LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of candidates for the 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections. The publication brings more clarity to the race for the 109 seats in the Nigerian Senate ahead of the general election. Politics Nigeria gathered that the final list contains candidates…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded the new logo of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) on its official website. The commission also updated the party’s leadership, placing Cleopas Moses Zuwoghe as the National Chairman of the NDC, while Ikenna Morgan Enekweizu is listed as National Secretary. This followed an…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission has commenced an examination of its records to determine how names allegedly unknown to the Nigeria Democratic Congress appeared on the party’s list of candidates for the 2027 general elections. The move followed allegations by the NDC that names of candidates it neither nominated nor authorised were…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, has officially announced the closure of the Situation Room following the conclusion of the 2026 Osun Governorship Election. Naija News reports that the Situation Room served as a central monitoring centre and oversight hub for the Osun State Governorship Election. Recall…
LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Court of Appeal has overturned the judgment of the Federal High Court that ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister five political parties, including the African Democratic Congress (ADC), declaring the earlier decision null and void. The appellate court’s decision also affects the Accord Party, Action Alliance (AA), Action…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Joash Amupitan, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the commission should be funded directly from the federation account to guarantee free, fair and credible elections. BACKGROUND In February, President Bola Tinubu signed into law the Electoral Act 2026 (Amendment) Bill. The development followed the passage of the legislation by…
LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The African Democratic Congress (ADC) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, have resolved to challenge the ruling of the Court of Appeal which yesterday restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising the state congresses conducted by the David Mark-led caretaker leadership of the party. The ADC and Atiku expressed the…
LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Coalition for Protection of Democracy (COPDEM) has called for prompt and thorough investigated through the appropriate constitutional channels of any alleged judicial misconducts. The Group in a statement signed by Prince Rwang Pam Jnr. National Chairman Coalition for Protection of Democracy (COPDEM) said it has observed with concern the recent judicial proceedings…
