2027

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to publish the final list of candidates contesting the February 6, 2027, governorship and State House of Assembly elections on Saturday, October 10, in compliance with the 2026 Electoral Act.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to enforce the Supreme Court judgment on political parties’ membership registers, warning that parties that fail to comply with the statutory requirements could be barred from fielding candidates in the 2027 general elections.

Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba, has urged Nigerians to take the 2027 presidential election seriously, warning voters against surrendering the power of their votes and later bearing the consequences of poor political choices.

Former Osun State Governor and National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rauf Aregbesola, has described President Bola Tinubu’s famous “Emilokan” political expression as despotism, arguing that the phrase represents a claim of personal or divine authority rather than simply an assertion that it is someone’s turn to occupy political office.

The political crisis in Zamfara State has taken another turn as seven members of the State House of Assembly who recently resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) have opened talks with opposition parties over their next political destination.

Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State has lost at least five political appointees within days, in a development that has triggered fresh speculation about political realignment and an emerging battle for influence within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that 103,428,715 Nigerians are registered to vote in the 2027 general elections, with Lagos State emerging as the country’s largest electoral constituency, ahead of Kano and Kaduna.

Efforts to consolidate the political reconciliation in Rivers State received another boost on Tuesday as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, APC governorship candidate Kingsley Chinda and their supporters met Governor Siminalayi Fubara and members of his political camp in Port Harcourt.

The Akwa Ibom State Government says it will sustain the implementation and commissioning of development projects across the state despite increasing political activities ahead of the 2027 elections.

Political Parties, members and many candidates have become jittery following the September 28 Supreme Court ruling that nullified an Appeal Court judgment on the validity of political party membership.