Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has stepped down as INEC Chairman after 10 years in office, citing the need for a smooth transition. He handed over to May...
Governors Soludo and Dauda Lawal, along with ex-ministers Aregbesola and Chidoka, have called on the Federal Government to reform INEC before 2027 to restore trust in...
The EU Election Observation Mission has called for urgent judicial and constitutional reforms in Nigeria before the 2027 polls. INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu also urged lawmakers...
This dysfunction carries broader consequences. With local governments failing to deliver, pressure shifts to state and federal governments, creating inefficiencies and bottlenecks. It also fuels rural-urban...
The INEC’s ignoble role has been responsible for the most of the problem of inept leadership that we have in the country today. Politicians do not...
SERAP calls on President Bola Tinubu to disclose the selection process for the successor to INEC Chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu, emphasizing transparency, independence, and non-partisanship in...
Yiaga Africa’s Samson Itodo warns that Nigerians have lost confidence in INEC and urges President Tinubu and the Senate to appoint nonpartisan, credible leaders to restore...
INEC has published the final list of 17 candidates for the 2026 FCT Area Council elections scheduled for Feb. 12, 2026. Details on parties, age, gender,...
Ghana’s Electoral Commission is not perfect, but it has overseen peaceful transfers of power in 2000, 2008, 2016, and 2020. Why? Because its commissioners enjoy constitutional...
The retired federal permanent secretary succeeded in keeping his cool with the naysayers till the military's termination of his mandate. For his part, Mr Peter Obi...