•US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump yesterday ordered tighter controls on federal elections, including requiring proof of citizenship when registering to vote, as the Republican continues to attack a system he insists remains tilted against him. Experts swiftly denounced his executive order as an abuse of presidential power th...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that elections will be conducted across the six Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The election, according to a statement on INEC officla X.com page on Wednesday, will commence at 8:30 AM and take place at all designated polling...
•Peter Ameh Former chairman of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Peter Ameh, in this interview, spoke on why opposition parties are advocating that all elections should hold on the same day. He also spoke on their proposals for electoral reform and explained why the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should be unbundled before...
Twelve political parties will contest for the chairmanship and councillor offices in the elections set to be held across all 18 local government areas of Ondo State today. Before the scheduled poll, the last council election in the state was conducted on August 23, 2020, with the tenure of the elected council officials elapsing on […]
•APC national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has dismissed the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)’s ambitions of winning elections in Anambra State, asserting that the APC lacks the political structure needed to succeed in the state. APGA National Chairman, Barr. Sly Ezeokenwa, made this statement in...
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has congratulated Nigerians who have won elections in foreign countries. Four Nigerians, a United States-born Nigerian, Dr Oye Owolewa (District of Columbia), Chiaka Barry, (Ginninderra District, Australia), Segun Adeyina, (Georgia, USA) and Yemi Mobolade, (Colorado Springs, USA) won elections into...
•Donald Trump and Harris Kamala Some early voting has commenced in all seven swing states in the 2024 Presidential election in the United States. By Monday, 17 million Americans had already cast a vote and there are initial indications that Republicans are showing up to the polls or returning absentee ballots with more gusto than […]
•Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo Ghana’s parliament adjourned indefinitely yesterday following a legal dispute over the speaker’s decision to declare four parliamentary seats vacant. The decision, announced by speaker Alban Bagbin, effectively halts all legislative activity less than two months before the country’s general elections and could ...
•House of Representatives A bill seeking to amend the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to allow for independent candidacy has been re-introduced at the House of Representatives. The bill which is sponsored by the Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Rep Akin Rotimi (Ekiti, APC), was passed for first reading yesterday, r...
•Prof. Mahmood Yakubu (right) The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu alongside members of the commission on Thursday held an extraordinary meeting with political parties leaders at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The meeting focused on the Commission’s preparations for the upcoming Edo and ...
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