Category: Politics

More facts on Sunday emerged about the amendments to the Electoral Act passed by the House of Representatives. The House approved the use of smart card readers for elections by INEC. The electoral umpire may, however, not be able to use any other device in the electoral process. The House placed the restriction in the […]

The minority leader of the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu has advocated for a stiffer sanction against any politician or party involved in electoral fraud. He made the call in a lecture at the 5th Biennial Convention of Class of 84 of St. Pius Grammar School, Onitcha-Ugbo, which held on Saturday in Umunede, […]

Says talks About President From South Without Restructuring Inappropriate, Amount To Shadow-boxing  Issue Of 2023 Presidency Requires Conscience, Truth, Equity – Ohanaeze Ndigbo Concentration Of Presidency In One Zone Might Weaken Democracy – Babatope Elder statesman and former Secretary to the Federal Government, Chief Olu Falae, has maintained that what Nigeria needs most urgently to […]

  On June 5, 2020 when President Muhammadu Buhari called for the dissolution of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and appointed Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala-Buni to head the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), several members considered the move as the best to reposition the ruling party. The controversial […]

Human Rights lawyer Mike Ozekhome has faulted the decision of the National Assembly to vote against electronic transmission of results in the Electoral Amendment Bill. He also faulted the conditionality that constrains the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) to defer to the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC) and National Assembly before it can transmit results in some areas. […]

Oye Kicks, Decries INEC’s Impunity We Acted On Court Orders, Electoral Body Insists Factional national chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Ozo Victor Oye, has decried the various acts of impunity by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the buildup to the Anambra State governorship poll. The APGA chieftain urged President Muhammadu Buhari […]

Passes Electoral Act Amendment Bill Despite Opposition Walk Out Minority Caucus Kicks, Insists It’s A Ploy To Rig 2023 Poll NCC Says Only 50% Of Polling Units Covered By 2G/3G Network Lawmakers, NCC Lack Powers To Dictate To INEC – Lawyers PDP, SERAP Threaten Legal Action Nigeria Has Lost Opportunity To Deepen Democracy, Says Okorie […]

The “Lagos Declaration” by the 17 Southern governors on rotational presidency seems to be unsettling some founding fathers of All Progressives Congress (APC). While some ruling party gladiators say the demand from the southern governors for the presidency to return to south in 2023 is in tandem with the agreement reached at the formation of […]

Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila The report on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill has been laid before the House of Representatives. The bill, which seeks to amend the 2010 Electoral Act was presented to the House on Wednesday by the Chairperson of the Committee on Electoral Matters, Aisha Dukku (APC, Gombe). The joint committees […]