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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has revealed that insecurity may impede elections in North-West and South-East states. Chairman of the Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this at an event organized by the National Endowment for Democracy and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems in Washington DC, United States of America. Yakubu noted that the security challenge which was restricted to the North-East region has now spread to other parts of […]

As the 2023 general election approaches Nigerians have urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to ensure that the elections are free, fair and credible. Speaking with Boss Radio News, a civil servant, Micheal Umeogbolu, urges INEC to make use of technology and avoid bribery. Also Speaking, an Entrepreneur, Simeon Okoli, says if the election is not credible it will have a negative impact on the country. For Victory Mmadu, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in Olukayode Ariwoola as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria. The swearing-in ceremony took place before the kick-off of this week’s Federal Executive Council meeting. Speaking after his swearing in, Ariwoola, urged politicians vying for various electoral offices in next year’s elections to allow the judiciary to function properly.

A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the hearing of a suit filed against President Muhammadu Buhari, by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, challenging the Presidential order to the National Assembly to delete section 84 of the Electoral Act 2022. Delivering Judgment, the presiding Judge, Inyang Ekwo fixed January 19 2023, following information made available to the court that a related suit on the same Electoral Act is pending […]