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Electoral Act: Hide-and-seek game in Abuja as Reps avoid joint meeting

Electoral Act: Hide-and-seek game in Abuja as Reps avoid joint meeting

By Prince Osuagwu, Clifford Ndujihe & Henry Umoru ABUJA — The meeting of the Conference Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on the Electoral Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2026, was suddenly shifted to late night yesterday, following the failure of members of the House of Representatives in the committee to formally sit and brainstorm to reach…

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‘Purge yourself of anti-Atiku sentiments’ - Dele Momodu tells Bode George

‘Purge yourself of anti-Atiku sentiments’ - Dele Momodu tells Bode George

Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation magazine and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, has urged former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George to stop harbouring what he described as anti-Atiku sentiments, insisting that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has a legitimate right to pursue his presidential ambition. Momodu made the call in a…

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DSS files 3-count charge against ex-Gov El-Rufai

DSS files 3-count charge against ex-Gov El-Rufai

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Federal Government has entered a three-count charge against the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, alleging that he unlawfully intercepted the phone communication of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu. In the charge the FG lodged before the Federal High Court in Abuja, through the Department of State Services (DSS), the erstwhile governor,…

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2027: Most lawmakers risk losing seats over e-transmission loophole – Igini

2027: Most lawmakers risk losing seats over e-transmission loophole – Igini

Barr. Mike Igini, a former Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has warned that a majority of members of the National Assembly risk losing their seats in 2027 if the proposed proviso qualifying real-time electronic transmission of polling unit results is not removed from the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. Igini in a statement he personally…

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E-Transmission: How manual option opens door to manipulation, rigging — Kenneth Okonkwo

E-Transmission: How manual option opens door to manipulation, rigging — Kenneth Okonkwo

•Says election should be cancelled where real-time fails By Nnamdi Ojiego Against the backdrop of an emergency legislative session that adopted a controversial provision allowing manual alternatives when electronic transmission fails, lawyer and African Democratic Congress (ADC) member, Kenneth Okonkwo argues that the move will weaken public confidence and threatens the integrity of elections. In this interview, Okonkwo rejects…

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2027 Elections: Votes must be counted correctly or… – Obidient Movement

2027 Elections: Votes must be counted correctly or… – Obidient Movement

By Emmanuel Okogba Dr. Yunusa Tanko, National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, has issued a rallying call to supporters in Akwa Ibom State to organize and channel their energies into the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the political vehicle for victory in the 2027 general elections. In a statement released during ongoing mobilization efforts in Uyo, Tanko emphasized…

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Ogun ADC suspends ex-El-Rufai’s aide, Jimi Lawal

Ogun ADC suspends ex-El-Rufai’s aide, Jimi Lawal

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Ogun State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced the suspension of Jimi Lawal over alleged anti-party activities and unveiled a caretaker committee to oversee the party’s affairs pending a state congress. State Chairman, Femi Soluade, who disclosed the decisions in a statement made available to journalists in Abeokuta, described the development as…

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2027: We’ll deliver landslide votes for Tinubu, Abba – Senator Barau

2027: We’ll deliver landslide votes for Tinubu, Abba – Senator Barau

By Bashir Bello  KANO – Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano North Senatorial District have reaffirmed their total commitment to delivering overwhelming votes for President Bola Tinubu, Governor Abba Yusuf and the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, in the 2027 general elections. The pledge was made at the Kano North APC stakeholders…

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2027: Rotimi Amaechi, his son, and politics of inheritance

2027: Rotimi Amaechi, his son, and politics of inheritance

By Luminous Jannamike, ABUJA Last Tuesday, the morning heat had not yet settled over Abuja when former Rivers State governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, stepped onto the protest ground at the National Assembly, his son walking quietly beside him. Placards demanding electronic transmission of election results swayed in the air. Lawmakers hurried past security barricades. Journalists adjusted…

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