Court restrains INEC from recognising ADC congresses
The Federal High Court has barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising or participating in any congress organised by committees appointed by the Senator David Mark-led caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). In a judgment delivered by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, the court also restrained the Senator Mark-led group from interfering with […]
Interrogating INEC’s Warning: Can Nigeria Secure the 2027 Ballot from a Convergence of Threats?
By David Akoji The Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) recent warning that the 2027 general elections face a convergence of threats, foreign manipulation, AI-driven disinformation, social media volatility, insecurity, and logistics, should not be dismissed as routine institutional caution. It is, in fact, a distillation of lessons from democracies across the world and a reflection […]
Three Against One… And Still 45 Goals Down
By Stephanie Shaakaa On February 21, 2026, Abuja witnessed what I can only describe as the most lopsided political football match since inter-house days. Venue: FCT. Occasion: FCT Cup Final. Teams: Coalition All Stars vs One Man United. Coalition came flexing. Three “ace” strikers warming up like they were about to conquer Europe: Atiku Abubakar […]
‘Only 10 percent?’ Wike laments as voter apathy, vote buying mar Abuja council poll
Allegations of Vote buying, low turnout and voter apathy dogged the conduct of the local council election in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Saturday with the minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike clearly disappointed with the low turnout. Daily Trust reports that Minister Wike who was shocked when he was told that only ten percent […]
Senate Gives Conditional Approval for Electronic Transmission of Election Results
The Senate on Tuesday rescinded its earlier decision on the Electoral Act amendment in which it had rejected the mandatory electronic transmission of election results from polling units to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Result Viewing Portal (IREV) after vote counting. The upper chamber consequently re-amended the Electoral Act to accommodate the electronic transmission […]
I am here for a purpose: to ensure that a new Nigeria is birthed…INEC Chair
The new chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Joash Amupitan, has stated that God brought him to the commission to ensure that a new Nigeria is birthed through a transparent and credible election. In his first meeting with Directors of the commission when he resumed in Abuja, the new INEC Chairman pledged to […]
At Amupitan’s swearing in as INEC chairman, Tinubu charges him to protect electoral integrity
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday afternoon swore in Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC]. Amupitan took the oath of office at 1:50 pm at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Tinubu charged Amuputan to protect the integrity of Nigeria’s elections and electoral process as well as […]
Anchoring Nigeria’s Democracy On Electoral Integrity; The Imperative Of An Unbiased and Transparent Electoral Umpire
By Dr Ehogie-West Idahosa, SAN My duty today is to speak about anchoring Nigeria’s democracy on electoral integrity. Like many nations of the world, Nigeria supposedly embraced democracy even before its independence. It is logical to assume that Nigeria’s early encounter with democracy may be associated with its relationship with Great Britain, which was its […]