Former minister of transportation Rotimi Amaechi on Monday joined protesters at the National Assembly to oppose the Senate’s rejection of real-time electronic transmission of election results. At the protest, Amaechi accused President Bola Tinubu and Senate President Godswill Akpabio of showing little concern for the lives and safety of Nigerians during elections. He spoke to…
Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, says the AfriNasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, says the African Democratic Congress (ADC) will not zone its presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 general election. El-Rufai disclosed this on Monday during an interview with Trust TV, where he outlined the party’s strategy, mobilisation drive, and internal reforms. ADC…
Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, is leading a protest against the Nigerian Senate in Abuja over the proposed amendment to the Electoral Act. In a video shared on X by African Independent Television (AIT) on Monday, the former Anambra governor addressed journalists and demanded that the Senate explicitly provide for real-time…
Nigeria’s democracy is quietly being converted into a family business. While the child of the common man is still struggling to survive a broken education system, mass unemployment and rising insecurity, the children of politicians are already being positioned to inherit power. What we are witnessing is not leadership renewal but the steady rise of…
David Mark, former Senate president and national chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has warned Godswill Akpabio, Senate president, to stop speaking for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the electronic transmission of election results. Mark issued the warning on Saturday in Abuja at the launch of The Burden of Legislators in Nigeria,…
A civic advocacy group, iOccupy Nigeria, has questioned the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over its apparent approval of a radio station established for the 2027 re-election campaign of President Bola Tinubu. The group raised concerns following the unveiling of Majority FM 89.5, a new radio station commissioned by Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has urged the National Assembly to amend the Electoral Act to make electronic transmission of election results compulsory. The call followed the adoption of a report by the NBA president, Max Afam Osigwe, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), at the association’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on February 5,…
Joash Amupitan, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the electronic transmission of election results has not been rejected. The INEC boss’s clarification comes amid growing public concern over the proposed amendment to the Electoral Act. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, had announced that the passed electoral act amendment bill has retained the electronic…
John Odigie-Oyegun, former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says Nigerians have moved from hunger to starvation under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Oyegun spoke on Friday during an interview on Prime Time, a political programme aired on Arise Television. He blamed the worsening economic and security conditions on poor leadership choices…
Ireti Kingibe, senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says the Senate did not reject key electoral reforms, including the electronic transmission of election results. In a statement posted on X on Friday, Kingibe dismissed claims that the Senate reverted to the 2022 Electoral Act, describing them as inaccurate. She said about 85 percent of…
