Appeal Court keeps Sylva waiting 2 weeks to Bayelsa guber poll
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Friday, reserved judgment in the appeals filed by Mr Timipre Sylva, the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s candidate in the Nov. 11 governorship election in…
INEC records 1,000 pre-election litigations in the build-up to 2023 poll
Oct. 18, 2023 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it was faced with more than 1,000 pre-election litigations in the build-up to the 2023 general election. INEC Director, Legal…
IReV not election results collation system – INEC clarifies
Oct. 17, 2023 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its results viewing portal is to enhance election transparency and not a result collation or transmission system. The INEC Director…
Appeal Court sacks Sen. Elisha Abbo
Oct. 16, 2023 An Appeal Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, sacked Sen. Elisha Abbo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker representing Adamawa North Senatorial District. A three-member panel presided…
PDP to INEC Chairman: Honour your words to upload Imo, Kogi, Bayelsa results on IRev
Oct. 16, 2023 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu to honour his words of uploading of election results…
Douye Diri: A Different Kind of Governor, by Ken Ugbechie
Genuine democrats are not noisy; never showy. They are tolerant, they respect societal pluralism. When they are in power, they still allow the opposition a space in the ecosystem. Douye…
INEC clears the air on alleged withdrawal from Kano governorship election appeal
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has no intention of withdrawing the appeal process in the ongoing Kano State governorship election case. The INEC National Commissioner and Chairman,…
Musings on Atiku’s ‘Aluta’, by Tunde OlusunleÂ
Permit me to commence by recommending the publication titled: *Atiku: The Story of Atiku Abubakar* to those with peripheral understanding of Nigeria’s charismatic former Vice President who was deputy…
Certificate Controversy: The Supreme Court Rarely Admits Fresh Evidence – Ubani
October 5, 2023 A former Chairman, Section of Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL), Nigerian Bar Association, Monday Ubani, says it will be difficult for the Supreme Court to admit…
NNPP BoT expels Kwankwaso, dissolves NWC
Sept. 29, 2023 The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has officially confirmed the expulsion of the party’s Presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections,…