Tag: Political Parties
“Your legal battles distracting INEC,”, Amupitan tells political parties’ leaders
Amupitan also expressed concerns over increasing internal crossing within political parties, urging party leaders to prioritise constructive dialogue over divisive…
INEC urges Osun parties to stick to rules ahead of 2026 primaries
INEC stressed that internal democracy within parties is very important for credible elections and for the stability of the country’s…
New political parties: INEC pre-qualified ADA, 13 others for registration
INEC said that 157 associations failed to meet the requirements.
Guinea’s junta suspends three major Political Parties ahead of election
Guinea’s junta suspends three major Political Parties ahead of election
Party Registration: Coalition faces hurdle over name clash
coalition's ADA is listed as number 109 on INEC’s register of pending applications, while the other group, the Advanced Democratic…
Revealed: The many oddities in list of associations seeking registration as political parties
INEC Chairman disclosed that the commission received letters of intent from 110 associations seeking to be registered as political parties…
No alternative to democracy, says former head of state Abubakar
Abubakar spoke at the launch of a book titled “100 Years of Political Parties Evolution in Nigeria, 1923 – 2023’’…
INEC begins verification of status of political parties
“We want to make our party a very strong institution as required for the development of democracy. Therefore, we have…
Nine political parties, five governorship candidates endorse Sanwo-Olu’s re-election
Governorship candidates of five of the political parties in the ARPP also stepped down in support of Sanwo-Olu and Hamzat…
Breaking: INEC extends deadline for Party’s primaries by six days
Okoye stated that the commission had decided to allow the request of the political parties since the six-day period did…
‘Why INEC should heed calls for shifting of deadline on primaries’
The school director, said there was need for the extension to allow some issues to be cleared, saying the school…
INEC wins: Supreme Court upholds de-registration of 74 paper-weight parties [Full List]
INEC had de-registered them for failing to win any political office in the general elections held in 2019.
JUST IN: Supreme Court sweeps out 74 political parties, backs INEC
The Supreme Court on Friday endorsed the ruling by the Court of Appeal in support of delisting of National Unity…
Deregistered political parties: INEC heads to Supreme Court
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would approach the Supreme Court over conflicting judgments by the Court of…
22 political parties defeat INEC to stay on ballot
By Edith Nwapi/ Abuja Twenty two political parties have won the battle to remain on the ballot paper for future…
18 parties survive INEC axe, 74 out (Details)
Seventy four political parties have been struck out of the register of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), it was…
INEC deregisters 74 political parties ahead 2023 elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has deregistered 74 political parties ahead of the 2023 general elections.
Large number of political parties major challenge in 2019 elections – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the large number of political parties that participated in the 2019…
Facebook now political parties’ main advertiser
As the latest advertising reports show, in the three months running up to the European elections, the total amount spent…
20 political parties in Zamfara sue INEC over refusal to issue Certificates of Return
No fewer than 20 political parties in Zamfara have sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its refusal to…
Falana wants 81 paperweight political parties de-registered
A senior advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to wake up to its duties…
Guber Poll: 35 political parties adopt APC in Kwara
No fewer than 35 political parties out of 55 for Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections in Kwara have adopted…
Coalition of political parties demand cancellation of Zamfara NASS poll
A Coalition of Political Parties in Zamfara has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel last Saturday’s…
We did not endorse Gov Amosun’s guber candidate – Parties
Dissatisfied with the purported endorsement of an Ogun governorship, a group under the aegis of Political Parties Chairmen Forum in…
56 political parties ready for 2019 general elections – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 56 political parties out of the 91 registered parties in the country are…
Osun Guber: Political parties urged to shun violence activities
Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election, the Nigeria Civil Society (NCS) has appealed to political parties to shun activities that could…
INEC tasks political parties on credible primaries
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has urged political parties to conduct credible primary elections ahead of the 2019 general…
Osun Guber: Political parties urged to shun hate speech
Ahead of the Sept. 22 Osun governorship election, an NGO, Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement (YIAGA Africa), has…
INEC registers 23 new political parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday announced the registration of 23 new political parties, raising the number of…
48 parties to participate in Osun governorship election – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Wednesday that 48 political parties filed nominations for the Sept. 22 governorship…