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The National Assembly today passed the Electoral Amendment (Repeal) Act 2026 and one of its contentious issues has been Clause 60(3). Whilst protests and pressure from Civil Society Organisations and the opposition pursued a mandatory real-time electronic transmission of results, the ruling party stood its ground for a manual transmission as the primary collation process when the network fails; as …

The Cross River State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has listed a retired general who is deceased and a sitting Supreme Court judge as key stakeholders in a party meeting scheduled for Monday, February 16, 2026. The party had issued a press release on Saturday, February 14, inviting critical stakeholders across the state’s 18 local government areas to …

A Delta State High Court sitting in Orerokpe has granted an interim injunction restraining the Nigeria Police Force from implementing or enforcing its tinted glass permit policy, which was slated to begin on January 2, 2026. The ruling was delivered on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, by Justice Joe Egwu following a suit filed by Mr. Israel Joe against the Inspector …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has issued certificates of expulsion to 11 former members of the party, who were expelled recently. The new national chairman of the party, Tanimu Turaki, SAN, disclosed this on Tuesday while speaking with journalists on developments within the party. He said the certificates of expulsion have been sent to the affected persons through courier service. …

The past 10 days in Nigeria have witnessed unprecedented negative news, a level of chaos, insecurity, and institutional decay that should trouble the conscience of all the leaders. Our country is now going through troubling times, not by fate, but by our collective leadership failures that allow insecurity, lawlessness, and institutional decay to thrive. Each day confronts us with a …

There was tension in Abuja, on Tuesday, when soldiers blocked Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), from gaining access to a land in Gaduwa. Wike had led officials of the Federal Capital Territory Development Administration (FCDA) to the place when some soldiers stopped them from entering. Furious, the minister shouted on top of his voice but the …

As speculations continue to mount over whether former President Goodluck Jonathan will contest the coming Presidential election, the former president on Thursday night visited the National Chairman of the coalition African Democratic Congress, ADC. The meeting is coming hours after the ADC held its First National Caucus meeting in Abuja, and adopted the new party as the coalition platform. Some …

COURT ADJOURNS NNAMDI KANU’S CASE TO OCTOBER 10 FOR RULING ON NON-CASE SUBMISSION The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the trial of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to October 10, 2025, for ruling on the no-case submission filed by his legal team. The adjournment, announced during Friday’s proceedings, was necessitated by the …

GAC, APC NOT CONSULTED BEFORE OBASA’S REMOVAL — CHAIRMAN The Chairman of Governance Advisory Council in Lagos State, Tajudeen Olusi, says the council was not consulted before Mr Mudashiru Obasa was impeached as the Speaker of the state House of Assembly. Olusi, speaking with newsmen in an interview at his residence in Lagos, on Friday, said that lawmakers neither consulted …

“A BLACK SHEEP CAUSING PDP CRISIS, WORKING FOR APC” – BAUCHI GOVERNOR REVEALS Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, has disclosed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is grappling with internal turmoil allegedly caused by a “black sheep” within its leadership ranks, secretly working in favour of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking during an interview with BBC Hausa …