Two Federal High Courts in Gombe and Jos have ordered fresh party primaries for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) following legal challenges to their candidate selection processes ahead of the 2027 general elections. In Gombe, Justice Vera Ibrahim nullified the nomination of Bashir Gaddafi as the ADC candidate for…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and Social Democratic Party (SDP) have intensified grassroots mobilisation in Kwara State with the opening of new secretariats in Ilorin ahead of the 2027 elections. The NDC inaugurated its secretariat on Lagos Road, with governorship candidate AbdulMumin Ajia calling on members to put past disagreements aside and work with the…
The Abia State Government has announced a ₦200 million campaign advertising permit fee for any presidential candidate seeking to deploy billboards and posters across the state during the electioneering period. The announcement was made by the Abia State Structures for Signages and Advertising Agency (ABSSAA) during a Stakeholders’ Forum on Political Campaign Advertising Fees held…
The Sokoto State Government has declared Friday, July 24, 2026, a work-free day to enable eligible civil servants to participate in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. Governor Ahmed Aliyu said the move is aimed at giving workers enough time to register and obtain their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the 2027 general…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise by an additional two weeks, giving eligible Nigerians more time to register ahead of future elections. The CVR exercise, which began on August 18, 2025, was initially scheduled to end on July 10, 2026. However, INEC announced that the exercise will now conclude on Friday, July…
Former senator and prominent politician, Senator Kabiru Marafa, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Zamfara State ahead of the 2027 general elections. Marafa clinched the party’s ticket through a consensus arrangement after emerging as the sole aspirant for the position during the party’s governorship primary held in Gusau,…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially invited stakeholders to the collation and declaration of the party’s Presidential Primary Election results. In a formal invitation signed by the National Secretary, Senator Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru, Ph.D., BL, the party announced that the high-profile event will take place on Sunday, 24th May 2026.According to the invitation: The collation…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that all 22 registered political parties in Nigeria have successfully submitted their membership registers in compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act 2026. According to the Commission, the submissions followed an extension granted after political parties raised concerns over the original timeline during a stakeholders’ meeting…
