Anambra: election materials must arrive polling units by 7am, INEC chairman declares

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, has directed that all election materials for the November 8 Anambra governorship election must arrive at their designated polling units by 7:00 a.m. on election day. Amupitan, who gave the directive on Sunday during an inspection of INEC offices in Awka and…

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INEC flags off campaign season for 2026 FCT area council elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially declared the commencement of political campaigns ahead of the 2026 Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The announcement was made on Wednesday via a statement issued by the National Commissioner and Chairman of INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun. According to Olumekun,…

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Lagos Chief Justice inaugurates tribunal ahead of today’s LG poll

On the eve of Lagos State’s local government elections, Chief Judge Justice Kazeem Alogba has officially inaugurated two Local Government Election Appeal Tribunals to handle post-election disputes. The panels, one based on Lagos Island and the other in Ikeja, each comprises four chief magistrates and is led by a retired High Court judge. Justice Taofikat…

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Trump meets Polish Nationalist Candidate ahead of presidential election

An election convention of Karol Nawrocki, candidate for Polish presidential election in 2025, in Szeligi Karol Nawrocki, a candidate for Polish presidential election in 2025 supported by Poland’s main opposition party Law and Justice (PiS), reacts during an election convention in Szeligi, Poland. The presidential candidate backed by Poland’s main nationalist opposition party Law and…

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Ondo LG Poll: Police announce restriction of movement ahead of Saturday

Ondo State Police Command has announced restriction of movement ahead of next Saturday’s local government elections in the state. In a statement made available to journalists by the Spokesperson of the Command, CSP Funmilayo Odunlami, on Thursday, the Commissioner of Police, Wilfred Afolabi, noted that there will be restriction of vehicle and motorcycle movements within…

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Chad Holds First Parliamentary Elections in Over a Decade

Chadians are voting in parliamentary, regional and municipal elections for the first time in over a decade, continuing the former military-turned-civilian government’s push to put the Central African country on a democratic path. But opposition party members are sceptical. Officials in N’djamena say Sunday’s vote will formally end a three-year “transitional period” that followed the…

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