…opponents. Mandiya also urged APC loyalists to station at least one person at every polling unit to protect the party’s interests during the 2027 polls, a directive that has raised fresh concerns about voter intimidation in the state. Council chairmen in Ebonyi to be removed for failing to deliver APC Ebonyi State Gove…

…credibility gap in the nation’s elections, giving citizens the ability to view polling unit results before they could be altered en route to collation. He, however, acknowledged that the 2023 General Election showed that such technology could become a source of public doubt when it underperformed, stressing that legiti…

…21 local government areas followed a "Yes" or "No" format, with results collated from polling units, wards, and local government levels before being declared. Anambra East was the exception, where APGA faced a direct contest against the Young Progressive Party (YPP).In that contest, APGA's chairmanship candidate, Ifean…

The people of Anambra State on Saturday went to various polling units and centres to cast their votes to elect a new set of Mayors who will take charge of affairs in the 21 local government areas of the state. The exercise began at about 8:20am in most polling units and centres visited, though with […] The post Anambra…

…while deliberately casting their votes for their preferred candidates. In certain polling units, determined groups actively chased away those attempting to buy votes. Additionally, the high voter turnout played a crucial role in thwarting electoral fraud. Osun recorded an impressive turnout of more than 40 per cent. Ci…

…violence. It may be the gradual tilting of the political field before voters reach polling units: an opposition rally denied a stadium, a campaign permit mysteriously delayed, billboard charges raised beyond reasonable reach, state media favouring incumbents, or security rules applied firmly to one party and leniently…

…the most alarming issue going into the poll, but commended Osun voters for remaining at polling units to protect their ballots.Implications for 2027The analyst said Adeleke's victory on a new party platform disrupts the APC's strategy in the Southwest ahead of the 2027 general elections, adding to losses the party has…

…current economic hardship, the temptation to use jobless youths for ₦2,000 to ‘secure’ a polling unit is high. My fear is that violence in just 500 polling units can suppress turnout and change the national outcome. Fake news “My fourth fear is that lies will travel faster than truth. “In 2023, fake INEC result sheets…

…planning and technological reliability. According to him, 3,556 out of 3,763 polling 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 transmiss…

…government elections. Osbourne Umahi spoke after casting his vote at his Onuofukulu polling unit in Umunaga, Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area. He said he was satisfied with the conduct of the exercise, expressing optimism that the results would reflect the wishes of the people. “I’m satisfied with the conduct of t…

…chairmanship candidate for Ohaozara Local Government Area, cast his vote at Onuofukulu Polling Unit, Umunaga, Uburu. “I’m satisfied […] The post APC stakeholders commend peaceful conduct of Ebonyi LG poll appeared first on Tribune Online.

…election without the entire electoral machine breaking down. Across the state’s 3,763 polling units, there were delays and logistical pressures, but the machinery held. That matters. Nigerian elections have sometimes been defined by the moment when the machinery stops holding. A delay becomes confusion. Confusion becom…

…payments of agents, canvassers, security personnel and electoral officers in the 3,763 polling units and 332 wards of the state. The estimated expenses exceeded the N3bn limit set by the Electoral Act 2026 for each of the governorship candidates. Adeleke polled a total of 511,067 votes to defeat his arch-rival, Bola Oy…

…and professionalism during the election. It said security personnel were deployed in all polling units observed by its monitors, with the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps being the most prominent agencies. KDI said its observers generally reported that security personnel discharged…

…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 group within the ruling party to intimidate vot…

…the wards that got the minimum would be about N35 million. “In a ward of about 7, 8, 9 polling units,” he said. Fayose, however, did not provide evidence for the figures he cited. He said both the Accord Party and the APC spent beyond the legal threshold for election expenditure. “The fact remains that both parties spe…

…would act as an impartial umpire, managing over 1.4 million ad hoc staff across 176,000 polling unitsThe INEC boss issued a strong warning against misinformation, identity-based provocations, and use of private armed groups ahead of 2027PAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear hig…

…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 its moral authority. “Thomas Hobbes warned about the misery that follows…

…to have free and fair elections, you can’t have it halfway. “You have to upload all the polling units into your portal timeously. “It must be completed before you announce election results,” he added. Sowore faulted the practical value of the peace accord, arguing that lives had been lost in the recent Osun governorshi…

…had made it necessary for election preparations to go beyond the physical protection of polling units. According to him, threats to elections could emerge through cyberspace, misinformation, economic hardship and the manipulation of ethnic and religious divisions. He warned that the greatest threat to the integrity of…

…the State Governor, Sen. Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, casting his vote at Yelwan Duguri polling unit. The Governor voted for his preferred candidate for Alkaleri LGC at the Kofar Fada, Baby Unit, Yelwan Duguri, in Alkaleri Local Government. Women turned out in large numbers to cast their votes. Shahuda Adamu, a 28-year-ol…

…and consulted his late brother, asking him to pray for him, before he proceeded to the polling unit to vote.Adeleke on his late brotherThe governor made clear that the visit was not a ritual act but a personal and emotional one, rooted in his desire to draw strength from the memory of his late sibling before participat…

…Where competing political parties possess capabilities at scale including agents across polling units, working knowledge of the electoral process, and the capacity to track results independently manipulating an election becomes much harder to execute without detection,”AEO said. The observatory also highlighted a subst…

…in Osogbo. The Osun NYSC boss disclosed that while monitoring the exercise, he visited polling units in Alajue 1 and Alajue 2, Akoda/Oloki and Isibo/Buhari-Isola wards, among other locations, to assess the safety and welfare of corps members. “The personnel largely complied with operational guidelines, safety advisorie…

…also praised residents who not only participated in the election but remained at polling units to protect their votes and the integrity of the ballot. Addressing journalists during the presentation of its post-election report at Adolak Hotel, Osogbo, the Chairperson of Yiaga Africa, Dr Asmau Maikudi, alongside the Exec…