A court in Abuja has ordered Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise a new logo belonging to the National Democratic Congress (NDC), according to Tori.ng. The ruling marks an unexpected turn in a legal dispute over the party's branding and places pressure on the electoral body to update what appears on the NDC's campaign materials. The blurb does not detail the reasons behind the court's decision or INEC's response.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has obtained a court order directing Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to upload and use the party's modified digital logo as contained in its constitution. The development was disclosed by the party's National Leader, Henry Seriake Dickson, a former governor of Bayelsa State, in a statement posted on his social media page. The court order represents a legal victory for the party in its dispute with the electoral body over logo recognition.

Naija News reports that a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to upload and use the modified digital logo of the NDC, directing the electoral body to recognize the new design ahead of the 2027 general elections. The ruling, as described in the report, requires INEC to update its records and apply the revised logo in relevant election materials, though further details of the judgment were not provided in the feed.

The Federal High Court in Lokoja has reversed its previous order to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) regarding the registration of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). This judgment is anticipated to reignite controversies from the 2023 elections involving figures such as Tinubu and Shettima, as the implications of the ruling unfold ahead of the 2027 elections, according to Vanguard.

The ANC has filed court papers challenging the exclusion of unregistered candidates ahead of South Africa's local government elections. According to the party, it was unable to register the candidates because of technical glitches in the Electoral Commission's (IEC) system. The legal action seeks to address the registration failures so the affected candidates can participate in the polls.

The African National Congress has lodged an appeal against South Africa's Independent Electoral Commission over disputed candidate nominations. According to IOL, the ANC argues that candidates whose details were captured in the IEC system before the submission deadline should be regarded as having been properly submitted, even if the nomination process was not fully completed in time. The dispute centres on how the IEC interprets its cut-off rules for candidate registration.