards the 2027 General Election.

INEC COMMENDS BAUCHI JOURNALIST'S ROLE IN 2023 ELECTION COVERAGE

By Mohammed Nasir Shuaibu (Bauchi correspondent)

The Bauchi Office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commended the journalists for their role and support during the just concluded 2023 presidential, National Assembly, gubernatorial and State Assembly general elections in the State.

INEC DECLARES EBONYI SPEAKER, FRANCIS NWIFURU, AS GOVERNOR-ELECT

• * Says His Election, A Reflection Of The Wishes Of Ebonyi People

By Comfort Idenyi (Ebonyi State Correspondent, in Abakaliki)

Barely 72 hours after the Saturday, March 18 Gubernatorial and State House of Assembly elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, pronounced the Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Francis Nwifuru of the All Progressive Congress (APC) as the winner of the Ebonyi State governorship poll.

INEC DENIES REPORT OF RELEASE OF TIMETABLE FOR 2027 POLL

By Joseph Iyalla (Politics Reporter)

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has refuted reports in some quarters claiming that the Commission has released the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2027 General Election.

The Commission, in a statement by Adedayo Oketola, Chief Press Secretary & Media Adviser to the INEC Chairman, stated that the information was "false and misleading". It clarified that INEC has not released any timetable or schedule of activities for the 2027 General Election.

The Commission reiterates that it operates strictly within the provisions of the law. In particular, Section 28(1) of the Electoral Act, 2022 provides that the Commission shall publish a Notice of Election not later than 360 days before the date appointed for a general election. Any timetable or schedule issued outside this statutory framework cannot emanate from INEC.

INEC assures Nigerians that the official Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2027 General Election will be released in due course, in full compliance with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and the Electoral Act, 2022. When released, it will be communicated through the Commission’s established and verified channels.

The Commission urges the public and the media to disregard the fake reports and always rely on information from INEC’s official platforms for accurate and authoritative updates. NNL.

INEC DISMISSES CALLS FOR CHAIRMAN’S REMOVAL, CLARIFIES POSITION ON VOTER REVALIDATION

By Joseph Iyalla (Politics Reporter)

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed recent calls for the removal of its Chairman, Prof. Joash O. Amupitan, SAN, describing the agitation as unconstitutional and a distraction from its constitutional mandate.

INEC MAKES CONSEQUENTIAL ADJUSTMENT OF CAMPAIGN TIMELINE FOR OSUN GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION

By Joseph Iyalla (Politics Reporter)

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has made consequential adjustment in the Osun State Governorship Election by one week from the 8th of August 2026 to the 15th.

INEC PARLEYS MEDIA EXECUTIVES, MOVES TO REVALIDATE AND CLEAN UP VOTERS’ REGISTER NATIONWIDE

• Schedules Mock Accreditation Ahead of FCT Area Council Elections

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief) and Joseph Iyalla (Politics Reporter)

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced plans to embark on a nationwide voter revalidation exercise aimed at cleaning up and strengthening the integrity of Nigeria’s voters’ register ahead of the 2027 General Election.

INEC POSTPONES NATIONWIDE VOTER REVALIDATION EXERCISE

By Joseph Iyalla (Politics Reporter)

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) held a meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) today, Friday, 10th April 2026, during which, among other issues, the proposed nationwide voter revalidation exercise was considered.

INEC PROMISES TO PUBLISH UPDATED LIST OF REGISTERED VOTERS SOON.

By Agency Reporter

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that it is working towards publishing a comprehensive list of registered voters in Nigeria, ahead of 2023 poll.

INEC PROPOSES N305B FOR 2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS

INEC presented a budget of N305 billion for the 2023 general elections to the National Assembly on Monday in Abuja.

INEC Registration: APM GUBER FLAGBEARER LISTS BENEFITS OF PVC ACQUISITION

By David Odama (In Lafia, Nasarawa State)

With the recent extension of the voters registration exercise by the nation's electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Nasarawa State, Alhaji Mohammed Suleiman Awwal, has outlined the benefits of acquiring a Permanent Voters Card (PVC).

INEC TO MAINTAIN STATUS QUO IN ADC LEADERSHIP DISPUTE FOLLOWING COURT OF APPEAL JUDGMENT

By Joseph Iyalla (Politics Reporter)

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has resolved to maintain the status quo in the leadership dispute within the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in compliance with the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Appeal No. CA/ABJ/145/2026: Senator David Mark v. Hon. Nafiu Bala Gombe & Ors.

INEC's Logistics Hiccups: GOV TAMBUWAL CALLS FOR EXTENSION OF VOTING TIME

• * Predicts Massive Poll Wins For PDP Across Nigeria

By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto State)

Sokoto state governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has expressed optimism that his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is certain to emerge victorious at the on-going 2023 general elections.

INEC, ADC AND THE LATIN PHRASE: ANOTHER VIEW

By Azu Ishiekwene

There are a few countries where lawyers and courts are as gifted in twisting judicial pronouncements as those in Nigeria. It is not merely the wigs and gowns, relics of a colonial past, that make the courtroom forbidding. It is the language, especially Latin, that often turns justice into an elaborate puzzle, hiding meaning in plain sight.

Insecurity In Ebonyi: ANYIM, EGWU, OTHER STAKEHOLDERS WARN ON ARMS PROLIFERATION, POLITICAL INTOLERANCE

• * As PDP Elders, Party Leaders Meet On Proposed Party Congress In October

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

Major Political stakeholders and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) elders and leaders in Ebonyi State met at the weekend in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital, and warned about the general insecurity which, they said, had pervaded the state in recent times.

Insecurity, 2023 Election: PFN, CAN ORGANIZES PRAYER SESSION IN MINNA, NIGER STATE

By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central, in Minna)

Worried by the rising spate of insecurity and other sundry issues, the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) in collaboration with the Christians in Niger state under the auspices of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) have organised a 3-days prayer retreat for God’s intervention in the multi-sectoral challenges the state and the country in general are grappling with.

Insecurity: BMO CARPETS NORTHERN ELDERS FORUM ON CALL FOR PRESIDENT BUHARI'S RESIGNATION

• * Stop Your Tantrums, Security Not A Trifling Matter

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

Opposition elements and other critics of President Muhammadu Buhari have been charged to join the government in the fight against insecurity rather than politicizing the issue.