Category: Politics

The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has warned that the worsening attacks on the commissions facilities nationwide are endangering the nation’s electoral process. He gave the warning yesterday in Abuja at an emergency meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC). He said: “Let me commence by welcoming you all to […]

INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission will this week meet heads of security agencies as part of moves to end attacks on its offices in some parts of the country. It was gathered on Monday that the meeting with security chiefs would be held after the commission’s meeting with its resident […]

The Peoples Democratic Party has approved the nomination of its members to serve on the screening appeal panel for the 2021 Anambra gubernatorial primaries. The National Working Party of the party made this approval in a Wednesday statement titled, ‘2021 Anambra State gubernatorial primary’. According to the statement signed by the PDP National Organising Secretary, […]

There are indications the powers of the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) may be drastically whittled down in the new constitution proposed by the Constitution Review Committee (CRC) of the party. The draft copy of the constitution, which is subject to ratification of the National Convention slated for next month, also […]

Senate Warns Against Rushing Bill Into Law Reforms A Must For Transparent, Fair Polls – PDP INEC Hopeful Of New Act By June ‘Delay Shows Insincerity Of Political Leadership’ With the 2023 general elections less than two years away, the much-awaited Electoral Reform Act is yet to be passed into law. And President Muhammadu Buhari […]

Twenty-two years after Nigeria’s return to presidential democracy, politicians have continued to play tricks with the country’s Electoral Act. Even with several attempts to retool the crucial implement for credible polls, only in 2010, 11 years into the nascent democracy could a review, albeit imperfect alteration, sail through. Overtime, Nigerians saw how elections came and […]

The next national chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) is most likely to be a former state governor. It has become a convention that such stature of persons occupy the office and it would most likely not change during the forthcoming national convention of the party. Shortly after the merger of legacy fringe opposition political […]

The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State on Wednesday deepened with the Ebierien Fala Itubor-led faction opening a new secretariat in the state capital. The faction accused Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, of allegedly failing in his leadership role. The parallel secretariat is located at the Dimrose […]