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S’Court judgement: Erring parties will not field candidates – IINEC The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said political parties found to be fielding candidates whose names were not on the registers it submitted to the commission will not be allowed to participate in the 2027 elections. The Supreme Court, in its September 24, 2026 judgement, affirmed the constitutionality of Sections 77(5), 77(6) and 77(7) of the Electoral Act 2026 and upheld INEC’s revised timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 elections. INEC National Commissioner in charge of information and voter education, Malam Mohammed Haruna, made the point clear while speaking on Trust TV programme, Daily Politics on Wednesday evening. He said parties will not be allowed to substitute such candidates because defaulters will not be allowed to benefit from an offence they committed. He said the commission should be able to make a definite pronouncement on the Supreme Court jugdmemt by Tuesday next w...

  Do Not Say Things If You Do Not Have Evidence — Journalist Rufai Oseni blasts Peter Obi over new Claim of Winning 2023 Election without evidence Journalist Rufai Oseni has reacted to former Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi’s recent statement that he won the 2023 presidential election but he doesn’t have evidence to back his claim. Speaking on Arise News, Oseni said Obi should not make such a claim if he does not have evidence to support it. “Mr Peter Obi, it is best you do not say things if you do not have the evidence. I must have to repeat it, because when you say that I won the election, you don’t have the evidence to back it up. Then people do not take what you say seriously .” Oseni also questioned whether Obi had conducted a detailed analysis of the election results before making the claim. “Didn’t you have back-end analysis of result by result before you make the claim? Where are all your own data spreadsheets on the back end that assert your claim? Where is ...