…Nigerians are able to vote freely and that their votes count. “The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the security agencies and all relevant institutions must ensure that citizens are enabled to exercise their democratic rights without fear, intimidation or violence. “Nigeria’s democracy must be protected…

…APC, spoke on Tuesday, August 18, in Lafia during a ceremony where Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) acknowledgement slips were presented to APC gubernatorial and State House of Assembly candidates ahead of the 2027 elections.Abdullahi Sule says Abuja-based politicians’ interference cost the APC victory…

…of State Services (DSS), the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other relevant institutions. He said the collaboration would ensure that all constitutionally assigned responsibilities in support of the electoral process were discharged professionally, impartially…

…of the Federation, Senator George Akume. The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Joash Amupitan, and several political party leaders and presidential candidates also attended. The Chairman of the National Peace Committee, former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), was repres…

…plan. Clarifying the party’s stance on the legal window set by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, had noted that August 19 marks the legal commencement of campaigns rather than a mandatory mandate to launch rallies immediately. “August 19 is the date fixed…

…liberation,” Agbedi said. However, he stopped short of giving the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) an unqualified endorsement, saying the election was not perfect. “Whether INEC has proved herself or not, I don’t think that the election was 100 per cent. And so we are not here to begin to say that INEC…

…on August 19 ahead of the 2027 elections, as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Details later…

…The programme featured goodwill messages from the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Joash Amupitan; the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu; the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria, Gautier Mignot; and the Ambassador of Switzerland to Nigeria, Patrick Egloff. The ceremony also…

…that could threaten Nigeria's fragile democracy. While commending Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies, political parties and the people of Osun for the peaceful conduct of the governorship election, Jonathan stressed that political mobilisation on election day must have boundaries. He sa…

…Ossai, in an Originating Summons dated August 5, 2026, joined the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the NDC and Asadu as defendants. He is challenging the submission and uploading of Asadu’s name as the NDC candidate for the Enugu North senatorial election scheduled for the 2027 general election. The pla…

…election,” he said. The presidential candidate also faulted the Independent National Electoral Commission’s handling of the results process, saying, “As we speak, INEC is yet to complete the upload of all the election results three days after.” “If we are going to have free and fair elections, you can’t have it halfway…

Dr. Samuel Tsebe, a member of the Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC), has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with immediate effect. Tsebe, a former member representing Akwanga South Constituency in the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, disclosed this to the News Agency…

…resilience and participation in the election, while praising the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct of the poll. They made the demands on Monday at a joint press conference in Abuja to assess the outcome of the election and its implications for Nigeria’s democracy ahead of the 2027 general…

…Bauchi State local government elections, according to the Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission. The commission also declared APM candidates winners in 319 of the 323 councillorship seats contested across the state. The Chairperson of BASIEC, Jummai Abubakar, announced the results after the conclusion of voting…

…or interest behind,” he said. Bamidele also congratulated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on what he described as the successful conduct of the Osun election, saying the outcome was clear. “To Governor Adeleke, your re-election reaffirms the supremacy of the people in democracy, and this comes with…

…political competition and technological upgrades deployed by the Independent National Electoral Commission helped safeguard electoral integrity during the recently concluded Osun State governorship election. The Athena Election Observatory is an independent electoral integrity initiative established by the Athena Centr…

…security agencies for protecting corps members and appreciated the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for responding promptly to challenges reported from the field. He said cooperation among election stakeholders, particularly through the Inter-Consultative Committee on Election Security, ICCES, contribut…

…Photo >The margin of victory stood at more than 66,000 votes.The Independent National Electoral Commission declared Adeleke the winner on Sunday, August 16, following the conclusion of the collation process.PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!How Adeleke won across OsunThe r…

…Osun State Governor. ‎ ‎GistReel previously reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Ademola Adeleke winner of the Osun State governorship election held over the weekend. ‎ ‎Davido Speaks After Ademola Adeleke’s Victory ‎ ‎During a livestream, Davido disclosed that his uncle, Isiaka A…

…this in a statement at the weekend. DAILY POST reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared Adeleke the winner of the Osun governorship election. He defeated the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji. Adeleke’s victory has continued to attract reactions fro…

…election. Following the August 15 election, in which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the incumbent, Governor Ademola Adeleke, the winner, Israel issued a statement on X urging his party to learn from the opposition's strategy. Israel argued that the APC lacked a matching figure capable of…

…Director, Samson Itodo, said the election demonstrated that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) could meet high operational standards when adequately resourced and closely monitored. Maikudi said the election also showed that INEC could implement the Electoral Act 2026 and transmit results transparentl…

…and the people of Osun, while demanding an explanation from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over the reported interruption in the uploading of results to its Result Viewing Portal, IReV. The ADC said the APC deployed more than 30 governors, the Senate President, the Speaker of the House of Represen…

…estimates closely matched the official results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, indicating that the figures declared at the state collation centre reflected the votes counted at polling units. The Chairperson of the Osun Election Observation Mission of Yiaga Africa, Dr Asmau Maikudi, who read…

…Ademola Adeleke's re-election victory.Legit.ng reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Adeleke, running on the Accord Party ticket, the winner of the August 15, 2026 Osun governorship election after he polled 511,067 votes against All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Bola Oyebam…