Politics

The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has urged political parties to intensify mobilisation of eligible voters across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), ahead of the Feb. 21 Area Councils election. He said this on Thursday in Abuja during the commission’s regular quarterly consultative meeting with leaders of political parties ahead of the election. Amupitan advised party …

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this year’s elections, rejecting a last-ditch plea from state Republicans and the Trump administration. No justices dissented from the brief order denying the appeal without explanation, which is common on the court’s emergency docket. The justices had previously allowed Texas’ …

  The Electoral Act was amended after the lawmakers engaged in over five hours of debate and clause-by-clause consideration. The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to amend Nigeria’s Electoral Act, strengthening the country’s electoral system and aligning it with current realities. The amendment bill was approved after lawmakers engaged in over five hours of debate and clause-by-clause consideration. The …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has assured residents that political activities ahead of the 2027 general elections will not affect his performance as FCT Minister. Wike gave the assurance while inspecting ongoing projects across parts of Abuja. He said politics and governance were distinct, stressing that his primary responsibility remained service delivery. “Politics will not affect my …

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged the National Assembly to expedite action on the ongoing amendment of the Electoral Act. Chairman of INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, made the call in his remarks at the regular quarterly consultative meeting of the commission with the civil society organisations (CSOs) on Wednesday in Abuja Amupitan called for the CSOs’ support in urging …

The Peoples Democratic Party Caretaker Committee, backed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has pledged to deliver ”an all-inclusive convention that every member of the party will be happy with.” The National Chairman, Abdulrahman Mohammed, made this known after the faction’s NCC meeting held on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that the caretaker committee was working …

The management and staff of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the People’s Democratic Institute (PDI) have reaffirmed their allegiance to the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC). In a joint statement on Tuesday in Abuja, 76 listed staff declared that they would not recognise any leadership alternative to the NWC elected during the party’s national convention held in Ibadan …

A former two-term PDP National Ex-Officio, Mr David Vaughan (DAKOVA), says party’s founding fathers and the Board of Trustees (BoT) must urgently intervene in the lingering leadership crisis threatening its survival ahead of 2027. Vaughan, who was also a PDP governorship aspirant in Lagos State in 2023, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied allegations by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that it pressured civil servants to participate in its ongoing electronic registration exercise. In a statement on Monday in Abuja, APC National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, described the allegation as false, baseless and deliberately misleading. Morka said the claim sought to undermine what he called …

Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) remains a formidable political force in the country and not a charity organisation. Wike made the remarks at the 105th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party in Abuja on Monday night. While warning members against viewing PDP as a charity organisation, he urged them to …