Reforming the electoral system for credible elections
Recommendations for electoral reforms canvassed at the recent workshop organised by the Court of Appeal can be useful as a prelude to a more embracing approach to the issue. There is no
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INEC holds retreat for 10 newly inducted RECs
Urges them to uphold ideals of credible elections The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, organised a retreat for 10 new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs). It urged the RECs to commit themselves
FCT council chairmen to remain in office till 2026, INECclarifies
Following agitation for the conduct of fresh council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that the incumbent area council chairmen in the FCT
Benue moves LG election to Nov 16
The Benue State Independent Electoral Commission has postponed the state’s local government election from July 6 to November 16, 2024. The Chairman of the commission, John Chen, disclosed this while speaking with
FCT council chairmen to remain in office till 2026 — INEC
Following agitation for the conduct of fresh council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that the incumbent Area Council chairmen in the FCT
Edo: Court affirms Kadiri as LP deputy gov candidate
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday affirmed Yusuf Kadiri (SAN) as the deputy governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the Edo State gubernatorial election scheduled for September
We need true federalism not state creation – Part 2
Out of the 36 states in Nigeria, the predominantly Hausa-Fulani Muslim North has 14, while ethnic minorities in the North have five; the Yoruba have six, with stakes in two, and the
Edo, Ondo guber: Inec warns against campaign in religious centres, police stations
Ahead of the Edo and Ondo State governorship elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned politicians against using religious centres for political campaigns. The commission, while warning against campaign in
It’s time to address the fundamental issues hampering Nigeria’s development – Alabi
High Chief Lekan Alabi, the Maiye Olubadan of Ibadan Land, participated at an event in Lagos last Wednesday to mark Nigeria’s Democracy Day and the 31st anniversary of the June 12, 1993 presidential
The multi-front assault on facts during 2023 general election
On February 11, 2023, 14 days before Nigeria’s presidential election, former aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode wrote a tweet that appeared to question whether the country was about to experience another coup d’etat
Reps to intervene in Plateau House crisis
The House of Representatives, yesterday, resolved to wade into the crisis rocking the Plateau State House Assembly.