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The National Council of State on Thursday approved the nomination of Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Prof Amupitan was one of three distinguished Nigerians…

The Council of State is currently meeting at the State House Abuja with Presdent Bola Tinubu presiding. Part of the agenda of the meeting is the consideration of the next chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).…

A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State has ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun to arrest of the immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu for…

Mrs. May Agbamuche-Mbu has assumed duty as the Acting National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Professor Yakubu Mahmood whose tenure elapsed as the Chairman of the Commission in a bried…

President Tinubu, NASS want 2027 election better, more transparent – Speaker Abba The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is committed to electoral and…

Former federal lawmaker  and legal practitioner, Senator Ikechukwu Obiorah, has submitted a draft bill to the National Assembly seeking a constitutional amendment to remove the powers of the President and State Governors to…

By Okoro Chinedum Benedict Introduction This paper examines INEC’s growing disregard for subsisting court judgments, with particular focus on the unlawful exclusion of candidates under the Electoral Act, 2022. It highlights…

Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has released the list of 14 associations that have qualified to proceed to the next stage  of application to be registered as political parties. The list…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially recognised former President of the Senate, David Mark as the substantive National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). INEC also recognised the entire…

Former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has called on the National Assembly to amend the 2022 Electoral Act to make  electronic voting system mandatory at all levels…