INEC: Parties in breach of register rules risk losing 2027 candidates The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned political parties that field candidates whose names were not contained in the party registers submitted to the commission that such candidates will not be allowed to participate in the 2027 general elections. The commission also said
The Arewa Discussion Group (ADG) has criticised Phrank Shuaibu, a media aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, over allegations of plagiarism and demanded that he publicly apologise to US-based Nigerian scholar, Professor Farooq Kperogi. The group made the demand in a statement titled, “Phrank Shuaibu: The Face of a Dubious, Roguish Merchant of Counterfeits,”
Edo Police Arrest Three After AAU Lecturer Dies in Hotel Room A senior lecturer at Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, Matthew Uwuigbe, has died in a hotel room following an alleged encounter with a 21-year-old woman. The incident reportedly occurred on October 5, 2026, at a hotel in the Mosco area of Ekpoma,
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called for an audit of funds released for the maintenance of Nigerian Air Force aircraft following Monday’s crash involving an ATR-42 aircraft at Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. The opposition party also raised questions over the disparity between funds released for the maintenance of the Nigerian
The Independent National Electoral Commission has urged the Federal Government to release the outstanding portion of its budget promptly, saying the funds are critical to the seamless conduct of the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash O. Amupitan, SAN, made the appeal on Tuesday in Abuja at a World Press Conference and National
Ondo Air Crash: ADC Demands Audit of N4.5bn NAF Aircraft Maintenance Funds The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called for an audit of funds released for the maintenance of Nigerian Air Force aircraft following Monday’s crash involving an ATR-42 aircraft at Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. The opposition party also raised questions
2027: INEC Establishes AI Division to Verify Results, Combat Deepfakes The Independent National Electoral Commission has established a dedicated Artificial Intelligence Division within its Information and Communications Technology Department to strengthen election results verification and combat disinformation ahead of the 2027 general elections. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Tuesday while presenting
JUST IN: Lagos, Kano, Kaduna Lead as Nigeria’s Voter Register Hits 103.4m — INEC Lagos, Kano and Kaduna have emerged as the three states with the highest number of registered voters ahead of the 2027 general elections, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Tuesday in
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has released the identities of the 25 personnel and passengers killed in the crash involving its ATR 42 aircraft, NAF 931, in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State. The aircraft, which had five crew members and 20 passengers on board, was on a routine mission from Benin to Lagos
The Lagos State governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has said he has no personal disagreement with former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, despite the political differences between Obi and the ADC’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Rhodes-Vivour stated this in an interview with BBC Igbo published on Monday, stressing that his