By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE GOVERNORSHIP primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been won by Obafemi Hamzat, deputy governor of Lagos, who emerged as the party’s candidate for the 2027 elections. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Jon Temlong, chairman of the APC national governorship primary election committee, announced...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter GUIDELINES FOR the conduct of the 2026 presidential primary election have been announced by the All Progressives Congress (APC) alongside approval of committees and state coordinators for the exercise. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Felix Morka, the national publicity secretary of the APC, issued a sta...
By JKNewsMedia  DIRECT PRIMARY elections will be used by the All Progressives Congress across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory ahead of the 2026 election cycle. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the party confirmed the decision in a formal notification issued to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and its members na...
By Jemima Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent UPDATED TIMETABLE and schedule of activities for the 2027 general elections have been released by the All Progressives Congress (APC), setting out dates for screening, primaries, appeals, and other internal processes. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the notice, issued on Monday, was signed by the N...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PROPOSED N135Billion for election petitions in the 2026 Appropriation Bill has sparked sharp criticism from political parties and legal experts, raising questions about the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s preparedness and the scale of the allocation. JKNewsMedia.com reports t...
By JKNewsMedia PREPARATIONS ARE set for a nationwide voter register revalidation exercise as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) schedules the process to commence on April 13. JKNewsMedia.com reports that INEC said the exercise is designed to update the register of voters to ensure accuracy and prevent fraudulent entries. It a...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FUNDING PROPOSAL of N873.78 billion has been submitted for the conduct of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). JKNewsMedia.com reports that Professor Joash Amupitan, Chairman of the commission, presented the estimate before the National Assemb...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ELECTION DATES for the 2027 general polls have been scheduled, with presidential and National Assembly elections fixed for February 20, 2027, and governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections set for March 6, 2027. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PROMISED CHALLENGES lie ahead for Nigeria’s electoral system after President Bola Tinubu formally swore in Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan as the sixth substantive Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). At the State House Council Chamber in Abuja, Tinubu urged Amupitan to ser...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s NATIONAL Assembly has suggested shifting the country’s next general elections to November 2026, six months earlier than the usual February or March schedule. The proposal forms part of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2025, which was unveiled during a joint public hearing of the Sen...
