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…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that impartial electoral commissions and non-partisan security operatives are key to conducting credible elections in the West African sub-region. Jonathan made this statement on Tuesday in Abuja during his address at a two-day Reflection Conference on Democratic Elections in West Africa. The theme of the conference was ‘Strengthening Democratic…
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday in Moscow said Russia and the United States discussed the possibility of elections in Ukraine during high-level talks in Riyadh. According to Russia news agency, there was an “exchange of views” on the subject during Tuesday’s meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei…
Tinubu said that what happened in Ghana during last weekend’s elections is worthy of emulation by other countries in the region. President Bola Tinubu has urged leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to emulate Ghana’s democratic practice following a successful presidential and parliamentary elections in the country. Former President John Mahama…
In a significant move aimed at safeguarding voting rights, the U.S. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday that it will deploy monitors to polling places across 27 states, including all seven key battlegrounds, during the upcoming Election Day. This initiative is designed to ensure compliance with federal voting rights laws. The DOJ’s Civil…
