…urging married women in the state to divorce their husbands if they stopped them from voting APC, a remark he later withdrew following public outcry. Gadaka, who made the comment while addressing hundreds of new defectors into the APC in Nangere town on Thursday, went as far as promising to personally settle the “new b…

…40 at the global pageantMusawa urged Nigerians to rally behind the beauty queen as the voting window entered its final hoursPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!The Federal Government has thrown its weight behind Miss World Nigeria 2026, Tamunosoye K…

To create voting camps for IDPs • To publish voter register to identify underage, others The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it will remove double registrations, dead persons and other ineligible names from the voters register ahead of the 2027 General Election, and will ask Nigerians to…

…Commission, Yiaga Africa, and the Transition Monitoring Group, to observe the electronic voting process. On the election, Osigwe said Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya emerged as the 33rd president of the NBA, polling 12,317 votes to defeat Lateef Akangbe, who secured 7,934 votes, while Olumuyiwa Akinboro polled 5,855 votes.…

…electionYPP's collation agent disclosed that party members were barred from accessing voting materials in Anambra East, where gunshots were reportedSeveral newly elected LGA mayors spoke exclusively to Legit.ng, with reactions ranging from praise for the process to sharp allegations of compromisePAY ATTENTION: Mark Leg…

Ballot counting began in military-run Guinea-Bissau as voting ended in Sunday’s referendum, which could give the president more powers ahead of a general election meant to restore civilian rule later this year. Security was stepped up at strategic points in the capital, with members of the national guard and the police…

…and security agencies to maintain a neutral role and ensure that the vote of every voting Nigerian counts. Also speaking, Chairman of the occasion, Mr Wale Oshun, said the group remained a foremost legacy organisation in Nigeria’s struggle for democracy after the military annulled the June 12, 1993 election of Late M.K…

…in some cases, the money is distributed even before they arrive at the polling unit. Voting should be a private matter. “One notable observation I made in various locations during the Osun 2026 elections was the active involvement of citizens. “I recall a specific polling unit in Osogbo town, which was considered a red…

…Baribote had questioned the credibility of the electoral process, arguing that the voting structure gave excessive advantage to state football associations. Former international Harrison Jalla also told The PUNCH that the election process was already the subject of litigation, while reports at the time indicated that t…

…those who engage in various disruptive actions, including ballot snatching, multiple voting, vote-buying, manipulation of election outcomes, and violence. While the Federal Government accepted many recommendations in principle, most remain unimplemented due to political resistance and constitutional limitations. The re…

…the election. “On the day of election, you trooped out en masse to exercise your voting rights. You did so with candour and fearlessness. Amidst reign of terror, you rejected the guns and embraced the ballot,” he said. “As true sons and daughters of the source, you not only voted but you defended your votes even at per…

…census in Nigeria. The American founding fathers realised that one could not create fair voting systems without measuring the population. Hence, Article I, Section 2 of the US Constitution states that Congress should carry out a census in “such manner as they shall by Law direct every ten years.” But Nigeria’s last nat…

…are contesting a chairmanship position, the election would proceed through the normal voting process, with the candidate who polls the highest number of votes declared the winner. However, where only one candidate is on the ballot, voters will be required to vote “Yes” or “No” for the candidate. “A sole candidate will…

…and other security concerns before they escalate. “Election security does not end when voting ends. The period immediately after elections can present its own security challenges,” he said. On political neutrality, Udoma said the VGN was not a political organisation and warned members against using the group’s uniforms…

…persons. “No one has the right to make living in a place in Nigeria tied to joining or voting for one political party.” It urged the police and other security agencies to immediately intervene and prevent any attempt to use violence against residents because of their political choices. “The police and other security ag…

…turn’ narratives in Lagos showed how quickly we abandon issues. “In Plateau and Kaduna, voting patterns have for 20 years split along Jos North/South and Kaduna North/South lines. Survey “Afrobarometer’s 2022 survey found that 62% of Nigerians said ethnicity is ‘very important’ in voting, while only 23% prioritise poli…

…units in the state, representing 94.5 per cent, were operational for accreditation and voting by 8:30 a.m. He attributed the achievement to the effective performance of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, the smooth transmission of results to the INEC Result Viewing, IReV, portal and proactive crisis manageme…

…conclusion of the electoral process and the collation of results. Also speaking after voting at his Onu Borehole polling unit in Onicha Local Government Area, the Commissioner for Special Duties, Valentine Okike-Uzor, described participation in the election as a constitutional right. Okike-Uzor urged whoever will emerg…

…the collation centre as a theatre of war. Technology can improve the mechanics of voting. It cannot reform the culture of survival surrounding Nigerian politics. This is the problem INEC now faces. It is no longer fighting only logistical problems. It is fighting memory. Every delayed material carries the memory of a p…

…tenets of democracy, fairness and mutual respect. Democracy is not just about voting every four years. It is about the sense that every community has a stake. When one senatorial district watches two others trade power between themselves for 50 years, cynicism sets in. Young people disengage. Voter apathy grows. And ev…

…in Abuja on Thursday, KDI Executive Director, Bukola Idowu, said the violence disrupted voting at Iroyin Ayo Open Space, Ward Elejigbo D/Ejemu, Ejigbo Local Government Area, leading to the cancellation of the election there. According to the organisation, gunshots, physical assaults and intimidation each accounted for…

…as far as brazenly using town criers in many communities to announce that anyone not voting for APC should not bother being at the polling unit. What a crime. It shall no longer stand,” the release added. The party also warned that opposition parties in the state, especially the PDP, will not allow any individual or gr…

…the advantage partly to the support of prominent political figures in the region and the voting pattern recorded during the 2023 presidential election. Fayose projected that Tinubu could secure close to four million votes from the region. “In the West alone, Tinubu will get close to about four million votes,” he said.…

…Baribote questioned the credibility of the current electoral process, arguing that the voting structure gives undue advantage to state football associations over other federating units. “The NFF election cannot stand because there is a matter before the court. If you have not resolved the issues around the election in…

…are supporting pillars of the same structure. When insecurity prevents citizens from voting, democracy is diminished. When violence determines access to polling units, sovereignty is stolen from the people. When armed groups, political enforcers or criminal networks interfere with electoral choices, the ballot loses it…