Politics

A rights activist, Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, has described Senate’s rejection of mandatory electronic transmission of election results as a step backward for Nigeria’s democracy. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos, Okei-Odumakin expressed concern about the Senate’s decision. Okei-Odumakin, the President of the Centre for Change, said that the decision was troubling. She …

The Senate will reconvene for an emergency plenary sitting on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 12:00 in spite of having earlier adjourned sittings until February 24. The development was formally conveyed in an official notice dated Feb. 8, 2026, signed by the Clerk of the Senate, Emmanuel Odo, on the directive of the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. The notice …

The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has expressed strong support for the real-time electronic transmission of election results ahead of the 2027 General Elections. The NSE President,Ali Rabiu, made this known while reacting to Senate’s rejection of the proposal of real-time electronic transmission of election results from polling units to INEC’s IReV portal mandatory. According to Rabiu, electronic transmission of …

Leaders of the National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), backed by former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, on Thursday attended the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) quarterly consultative meeting with political parties. Present at the meeting were the Chairman of the Caretaker Committee, Abdulrahman Mohammed, and the Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu. Although INEC has yet to make …

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 …