The Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear an appeal filed by Sen. David Mark, the embattled National Chairman, African Democratic Congress (ADC). Mark is seeking an order staying the execution of the March 12 judgment of the Court of Appeal. The apex court, in a hearing notice with appeal number: SC/CV/180/2026 between Sen. Mark vs…
The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja on Monday, dismissed an appeal filed by the Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, challenging an amendment to a suit aimed at barring him from seeking re-election in 2028. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of justices, held that the appeal lacked merit…
INEC chairman Joash Amupitan By Omeiza Ajayi The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has overhauled the schedule for the next general election, moving the Presidential and National Assembly polls forward to January 16, 2027. The adjustment comes as a direct consequence of the repeal of the Electoral Act 2022 and the subsequent enactment of…
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Juliet Umeh APresident Bola Tinubu has signed into law the Electoral Act Amendment) 2026, saying in Nigeria, electronic transmission of election results is merely supportive and not a replacement for manual transmission. This came on a day former Cross River State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Mr. Mike Igini, blamed the Judiciary…
Ex-INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner in Akwa Ibom, Mike Igini Former officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission have intensified calls for mandatory real-time electronic transmission of election results. The demand comes as the National Assembly meets on Tuesday to harmonise differing versions of the proposed electoral reforms, with real-time upload of polling-unit results to the…
National Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Ajibola Basiru, has warned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to desist from what he described as attempts to destabilise the party. He insisted that the minister should “immediately resign” from the President Bola Tinubu administration if he cannot stop interfering…
Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023 has officially joined the coalition-backed African Democratic Congress (ADC). Obi announced his defection in Enugu on Wednesday, December 31. The former governor of Anambra said his defection ahead of the 2027 election is aimed transforming and rescuing Nigeria. “We are ending this year with…
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan The senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has disclosed that she has repeatedly been approached by individuals from the Presidency and some of her colleagues in the National Assembly to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), but said she has firmly rejected their advice. Akpoti-Uduaghan, a member of the Peoples Democratic…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has formally resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, citing persistent leadership turmoil at the party’s national level. In a statement shared on his Instagram page late on Monday night, Adeleke confirmed that he submitted his resignation to party officials in Sagba Abogunde, Ward 2,…
…. We’re Considering Rotimi Amaechi if Dele Momodu ,Journalist and Politician who doubles as an ally of former President Atiku Abubakar has disclosed that a joint ticket on the African Democratic Congress with Atiku Abubakar as Presidential candidate and Peter Obi as his running mate would cancel out President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his…
