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Operatives of the Force Intelligence Department–Intelligence Response Team (FID-IRT) have questioned the Senior Special Assistant on Social Media to Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Lere Olayinka and detained an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) official over the alleged unauthorised release of a voter’s registration record. Sources who spoke on condition of […]
Continue ReadingThe English Premier League ended yesterday with Arsenal crowned champions. But that triumph almost slipped away because, two weeks earlier, a stolen goal arrived disguised as a legitimate one. I watched the West Ham–Arsenal match of Sunday, May 10, 2026. It got me thinking about Nigeria’s past and coming elections. Deep into stoppage time, there […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified key provisions in the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC)Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) revised timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 general elections, ruling that the electoral umpire lacks the powers to abridge timelines expressly provided under the 2026 Electoral Act. In a judgement delivered on Wednesday but […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has updated its official records to reflect David Mark as the national chairman of the African Democratic Congress, signalling a major shift in the party’s protracted leadership dispute. The update, which became visible on the commission’s online portal, effectively restores Mark’s camp to formal recognition after months of uncertainty […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising any state congresses conducted by committees appointed by the David Mark-led caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The judgment is in respect of a suit with number FHC/ABJ/CS/581/2026 filed by Don Norman Obinna, Johnny Tovie Derek, […]
Continue ReadingIn a strongly worded letter dated April 16, 2026, and addressed to INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, the Tanimu Turaki-led faction’s counsel, Abdullahi Ibrahim, SAN, demanded the immediate derecognition of Anyanwu as a party member and National Secretary. The letter drew INEC’s attention to the January 12, 2026 judgment of the Federal Capital Territory High […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement signed by its spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has called for the immediate resignation of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Amupitan, over allegations of partisanship. The party said the emergence of a 2023 pro-Bola Ahmed Tinubu social media post allegedly linked to the INEC […]
Continue ReadingDespite the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Chairman, Joash Amupitan’s denial of previous ties with President Bola Tinubu, fresh evidence shows his Yahoo mail and phone number are linked to the same X account that declared “victory is sure” for the All Progressives Congress in March 2023. On Friday, Mr Amupitan through his spokesperson, Adedayo Oketola, […]
Continue ReadingMembers of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) are incensed by the de-recognition of the leadership of their party by Nigeria’s electoral umpire, INEC, relying on a March 12, 2026 judgement of the Court of Appeal in Abuja (Appeal No. CA/ABJ/145/2026) viz: Senator David Mark v. Hon. Nafiu Bala Gombe & Ors. This move by the […]
Continue ReadingLeaders and members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) joined a large demonstration in Abuja on Wednesday, protesting decisions by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that they said undermined democracy and the party’s internal leadership. The protest, tagged #OccupyINEC, the protesters, who included former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso and […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement issued on Monday, African Democratic Congress (ADC) has alleged that its derecognition by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is part of a broader effort to prevent the party from participating in the 2027 general election. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said the commission’s recent actions — including its refusal […]
Continue ReadingVon Batten-Montague York L.C., a U.S.-based policy firm, has announced plans to formally engage members of Congress and the Trump administration regarding Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) decision to suspend recognition of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) leadership. The firm’s intervention comes in response to INEC’s recent action withdrawing recognition of the ADC leadership […]
Continue ReadingAfrican Democratic Congress (ADC) leaders have raised the alarm over what they described as a calculated plot to impose a one-party state on Nigeria ahead of the 2027 general elections, accusing the All Progressives Congress (APC) government of President Bola Tinubu of using the Independent National Electoral Commission to weaken opposition parties. National chairman of […]
Continue ReadingThe African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said that it will go ahead with its congresses in spite of INEC’s recent decision to disrecognise David Mark as the national chairman of the party Bolaji Abdullahi, the national publicity secretary of the party stated this on live television. He said: “When we said Bola Tinubu wants to […]
Continue ReadingWith INEC’s overtly partisan, intentionally illegal, and possibly remote-controlled withdrawal of recognition for the David Mark-led ADC, Nigeria has officially reverted to full-on Abacha-era suffocation of even the wispiest pretense to competitive electoral politics. Lawyers have said that the judgment of the appeal court, which INEC invoked as a convenient crutch to carry out a […]
Continue ReadingAfrican Democratic Congress (ADC) has rejected the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC’s) interpretation of the Court of Appeal ruling on the party’s leadership dispute. The party claimed that the interpretation is contradictory and influenced by external pressure. National Spokesperson of ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, made the position known in a statement issued on Wednesday, in reaction […]
Continue ReadingFormer Independent National Electoral Commission’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (INEC) (REC), Mike Igini, on Thursday described the 2026 Electoral Act as a tragedy and a major regression capable of undermining credible elections in the country. This comes as the INEC chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan, insisted that strict adherence to the Electoral Act remained the most effective […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the judgment of the Federal High Court restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising the outcome of the Peoples Democratic Party’s national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision delivered by a three-member panel led by Justice Uchechukwu […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that the 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections will hold on February 20, 2027, with governorship and state Houses of Assembly polls scheduled for March 6, 2027. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed the election timetable at a news conference in Abuja on Friday. “This action […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed the fresh suit filed by a factional National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Anyanwu, after he applied to withdraw the matter. At the resumed hearing, Anyanwu’s lawyer, U. C. Njemanze-Aku, told the court that the suit had been overtaken by events. […]
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