The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has underscored the critical need for the continuous reform of Nigeria’s electoral laws, emphasizing...
A bill seeking to amend the Electoral Act, 2022, scaled the second reading in the Senate on Thursday. The bill seeks to address existing gaps, reduce...
A Bill to amend the Electoral Act passed a Second Reading at the House of Representatives, on Wednesday. The Bill titled “A Bill for an Act...
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 18, 2023 governorship election in Lagos State, Dr. Olajide Adediran, popularly called Jandor, has claimed...
Two members of the Ogun State House of Assembly have dragged some aides of Governor Dapo Abiodun to court for allegedly not complying with the electoral...
President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, has reiterated the commitment of the 9th Senate to correct the weaknesses contained in the Electoral Act 2022. Lawan, who...
The National Assembly will work to alter the election statute to provide protection against the law’s flaws, according to Senate President Ahmad Lawan. Lawan made this...
The former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife were arrested in the United Kingdom for alleged organ harvesting last week. This and four other...
The Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss President Muhammadu Buhari’s lawsuit seeking to overturn Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2022 has been applauded by...
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives on Tuesday schooled a house member on the process to follow if he wants to move to override President...
Rep. Ben Igbakpa (PDP-Delta) has moved a constitutional point of order, urging the House to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto over the delay on 2022 Electoral...
Last week, the Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, stated that his support for the presidential ambition of the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, was...
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgment in a suit seeking interpretation of the controversial Section 84(12) of Electoral Act 2022. The Supreme Court on Thursday,...
The Supreme Court on Thursday joined Rivers State in the suit filed by President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) against Section 84(12)...
President Muhammadu Buhari, and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, have petitioned the Supreme Court for an interpretation of Section...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, amended Section 84(8) of the Amended Electoral Act of 2022 allowing statutory delegates to attend and vote at political party...
Ken Nnamani, a former Senate President and presidential aspirant under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has bemoaned the high number of ‘reluctant leaders’ at the...
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Wednesday nullified the controversial Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act. The contentious section requires public office holders with designs on...
The Senate on Tuesday revised the Electoral Act 2022 to allow ‘statutory delegates,’ or elected officials, to attend and vote in political party conventions, congresses, and...
The Deputy President of the Senate. Ovie Omo-Agege, has recanted himself on a recent statement credited to him that he wrote the controversial Section 84 (12)...
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs and presidential hopeful, Godswill Akpabio, has asserted that the portion of the Electoral Act as amended that requires presidential candidates to...
Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege, has been caught in a video where he boasted that he actually wrote the contentious Electoral Act of 2022 because of...
The Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq, on Thursday charged political appointees in the state on compliance with the Electoral Act. Abdulrasaq made the call at a...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri, Imo State, on Monday restrained the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister, Abubakar Malami, from executing the lower court’s...
The National Assembly has decided to appeal the judgment of a Federal High Court in Umuahia, Abia State, which mandated the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General...
Six candidates vying for the chairmanship position of the All Progressives Congress (APC) withdrew from the race last week paving the way for former Nasarawa State...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has stopped political appointees from voting at its national convention slated for Saturday. The party disclosed this in a statement issued...
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, said on Wednesday his office has initiated the process for deleting the contentious Section 84...
The contentious Section 84 has continued to divide opinions amongst political observers as the Senate on Tuesday passed a motion to appeal the judgement of the...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to appeal the court judgement which ordered the federal government to delete Section 84 from the Electoral Act. The...
The need for the Senate to debate the ruling of the Federal High Court ordering the Attorney-General of the Federation to remove Section 84(12) from the...
The contentious Section 84 of the Electoral Act has been the subject of discussions ahead of the election season. Ahead of its March 26 National Convention,...
The Arewa Consultative Youth Movement (ACYM) on Saturday expressed happiness at the court’s ruling which nullified Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act, 2022. Justice Evelyn...
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, said on Friday the Federal Government would act on the judgment which ordered the removal...
The former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Sheu Sani, said on Wednesday he was not surprised the Senate rejected President Buhari’s request for amendment of...
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) on Sunday described the recent signing of the Electoral Act as President Muhammadu Buhari’s best legacy to Nigeria. The President signed...
Nyesom Wike, the Governor of Rivers State has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari for what he said is a dishonest stance on the contentious section within the...
There was a general sigh of relief from Nigerians and political watchers after President Muhammadu Buhari finally signed into law the Electoral Act Amendment Bill on...
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) on Friday urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct credible elections in the country next year. The...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Friday urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to roll out its guidelines for 2023 general elections following the signing...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday described the signing of the Electoral Act by President Muhammadu Buhari as a big win for the country’s democracy....
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will make public its position on the 2022 Electoral Amendment Bill on Saturday. President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Electoral Act...
Lawmakers under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have stated that President Muhammadu Buhari has no excuse not to sign the Electoral Amendment Bill...
The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, has charged the Federal Government and the National Assembly to ensure the amendment of the Electoral Act...
Nigerians woke up December 21 to the most dominant story of President Muhammadu Buhari refusing to assent to the 2021 Electoral Act Amendment bill. The refusal...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday held a closed-door meeting with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Speaker,...
The Chairman of Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume last week charged President Muhammadu Buhari to up the ante against corruption in the country. The...
The National Assembly was plunged into a rowdy session on Thursday as plenary turned riotous over deliberations on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The bill seeks...
The House of Representatives has adjourned debate on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill following after the parliament descended into a rowdy session on Thursday. The problem...
The House of Representatives is set to pass the amendments to the Electoral Act, 2010 today (Thursday). Ripples Nigeria had reported that the Committee on Electoral...
