By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter PERSONAL PARTICULARS and credentials of 19 presidential candidates and their running mates for the 2027 general election have been published by the Independent National Electoral Commission, paving the way for presidential campaigns scheduled to begin on August 19. JKNewsMedia.com reports that INEC desc...
By JKNewsMedia THE EUROPEAN Union has confirmed that it will deploy an Electoral Expert Mission for Nigeria’s 2027 General Elections, dismissing reports that it had declined an invitation from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). JKNewsMedia.com reports that the EU Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS said it received a formal in...
By JKNewsMedia ACCREDITED MEDIA organisations covering the Osun State Governorship Election will begin collecting their accreditation tags on Monday, August 10, 2026, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the distribution will begin at 10:00am at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ)...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter IMPROVED AND sustained funding has been sought by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to support the successful conduct of the 2027 general elections. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, made the appeal d...
By JKNewsMedia ELIGIBLE NIGERIANS can now register for a Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) through a new self-service online portal introduced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as part of efforts to simplify the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) process. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the commission also extended the on...
By JKNewsMedia POLITICAL PARTIES now have until midnight on Tuesday July 14, 2026, to submit the lists of their candidates for the 2027 Presidential and National Assembly (NASS) elections following an extension approved by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). JKNewsMedia.com reports that the commission said the previous deadl...
By JKNewsMedia ELIGIBLE NIGERIANS will have an additional two weeks to register as voters after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) approved an extension of the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the commission said the decision followed a review of the exercise and f...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter RE-ELECTION in Ekiti State has returned the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Biodun Oyebanji, as governor after polling 319,224 votes in the governorship election conducted across the state’s 16 local government areas. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Returning Officer for the election, A...
By Collins Nwadike, JKNewsMedia Reporter PROCEEDINGS OVER the deregistration of five political parties took a fresh turn on Tuesday as the Court of Appeal in Abuja ordered a stay of execution of a Federal High Court judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to deregister the parties. JKNewsMedia.com reports that...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter NATIONWIDE CONTINUOUS Voter Registration will resume for its third and final phase on Monday, May 11, 2026, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced in a statement signed by Mohammed Kudu Haruna, Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee. JKNewsMedia.com reports INE...
