Politics

Chairman of the commission, Prof. Joash O. Amupitan, SAN, gave the assurance at the Artificial Intelligence and Democracy Forum 2026 in Abuja, declaring that the sovereign choice of Nigerians, expressed through their votes, would remain the ultimate determinant of who governs the country.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has defended the exclusion of some governorship candidates from the final list for the 2027 elections, declaring that political parties which failed to comply with the membership-register provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 cannot sponsor candidates.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final governorship candidate lists for the participating states ahead of the February 6, 2027 governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of 20 governorship candidates and their running mates for the 2027 Akwa Ibom State governorship election.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially unveiled an expanded and revised Presidential Campaign Council for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid, confirming THEWILL’s exclusive report that the President ordered the recall and reconstitution of the initial council following growing disquiet among senior party members and stakeholders.

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Monday, formally assumed a frontline role in President Bola Tinubu’s emerging 2027 re-election machinery, declaring himself coordinator of the President’s campaign in the FCT and Rivers State.

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Monday, moved swiftly to fill vacancies created by the resignation of two senior officials in his administration, appointing Akinwale Akinwole as his new Chief of Staff and Aderonke Adedayo as Director-General of the Due Process Office.

The Federal Government on Monday withdrew the eight-count forgery case against Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, the self-appointed Director-General of the alleged non-existent Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), but said it would institute fresh charges against him before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The Commission, in a Public Notice dated October 12, 2026, said the document circulating online and presented as a “special announcement” did not originate from INEC.

Officially, the APC began preparations to mobilise nationwide support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027, with the party fixing October 24 for its presidential campaign flag-off in Kaduna. ADC officially inaugurated its campaign council, while the presidential candidate of the NDC has since taken the lead with a solo campaign effort.