1. The Independent National Electoral Commission has fixed November 28, 2026, for a nationwide mock accreditation and voting exercise ahead of the 2027 general elections to test upgrades to its Bimodal Voter Accreditation System and electronic results transmission.
This comes as the commission said it has commenced the distribution of non-sensitive materials to some states ahead of the 2027 general elections.
2. The National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, Bolaji Abdullahi, says the party has spent more time dealing with court cases than campaigning or building its structures since its emergence as a coalition opposition platform in 2025.
Abdullahi said this during an interview on Arise Television on Thursday.
“The party since the start has been burdened by this avalanche of court cases, to the extent that I like to say that we spent more time in courts than we spent on the campaign ground or trying to build our party structure,” he said.
3. Nigeria’s recent electricity crisis may persist unless the Federal Government addresses mounting debts in the power sector, inadequate investment in gas production and weak infrastructure, industry stakeholders have warned. They said the failure to establish a sustainable payment mechanism for gas suppliers was undermining electricity generation, while inadequate transmission infrastructure and poor commercial arrangements had continued to frustrate efforts to improve supply.
4. The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, has declared a three-day mourning period following the death of four students in an off-campus party in Nsukka. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Simon Ortuanya, disclosed this while addressing journalists in Nsukka on Thursday, explaining that 10 students attended the party held on November 11, 2026, to celebrate a friend who had completed his final-year examinations.
5. The Nigeria Democratic Congress and the All Progressives Congress have traded accusations over the attack on NDC supporters by suspected political thugs during a town hall meeting in Ikeja, Lagos State. While the NDC accused the ruling party of promoting political violence and attempting to undermine democracy, the APC denied the allegation and urged the opposition party to address its internal problems.
6. The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria says it has uncovered 250 fake teaching certificates during a recruitment exercise, prompting the rollout of Quick Response (QR)-coded certificates and stricter digital verification. The Chief Executive and Registrar of TRCN, Dr Ronke Soyombo, said the move was aimed at flushing out quacks from Nigerian classrooms.
7. Troops of the Joint Task Force, North West, under Operation Fansan Yamma, have killed a suspected terrorist and arrested two others during separate operations in Katsina and Sokoto states. The operations, conducted on November 10 and 11, also led to the recovery of two AK-47 rifles, ammunition, a motorcycle and three mobile phones.
8. The Independent National Electoral Commission says it has commenced the distribution of non-sensitive materials to some states ahead of the 2027 general elections, as it intensifies preparations for the polls. INEC National Commissioner, Prof Rhoda Gumus, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja during a meeting with a delegation from Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, led by the country’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Isaac Parashina.
9. The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has condemned recent attacks on political gatherings in parts of the country, including the disruption of a Nigeria Democratic Congress town hall meeting in Lagos, and called on security agencies to arrest and prosecute those responsible. In a statement issued on Friday, the APC campaign council’s spokesperson, Dele Alake, urged political parties, politicians and their supporters to exercise restraint and avoid actions capable of triggering crises and public disorder as electioneering activities gather momentum.
10. Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said his supporters who are unwilling to join the Rainbow Coalition are free to leave, insisting that his decision to return to his political family is non-negotiable. Fubara stated this on Thursday during the inauguration of the Rivers State All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council Rainbow Coalition in Port Harcourt.
