He said, “We need to teach them why their vote matters and how our new legal and technological safeguards protect their choices. We must look the rural farmer, the marketplace woman, and the disillusioned urban youth in the eye and explain to them, in the language they understand, that because of the current technological infrastructure, the era of snatching ballot boxes or rewriting results manually is gone.”

The governor said politicians should not applaud the courts when judgments favour them and condemn the judiciary whenever decisions go against their interests.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says nine registered political parties have collected access codes to upload their candidates’ particulars for the presidential and National Assembly elections ahead of the 2027 general elections.

By Nwafor Sunday Polycarp, Online News Editor ABUJA — The African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) have confirmed the submission of their presidential tickets to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nomination portal ahead of the 2027 general election. ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, announced on Wednesday that the party […]

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA — The National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has dropped former Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, former House of Representatives member, Gbenga Elegbeleye, and 24 other National Assembly candidates from the party’s final list submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The affected candidates include […]

By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA — The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) House of Representatives candidate for the Dunukofia/Njikoka/Anaocha Federal Constituency in the 2027 general elections, Chief Chukwudi Oli, has received a boost following the endorsement of his candidacy by members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), and […]

By Dapo Akinrefon LAGOS—A coalition comprising Concerned Nigerians in Diaspora United Kingdom, Concerned Fulani People of Nigeria and the Assembly of Lagos Youths has dismissed allegations against the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, describing them as unsubstantiated and a distraction. In a joint statement by US-based public affairs commentator, Kofo Williams; […]

The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to publish the academic certificates and credentials submitted by all candidates seeking elective offices, saying such a move would strengthen transparency and public confidence in Nigeria’s electoral process. Obi made the call in a post […]

The National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Henry Seriake Dickson, has announced that the party has been granted access to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) portal to upload the names of its qualified candidates for the 2027 general elections. Dickson made the disclosure on Monday in a statement posted on his X […]

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the All Democratic Alliance (ADA) as a political party.

“We are fully aware of their plots. While they seek to sow confusion within the opposition, we know their real target is the ADC because it represents the most credible alternative. If the All Progressives Congress (APC) is truly confident in its popularity, why is it so terrified of the ADC?” Atiku queried.

THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and political parties, yesterday, disagreed over issuance of access codes to parties to upload their candidates’ particulars on the commission’s portal.

Dickson called for an open democratic process, urging authorities to allow all political parties to participate in the elections without interference.

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, has dismissed suggestions that the presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi poses a political threat to the Tinubu administration, insisting that the government is focused on delivering its mandate.

THEY are in three different parties for now but within their inner recesses, something is working together. Three of the South-East governors are working hard to return to office in 2027 and one will strive to implant a successor he can always turn up to after leaving office next year.