A total of 257 judges will hear petitions arising from the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, according to a list by the National Judicial Council (NJC). Proceedings at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal and State Election Petition Tribunals are expected…
By Dakuku Peterside Nigerians have divided opinions about the efficacy of democracy in driving its development. There are constant threats to our democracy stemming from procedural and structural deficiencies in the system. At the core of these deficiencies are the…
Cletus Obun, a member of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, said installing a Muslim leadership in the 10th National Assembly would confirm the Islamization agenda of the ruling party. He stated that the party must be sensitive to…
Top officials of the National Assembly branch of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria were interrogated by operatives of the Force Criminal Investigation Department on Wednesday over allegations of financial misappropriation involving about N500m. Newsmen reports that three top officials…
Ahead of the March 18 Gubernatorial and State Assembly election, the new Labour Party, LP, chairman in Rivers State, Hilda Dokubo, has warned that women in the State will resist any attempt to repeat what transpired during the Presidential and…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers has released winners of the National Assembly election conducted on Feb. 25 in Rivers. INEC announced the results in a statement issued to newsmen by the commission’s Public Affairs Officer, Mrs Geraldine…
Reverend Father Matthew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, on Friday, commended presidential candidates of the 18 political parties, who contested the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections, for adhering to the principles of the signed National Peace…
Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have commended the media for prompt reports on the 2023 elections. The residents, who spoke to newsmen on Monday, said they had been able to have a feel of how the process…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Gov. Abubakar Sani-Bello as the winner of Niger South seat at the National Assembly. INEC Returning Officer, Kolo Zacchaeus, announced the result on Monday in Kontangora. Zacchaeus said that Sani-Bello scored 100,197…
Five members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ekiti State running for the Senate and House of Representatives in the forthcoming elections have kicked against their expulsion from the party. DAILY POST reports that the National Working Committee, NWC,…
