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The Senate has amended Clause 28 (1) of the Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Enactment) Bill 2026 which gives flexibility to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to tinker with poll timetable. There have been complaints about the Ramadan fasting clashing with the 2027 general elections. Many persons, including former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, had asked INEC to look into the …

Ash Wednesday which marks the official beginning of Lent, a 40-day liturgical season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving leading up to Easter. In 2026, Ash Wednesday falls on February 18. Key Meaning and Significance Repentance and Mortality: The day serves as a solemn reminder of human mortality and the need for reconciliation with God. The Symbolism of Ashes: Worshipers receive …

Earlier, there was a rowdy session in the House of Representatives as Hon. Francis Ejiroghene Waive (APC – Ughelli North/Ughelli South/Udu Federal Constituency) had moved a motion for the rescission of the earlier passed Electoral Amendment Bill 2026. Recall that the House of Representatives earlier passed the Bill on 23rd December 2025, backing Article 60(3): mandatory real-time transmission of results …

Proceedings in the Senate have been momentarily stalled as lawmakers commenced clause-by-clause consideration of the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2026, after a motion to rescind the earlier amendment. The motion to rescind the bill was formally seconded on Tuesday. This paved the way for the red chamber of the National Assembly to dissolve into the Committee of …

Protesters on Tuesday returned to the National Assembly Complex for the second consecutive day, intensifying calls for real-time transmission of election results from polling units to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s IREV portal. Protesters were heard chanting, “We no go gree, we no go gree, Akpabio, pass the bill,” as demonstrators gathered at the entrance of the National Assembly Complex …

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the longtime civil rights activist, Baptist minister and two-time presidential candidate, died Tuesday, his family said. He was 84. “Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in a statement. “We shared him with the world, …

Goods worth hundreds of millions of naira have been destroyed following protests against northerners in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, over the killing of a resident in Igwuruta, Ikwerre Local Government Area, allegedly by a commercial motorcyclist. It was gathered that Nchelem Samuel Festus, an indigene of Igwuruta, allegedly stole a motorcycle from a shop owned by northerners. During efforts …

Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra State and ADC chieftain, has said that US President Donald Trump called Nigeria a “disgraced country” because a certificate forger was allowed to become president. Speaking at his official declaration for the ADC presidential ticket in Akwa Ibom on Saturday, Obi took a jab at President Bola Tinubu, referring to controversies surrounding his academic …

Former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai faces two years in jail for alleged cybercrime if found guilty of the offences he was charged with. Yesterday, the Directorate of State Service (DSS) filed a three-count charge bordering on intrusion into privacy. Also, he was detained last night after being grilled for hours by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over …

Former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai faces two years in jail for alleged cybercrime if found guilty of the offences he was charged with. Yesterday, the Directorate of State Service (DSS) filed a three-count charge bordering on intrusion into privacy. Also, he was detained last night after being grilled for hours by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over …