The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to disclose whether it has set limits on political donations ahead of the 2027 general elections. The organization, in a Freedom of Information request dated August 22, 2026, and signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, also asked INEC to […]
No fewer than 146 candidates currently in the race for the 2027 presidential and governorship elections could collectively spend up to N571bn under the campaign expenditure limits prescribed by the Electoral Act 2026. The figure comprises 19 presidential candidates, each with a campaign spending ceiling of N10bn, and 127 governorship candidates, each allowed to spend […]
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has assured Nigerians and political parties that the commission will remain neutral in the 2027 general elections and will not favour any candidate or political platform. Amupitan gave the assurance on Tuesday in Abuja at the formal signing of the First National Peace […]
African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, on Tuesday dismissed the National Peace Accord to be signed by presidential candidates ahead of the 2027 general election as a mere ritual. He cited the deaths of 50 people in Osun State’s August 15 governorship election as proof that similar pacts have failed to prevent political violence […]
African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, on Tuesday dismissed the National Peace Accord to be signed by presidential candidates ahead of the 2027 general election as a mere ritual. He cited the deaths of 50 people in Osun State’s August 15 governorship election as proof that similar pacts have failed to prevent political violence […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the Osun State election, Bola Oyebamiji, has accepted the outcome declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), while raising concerns over alleged attacks on members and supporters of the party after the election. Oyebamiji said he respected INEC’s declaration and supported the decision of the APC […]
A resident of Esa Oke in Osun State, Dele Ayegbo, was reportedly shot dead by some assailants said to be travelling in a black Sports Utility Vehicle late on Wednesday. Sources in Esa Oke, who spoke with our correspondent about the incident, said it occurred between 11 pm on Wednesday and 12 am on Thursday. […]
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, on Thursday boasted that Governor Ademola Adeleke and his supporters will cry after the Osun State governorship election on Saturday. Oyetola, a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and a former governor of Osun State, lost his bid for a second term to Adeleke in […]
The Nigeria Police Force has barred the Western Nigeria Security Network, popularly known as Amotekun, vigilante groups and other non-state security outfits from participating in security operations for Saturday’s Osun State governorship election. The police said the groups had no role in securing the election and warned political parties, candidates and their supporters against engaging, […]
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Osun State Command, has disclosed that a total of 10,000 personnel have been deployed for Saturday’s governorship election. The command also directed its personnel deployed for the election to remain apolitical, neutral and professional throughout the electoral process. The Osun State NSCDC Commandant, Igbalawole Sotiyo, gave the directive […]