Legal practitioner, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has questioned the judiciary over its role in the nullification of section 84(12) of the Electoral Act. Adegboruwa made this assertion on...
Last week, the Senate, in what appears to be a big national surprise, rejected President Muhammadu Buhari’s bill for the amendment of the newly signed Electoral...
A court on Friday ordered the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami to delete the contentious Section 84 from the amended...
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has charged political appointees and other public servants aiming for elective positions to tender their resignation before March 31, 2022....
The Senate on Wednesday rejected a request from President Muhammadu Buhari to amend Section 84 of the Electoral Act, which makes it mandatory for political appointees...
The Senate has reiterated the importance of separation of powers amongst the three tiers of government regarding the amendment of the Electoral Act. This was contained...
President Muhammadu Buhari last week signed the Electoral Act with a demand to the National Assembly to amend the contentious Section 84 (12) of the document....
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday wrote to the Senate seeking the lawmakers to take another look at Section 84 of the Electoral Act which he recently...
President Muhammadu Buhari, on February 26, finally, signed the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill into law. We picked two other stories from the Villa for your reading...
Former senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, has spoken on President Muhammadu Buhari’s signing of the Electoral Act Amended Bill into law. President Buhari on Friday...
Former President of the State, Bukola Saraki, has said the signed Electoral Act Amendment Bill will prevent electoral robbery and bring about sanity during elections. He...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law after keeping Nigerians guessing for so long as to his intentions. President Muhammadu...
The Presidency on Monday warned Nigerians clamouring for signing of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill by President Muhammadu Buhari against politicising the matter. The National Assembly...
As President Muhammadu Buhari tarries with the assent of the passed Electoral Act Amendment bill, no fewer than 26 civil society organisations have threatened to embark...
Popular activist, Aisha Yesufu has proffered reasons behind the reluctance of President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. Yesufu made this assertion...
The National Assembly on Tuesday passed the Electoral Amendment Bill following reconsideration by the lawmakers due to the opposing stance of President Muhammadu Buhari. The passage...
A lawmaker representing Esan North East/Esan South East constituency, Edo State, at the House of Representatives, Sergius Ogun has revealed the reason behind the delay in...
After much pondering and consulting, it is evident that the President of Nigeria has let go of his assent to the New Electoral Bill sent to...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday received in audience Senate President Ahmed Lawan and Speaker of the House of Assembly, Femi Gbajabiamila at the State House. The...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Thursday, criticised the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari not to assent to the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2021, calling it...
A civic group, the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has called on the National Assembly to use their veto power to sign the Electoral Bill...
At resumption of plenary on Wednesday Senators went into a closed-door session to deliberate on the letter of President Muhammadu Buhari withholding assent to the 2021...
Senators on Tuesday rallied their colleagues in the red chamber to gather enough signatures to override President Muhammadu Buhari in his decision refusing to sign the...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila on Tuesday disclosed a possible overrule of the opposition of President Muhammadu Buhari to the enactment of...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has categorically stated that President Muhammadu Buhari will not sign the electoral act amendment bill into law. Ripples Nigeria had...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the 2021 Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law. This was contained in a statement...
The National Assembly on Friday forwarded the Electoral Act Amendment Bill to President Muhammadu Buhari for his assent. The Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters...
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has expressed fears over the refusal of President Muhammadu Buhari to append his signature to the Electoral...
The Senate and the House of the Representatives Joint Committee on Electoral Matters on Tuesday, adopted the fourth version of the 2018/2019 Electoral Amendment Act. The...
