Female Voters Lead in Online Registration with 51.3% 69% of Registrants Are Youths The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that no fewer than 69,376 Nigerians completed their online pre-registration for voter’s cards within the first seven hours of the exercise on Monday. The Commission said the registration portal, which went live at 8:30 a.m. on 18th August 2025, recorded impressive traffic from across the country, with slightly more female registrants than males. According...

The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Ngene Bright Emeka of the Labour Party, LP, winner of the re-run election for the Enugu South 1 State Constituency of Enugu State. A press release signed by Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information &Voter Education Committee, states that the re-run election in 8 polling units was concluded with Bright Ngene emerging as the winner. “Two re-run elections by order of the Election Petition Appeal...

The African Democratic Congress has alleged that the conduct of Saturday’s bye-elections across 13 states and 16 constituencies was marred by violence, vote buying, and manipulation. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi in a statement said the polls were a reflection of how badly Nigeria’s electoral process had deteriorated under the current administration. According to the ADC, the elections was a sad commentary on the state of democracy in the country,...

The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Kano State has rejected the rerun election for the Tsanyawa/Ghari State Assembly constituency held on Saturday, August 16, 2025, accusing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of manipulation and bias. In the same vein, the Kano State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) said the conduct of the just-concluded bye-election for the Shanono/Bagwai State Assembly was marred by intimidation and thuggery. The state chairman of NNPP, Hashimu Suleman Dungurawa,...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer, Prof. Lawal Sa’adu of the Federal University Gusau has declared the Kaura Namoda South State Constituency by-election in Zamfara State inconclusive. Prof. Sa’adu said the decision followed the cancellation of results from polling units in Sakajiki and Kambarawa wards. The Returning Officer explained that the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 7,001 votes while the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) scored 5,339, leaving a margin of 1,662 votes. According...