The Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (AnSIEC) has announced 29 August 2026 as the date for local government chairmanship and councillorship polls. In a statement on Wednesday, the commission’s chairperson, Mrs Genevieve Osakwe, said political parties could begin collecting the election timetable and nomination forms from 28 November 2025. She explained that the exercise was…
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has strengthened its position in Anambra State following decisive wins in the Anambra South Senatorial District and Onitsha North I Constituency by-elections. Results announced by the electoral commission showed APGA’s Dr Emmanuel Nwachukwu securing 90,408 votes in the senatorial race, well ahead of APC candidate Chief Azuka Okwuosa with…
The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the immediate removal of the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr. Anugbum Onuaha, ahead of the August 16 National Assembly bye-elections. Chairman of the Edo PDP Caretaker Committee, Dr. Anthony Aziegbemi, made the call during a press conference held on Tuesday in…
The Police Command in Anambra and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) say they are ready for the Aug. 16 Senatorial bye-election and Nov. 8 governorship election in the State. The Commissioner of Police (CP) Ikioye Orutugu and the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Dr Elizabeth Agwu, said this in separate interviews…
The Nigerian electoral authority, INEC, has confirmed that 110 associations have submitted formal applications to be registered as political parties in anticipation of the country’s 2027 general elections. Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, revealed the development at a media briefing held in Abuja on Wednesday. According to Yakubu, the commission…
Some stakeholders have called for increased efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s technological infrastructure to enhance the credibility of future elections. The stakeholders, who are advocates of democracy, made the call at a policy dialogue on “Election and Technology: Opportunities and Challenges”, on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the dialogue was…
Tensions are mounting within Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as seven aspirants in Abuja’s Municipal Area Council (AMAC) have rejected the outcome of the party’s recent delegate congress, branding it as illegitimate and calling for its cancellation. At a press briefing on Monday, the disgruntled aspirants alleged that the delegate selection process on 21st…
Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Northeast have endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima to continue on the party’s presidential ticket in the upcoming 2027 elections. This decision was reached during a Consultative Forum meeting in Gombe yesterday, attended by governors, National Assembly members, and prominent party leaders…
All Progressives Congress (APC), women have called on the leadership of the party to provide equal opportunities for women and men in the forthcoming Federal Capital Territory (FCT) elections. Dr Mary Alile, APC National Women Leader, made the call when she received the FCT female aspirants from the six area council of the FCT in…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has called on African youths to take the centre stage in promoting peaceful and credible elections across the continent. Yakubu made the call while delivering a lecture at the Civil Service University in Banjul, Republic of The Gambia, where he was a guest…
