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Seventy-two hours to the March 24 deadline for the submission of candidates for the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, eight of the 18 political parties seeking participation in the exercise are yet to file their nominations on the special portal of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this, yesterday, in Abuja, at ...

A Civil Society Organisation, Conscience for Human Rights & Conflict Resolution, CHRCR, has asked political parties to develop viable policies that would motivate Nigerian youths for leadership. Idris Miliki, the Executive Director of CHRCR, made the call on Thursday in Lokoja, at a one-day Post Governorship Election Review Meeting For Political Parties in Kogi State. Miliki pointed out the need ...

The electoral umpire, the  Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that political parties can only change nominated candidates or running mates on two conditions. Speaking during an interview with Channels TV, the INEC’s Commissioner on Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye, said a  political party cannot substitute a nominated candidate, : if the nominated candidate dies or he withdraws ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has released the final list of candidates and the parties that would partake in the 2022 Osun gubernatorial poll. The list which was released on Tuesday contained the names of the candidates, deputies and their other details. The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC, Festus Okoye Esq in the ...

A former presidential candidate in the 2019 Kingsley Moghalu has claimed that at least six political parties have planned to merge and form a mega party ahead of the 2023 general elections. He dropped this hint  when he hosted Nze Akachukwu Nwankpo, the candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the November 6 governorship poll in Anambra State. He ...

A member of the House of Representatives, Obinna Chidoka has disclosed that politicians in Anambra State are scared of using the logos of any of the political parties due to the fear of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a The federal lawmaker made this statement while contributing to a motion moved by Emeka Azubogu on Tuesday. He said criminal ...

The national electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will continue to recognise only 18 political parties until the litigation on deregistration is resolved. The umpire advised the 74 deregistered parties to await the judgment of the Supreme Court on appeals relating to the powers of the Commission to deregister them in accordance with Section 225(A) ...

The Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission from de-registering political parties in the country. Recall that INEC had on February 6, 2020 de-registered 74 political parties in the country, leaving only 18 in existence. The move generated mixed views among Nigerians with the affected parties vowing to challenge the development in court, SaharaReporters reports. ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday exercised its constitutional powers to deregister political parties that failed to meet established criteria. At a press conference in Abuja, Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, announced that following an assessment of the 92 political parties in Nigeria, the commission decided to re-register 74 of them. According to The Cable, he said the affected ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday de-registered 74 political parties. With this development, there are now 18 registered political parties in the country. More to come…