The clamour for resource control and state police by the Southern Governors’ Forum seems to have suffered a setback going by the details of the 68 amendments proposed by the Joint Senate and House of Representatives’ Special Ad Hoc Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution. Also, the gains brought by the Federal High […]
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LR National commissioners INEC, Abubakar Alkali, Prof. Mbu Agbamuche, Chairman INEC,,Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, another National Commissioners Prof. Rhoda Gumus,and Mallam Haruna Mohammed, during INEC press conference on the new Election timetable and schedule of activities of the 2023 General election in Abuja…on Saturday – Commission warns parties over primaries, nomination of candidates – Parties must […]
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INEC officials during the press briefing in Abuja, the FCT on Saturday, February 26, 2022 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Saturday, announced new dates for the 2023 elections. This was announced by the National Chairman of the commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu at a news conference in Abuja, the Federal capital. According to him, […]
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Govt restricts vehicular movement A total of 365,088 eligible voters are expected to troop out to vote in today’s by-election in Akure North/Akure South Federal constituency seat. The ruling All Progressives’ Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) are major contenders for the seat even though seven political parties fielded candidates for the election. […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated Nigerians, particularly Civil Society Organisations, on President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The party in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, also saluted the courage of the PDP and other opposition members in the National Assembly for standing their […]
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•We’ll consider review when formal communication is received –Lawan After heightened anxieties over the fate of the reworked Electoral Act Amendment Bill as the 2023 elections approach, President Muhammadu Buhari eventually signed the bill into law on Friday. The President’s assent came 25 days after receiving the reworked bill from the National Assembly. The Vice-President, […]
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Ex-Lagos State governor, Senator Bola Tinubu, on Friday said his ambition to succeed the incumbent President Mohammadu Buhari in 2023, was seeking a job that requires brain and focus and not one that requires strength. He spoke at the palace of Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, when he visited the monarch, as he continues […]
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Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Thursday in Abuja said he was not nursing any ambition in 2023 but would support any candidate who emerged from the zoning arrangement, be it from the South. El-Rufai said this during the weekly ministerial press briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The […]
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A coalition of 25 civil rights organisations on Friday congratulated Nigerians on the signing of the Electoral Amendment Bill by President Muhammadu Buhari describing it as “the will of Nigerian people.” According to them, the signing has marked a huge milestone in the nation’s quest to consolidate democracy. The members of the coalition which pushed […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2022 into law. He signed the Bill at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Friday. The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo; President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, were present to witness the […]
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