Tag: Political Parties
2027: Political parties face stricter scrutiny as INEC updates regulations
The Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) is providing technical support for parts of the process, alongside Nigerian legal and electoral…
“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…