Category: Politics

Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. Photo/FACEBOOK/SPEAKERGBAJA • CSOs urge lawmakers to appraise bill, expunge errors, gaps • Gbajabiamila commissions roads, stadiums in Surulere Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has assured Nigerians that the National Assembly will determine if reasons given by President Muhammadu Buhari for withholding assent to the Electoral Act […]

The main opposition Party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, of scuttling the Electoral Act Amendment, 2021, for fear of losing the General Election in 2023. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the PDP said some aspects of the Amendment Act will not allow […]

Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s rejection of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2021, former Senate President Bukola Saraki has urged the National Assembly to act fast in Nigerians’ interest by ensuring that the whole piece of legislation is not thrown out on account of one or two clauses. In a statement, yesterday, by his media aide, […]

The Director-General, Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, has urged Nigerians to view President Muhammadu Buhari’s endorsement of electronic transmission of results, better known as Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) as  a Christmas gift. He said this in his Christmas message on Thursday in Abuja. His words: “A lot of those disappointed over Mr […]

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the November 6 Anambra State governorship election, Senator Andy Uba, has formally appealed the judgment of a Federal High Court disqualifying him as the candidate of the APC. Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja had on Monday, nullified the Uba’s candidacy on the […]

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike; and the new national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, on Wednesday boasted of the party’s capacity to win 2023 presidency. Wike said concerned stakeholders fought for the change of the immediate past national chairman of the party, Uche Secondus, because they wanted to reposition the party […]

• Buhari rejected bill in order to rig 2023 poll, APC plans to manipulate results – PDP The Senate on Wednesday failed to override the veto of President Muhammadu Buhari on the Electoral Act Amendment bill. The President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, after an executive session, said the lawmakers had decided to take […]

Say they’ll act on Buhari’s letter in January, to consult Reps, constituents on next line of action PDP Reps caucus asks Buhari to resign, says Nigeria seized by hostage takers, bandits, terrorists APC scuttled electoral act amendment for fear of 2023 –PDP We can have a new bill in one month — Saraki CSOs accuse […]

Forced into closed-door session twice to resolve issues today before passing 2022 budget Gbaja shuts down motions to allow Reps debate President’s letter, says Bill must survive Fintiri berates Buhari, over non-signing of Electoral Bill Ortom lauds Buhari says his decision best for country Inclusion of direct primaries in bill deliberate to cause disaffection – […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will continue to deepen the use of technology in the conduct of elections, especially the electronic transmission of polls results and the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS). INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who said this yesterday in Abuja, explained that the uploading of Polling Unit results […]