A Professor of Political Science and former electoral commissioner, Okechukwu Ibeanu, has cautioned that Nigeria’s amended electoral legal framework still contains gaps that could undermine the country’s democratic process. Ibeanu ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has confirmed the arrest of 20 individuals over various electoral offences linked to the February 21, 2026, Federal Capital Territory area council elections. In ...
The House of Representatives descended into disorder on Tuesday following sharp disagreements among lawmakers over a motion aimed at rescinding the passage of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, particularly provisions ...
The Senate has commenced the process of reversing and recommitting the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2026, citing concerns related to the scheduling of the 2027 general elections ...
Senator Onyebuchi Nwaebonyi, who represents Ebonyi North in the National Assembly, has stated that the Senate’s recent amendment to the Electoral Act has formally recognised the Independent National Electoral Commission’s ...
Human rights advocate and politician Omoyele Sowore has asserted that the vast majority of Nigeria’s federal legislators and elected office holders would not retain their positions if elections were conducted ...
As criticism continues to mount over the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kenneth Okonkwo, has called on the Senate to eliminate the provision ...
Proceedings in the Senate on Tuesday descended into chaos as lawmakers reconvened to consider and vote on the votes and proceedings of the previous Wednesday. The disorder began when the ...
Former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai didn’t hold back in a recent Trust TV interview. Speaking from abroad while recovering from illness, he called Senate President Godswill Akpabio “a scumbag by ...
The newly confirmed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has vowed to restore public confidence in Nigeria’s electoral system, assuring that under his leadership, ...
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