Politics

The National Leader of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has expressed doubt over the ability of the police to arrest gunmen who attacked the party Secretariat and his residence in Benin on Tuesday. Odigie-Oyegun, also a former Edo governor, stated this on Friday, when fielding questions after the party’s South South Zonal Leadership Committee meeting in Benin. …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has released a revised timetable and schedule of activities for Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, shifting key poll dates earlier following the repeal of the Electoral Act 2022 and the enactment of the Electoral Act 2026. INEC previously scheduled the Presidential and National Assembly elections for Saturday, February 20, 2027, and the Governorship and State Houses …

The Senate on Thursday called on President Bola Tinubu to sack the Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Hussaini Magaji, for repeatedly refusing to appear before the Senate Committee on Finance. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the lawmakers made the call during the ministry of finance budget defence and interactive session with the economic team in …

The Edo Chapter of the Obidient Movement has frowned at the reported violent attack on the Labour Party Presidential Candidate in 2023, Mr Peter Obi, at a political gathering in Benin on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that other chieftains of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), including a former Edo Governor, Chief John Oyegun-Odigie, were also allegedly …

The Senate on Thursday rejected the envelope budgeting system and called for a return to performance and priority-based fiscal framework that would enhance realistic implementation. The senators stated this during the budget defence session of the Finance Ministry and an interactive meeting with the Economic Team in Abuja. In his opening remarks, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Sen. …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has introduced critical technological safeguards to the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) to eliminate electoral result manipulation. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja during a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) and the inauguration of Dr Chukwu Joseph as the REC for Abia. Amupitan stated …

Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has ordered that the staff members responsible for logistic delays during the Feb. 21 FCT Area Council elections be queried. Amupitan disclosed this while speaking at a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) on Wednesday in Abuja. He said though INEC achieved 100 per cent opening of pool by 10 …

Edo State Governor, Sen Monday Okpebholo has condemned last Tuesday attack on members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), blaming the incident on “an internal party crisis that was taken too far.” Okpebholo who stated this In his statement released on Tuesday by his Chief Press Secretary Dr. Patrick Ebojele, expressed sympathy with the affected members of the ADC, noting …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has explained why it is yet to charge the former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, to court after he was interrogated for three days. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that El-Rufai was held in EFCC’s custody for two nights, from Feb. 16 to Feb. 18, over corruption allegations levelled …

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that no voter was migrated into a new or different polling unit in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) before the Saturday area council elections. Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Adedayo Oketola, stated this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Oketola said that while the election was conducted successfully, the commission observed …