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2027: INEC Bows To Pressure, Fixes Jan 16, For Presidential Election, Feb 6 For Governorship
Friday February 27, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rescheduled Nigeria’s presidential and National Assembly elections for January 16, 2027, following complaints that the initial date…
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Akpabio Urges Calm As Crisis Rocks APC Over Akwa Ibom Congresses
Monday February 23, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng All Progressives Congress (APC) members protesting the conduct of the party congresses have been admonished to remain calm by the Senate President Godswill Akpabio.…
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FCT Polls: Democracy Under Siege, Tinubu Suffocating Nigeria – Atiku
Monday February 23, 2026 www.thenewsdesk.ng Former Vice President and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has raised concern over the low voter turnout recorded in Saturday’s…
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INEC Set To Release New Timetable For 2027 General Elections
Sunday February 22, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to issue a revised timetable for the 2027 General Elections following a significant legislative shift by…
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FCT Polls : Tinubu Hails Wike For APC Victory
Sunday February 22, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has applauded the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, stating that the minister’s performance in the nation’s…
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Crisis Rocks Mkpat Enin APC Congress, Bloodshed Narrowly Averted
Sunday February 22, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng By Maurice EDEM A looming violent clash was narrowly averted in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area during the chapter congress of the All Progressives…
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2027: ADC Vows Mass Mobilisation Over Electoral Act
Thursday February 19, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Thursday said it would mobilise Nigerians nationwide to protect the integrity of future elections, accusing President Bola Ahmed…
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President Tinubu Will Secure Landslide Victory In 2027 – Tolu Bankole
Thursday February 19, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng A member of the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Durotolu Oyebode Bankole, has urged politicians nursing presidential ambitions for 2027…
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E-transmission Of Poll Results Can’t Replace Manual — Tinubu
Thursday February 19, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng President Bola Tinubu has signed into law the Electoral Act Amendment) 2026, saying in Nigeria, electronic transmission of election results is merely supportive and…
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Tinubu Signs Electoral Act 2026 Into Law, Says ‘We Need To Avoid Glitches, Unnecessary Hacking’
Wednesday February 18, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng President Bola Tinubu has signed the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2026 into law, following the passage of the bill by the…