Morning recap: INEC fixes mock poll date, police probe Obi town hall attack, other top stories

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Read a recap of top Nigerian stories, including INEC’s mock poll date for the 2027 election and the police probe into an attack on Peter Obi’s supporters. Read More:…

As the January 16, 2027 presidential poll approaches, Nigeria’s electoral umpire, INEC, has fixed November 28, 2026, for a nationwide mock accreditation and voting exercise ahead of the general elections.

Following an attack on supporters of the Nigeria Democratic Congress at a town hall meeting organised for the party’s 2027 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in Lagos State, the state police command has launched in investigation.

These, and more, are some of the top stories making the rounds this morning.

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.

The Lagos State Police Command says it has launched an investigation into an attack on supporters of the Nigeria Democratic Congress at a town hall meeting organised for the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in Oregun, Lagos.

This is just as the House of Representatives sets up an ad hoc committee to investigate reported cases of political violence, attacks on political gatherings and disruption of political activities across the country ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has condemned the targeting of Nigerians and other black Africans in South Africa, describing the hostility as a contradiction of the liberation struggles that united African countries against colonialism and racial oppression, which its former President, Nelson Mandela, stood for.

Tuggar spoke on Thursday at the 2026 end-of-year event of The Bridge Club, held at the Continental Hotel in Lagos, where he was chairman of the occasion.

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