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INEC debunks reports on 2027 election timetable

Daily Dispatch January 2, 2026

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed reports claiming that it has released the timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 General Election, describing such information as false and misleading.In a statement issued on Friday, the Commission clarified that no

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IJAP affirms INEC Chairman’s call for end to courtroom elections

Daily Dispatch October 29, 2025

…. Reiterate urgent reform agenda The Independent Judicial Accountability Panel (IJAP), led by Hon. Justice Adekunle Owoade (Rtd) has commendsed the recent proactive statements made by the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, regarding the need to end the era of endless court battles over election

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Fixing the System: How Electoral Reforms Can Save Nigeria’s Democracy

Daily Dispatch October 29, 2025

By Anthony Ada Abraham I had a long and meaningful conversation with my old friend, Sunny Anderson Osiebe , about the urgent need for genuine reforms in Nigeria’s electoral system. It started after he made a post that said, “The worst civilian government is still better than the best military regime. Have sense.” Now, I’ve […]

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Breaking: Senate confirms Amupitan as INEC Chairman

Daily Dispatch October 16, 2025

The Senate has confirmed Joash Amupitan as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commiussion (INEC). Amupitan, a professor of Law, was confirmed by the upper chamber after his screening on Thursday. His confirmation came after over two hours of questioning by senators, who pressed him on how he plans to restore credibility to […]

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Amupitan denies role in Tinubu’s 2023 election legal team

Daily Dispatch October 16, 2025

The nominee for Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, has firmly denied claims that he was part of President Bola Tinubu’s legal team following the 2023 presidential election. “I was never part of President Bola Tinubu’s legal team in court,” Amupitan stated on Thursday, October 16, 2025, while answering questions […]

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Senate begins screening of INEC chairman-nominee Joash Amupitan

Daily Dispatch October 16, 2025

The Senate is screening President Bola Tinubu’s nominee as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan. Tinubu had formally written to the Senate, seeking the confirmation of the professor of Law as theINEC chairman. The request was read on the floor of the Senate by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, […]