Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has approached the Court of Appeal to challenge the recent conflicting Federal High Court judgments regarding its powers to set timelines for the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), disclosed this at the commission’s second quarterly consultative meeting with leaders of political parties at its…
Sen. Victor Umeh (NDC-Anambra), has backed the landmark Federal High Court ruling that nullified the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) revised timetable for the 2027 general elections. Umeh, who represents Anambra Central Senatorial District, made the position while speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. He noted that INEC’s compressed timetable was actively used by state…
President Bola Tinubu has joined the 2027 presidential race after the All Progressives Congress (APC) expression of interest and nomination forms were purchased on his behalf. The N100 million forms were obtained at the Abuja Continental Hotel by House of Representatives member James Faleke, representing the president and the Tinubu Support Group (TSG), alongside other…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) National Executive Committee (NEC) has approved a detailed timetable for congresses nationwide, beginning with polling units and wards slated for April 7. ADC National Publicity Secretary Mr Bolaji Abdullahi, who made the disclosure shortly after the party’s NEC meeting held on Wednesday in Abuja, said key committees’ reports were also…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has distanced itself from a timetable circulating on social media outlining proposed dates for its ward, local government, and state congresses ahead of the 2027 general elections. The viral document, titled “Draft APC 2025 Schedule of Nationwide Congresses and Related Activities,” claimed that ward and local government congresses would hold…
