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INEC Unveils 2027 Governorship Candidates As Bago, Pantami Enter Race The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday published the personal particulars of candidates nominated by political parties for the 2027 governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections. Prominent politicians featured on the lists, including Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago, former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, as well as Ahmed Aliyu Wadada and Emmanuel David Ombugadu. The publication is in accordance with Section 29(3) of the Electoral Act, 2026, which requires the commission to…

INEC Dismisses Reports Of Revised 2027 Campaign Timetable The Independent National Electoral Commission has dismissed reports circulating on social media claiming it had revised the campaign timetable for the 2027 general elections. A graphic circulating online had claimed that the commission released the official campaign timetable for the 2027 general election in line with the Electoral Act. The graphic claimed that campaigns for the presidential and National Assembly elections would end on January 15, 2027, instead of January 14 as contained in the commission’s official timetable. It also claimed that campaigns for the governorship and state House of Assembly elections…