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Senate has reconsidered its stance on the electoral act amendment bill and has empowered Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to determine the best mode to transmit election results. The electoral commission will now have to decide how to transmit election results — either electronically or manually. The upper legislative chamber also approved that all political parties must use the direct primary mode in picking candidates. Senate approved four clauses in the electoral act amendment bill. In July, the senate empowered the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC) to determine the electronic transmission of election results. The provision caused an outrage, with many calling…
Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has sent a passionate appeal to members of the National Assembly who are in the process of reconciling the different versions of the Electoral Act (amendment) Bill passed by both chambers to save the country the crisis and trouble that will result from the proposal to make direct primaries compulsory for parties in sourcing candidates for elections. Saraki in a statement signed on his behalf by Yusuph Olaniyonu, head of his Media Office, noted that the decision to include a provision in the proposed Electoral Act which makes it compulsory for parties to adopt direct…
National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, returned to Nigeria on Friday after about a three-month medical trip to the United Kingdom, where he underwent a knee surgery. While in London, he was visited by a number of politicians, including President Muhammadu Buhari; Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; Governors Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), and Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti). Others who visited Tinubu included a former governor of Ogun State and incumbent Senator representing Ogun Central, Ibikunle Amosun; former governor of Borno State and Senator representing Borno Central, Kashim Shettima;…
A group, Downtrodden Peoples Services (DPS), has cautioned Nigerians not to put their trust in both the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying the two political parties cannot take the country to the promised land. Convener of the group, Kunle Bewaji, while addressing journalists in Ibadan, said the time has come for the masses to reject the two parties and form a movement where their interest would be represented, stating that the present system run by both APC and PDP at the national and state levels favours only the politicians to the detriment of…
There is palpable tension in Anambra State as a result of the widespread violence recorded recently in the build-up to the November governorship election in the state. While many people see the killings and attacks witnessed in the state as politically motivated; others believe they are being perpetrated by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). IPOB has been on rampage not just in Anambra State, but across the Southeast geopolitical zone. The agitation for an independent state, Biafra, championed by IPOB, has led to killings and destruction in the Southeast region. IPOB’s security arm, Eastern Security Network,…
For 22 years, 22 top politicians have remained in government since the country returned to democracy in 1999, moving from one position to another – elective and appointive. Because they have remained in circulation, manning government positions for over two decades, they are being regarded as ‘’landlords of Nigeria.” Some of them started as governors, local government chairmen, commissioners, ministers and members of the parliament. There are others who, after retiring from the civil service, military and paramilitary organisations, among others, crossed over to the political terrain. Analysts and university dons are divided on their long stay in government. To…
Governors elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have voted for the zoning of the party chairmanship to the north — an early indication that the presidential ticket may go to the south. The meeting of the PDP governors held on Wednesday at Akwa Ibom governor’s residence in Abuja, with the governors voting 9-3 in favour of the north. Three northern governors —Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Adamu Fintiri (Adamawa) and Darius Ishaku (Taraba) — voted for the chairmanship to be zoned to the south. Mohammed has announced his intention to run for president in 2023. Only one northern governor,…
PRESS RELEASE The attention of the Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has been drawn to the statement credited to the Northern Governors' Forum and Traditional Rulers on Monday that it was totally opposed to power rotation on account of the fact that the Nigerian constitution does not provide for it. Resorting to the constitutional provisions as basis for rejecting power shift, the Northern Governors and Traditional Rulers are simply being clever by half as they are only attempting to hide behind a finger. Lest we forget, the reason behind the zoning arrangement that emphasised the need for power rotation between the…
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna has clarified the position of Northern Governors Forum on power shift. At a meeting in Kaduna on Monday, the governors had said rotational presidency was against Nigeria’s constitution. They said this in reaction to the demand of their Southern counterparts who have demanded that their region must produce Nigeria’s next president. In a chat with select journalists, El-Rufai said no one should assume that they can sit in Lagos or Port Harcourt and decide what the North should do or who the North should vote for. He said if the South wants power, it should…
The center-left Social Democrats have won the biggest share of the vote in Germany’s national election, beating outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right Union bloc in a closely fought race. Election officials said early Monday that a count of all 299 constituencies showed the Social Democrats won 25.9% of the vote, ahead of 24.1% for the Union bloc. The environmentalist Greens came third with 14.8% followed by the pro-business Free Democrats with 11.5%. The two parties have already signaled that they are willing to discuss forging a three-way alliance with either of their two bigger rivals to form a government. The…
November 23, 2024

NNPC not delivering quantity of crude oil agreed on, Dangote refinery says

The federal government's plan to sell crude priced in the local currency is faltering, with…
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Tinubu’s borrowing spree retuning Nigeria back into debt peonage - Atiku

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticized the President Bola Tinubu-led administration for the increasing…
November 23, 2024

Do these 3 things to feel happier today—they take less than 10 minutes

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FG excited as pro-Biafra agitator Simon Ekpa arrested in Finland on terrorism charges

Simon Ekpa, the controversial leader of the pro-Biafra faction Autopilot, was arrested by Finnish authorities…
November 23, 2024

What to know after Day 1003 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Putin announces mass production of Oreshnik missiles Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed on…
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Nigeria comes top in instant payment system inclusivity index in Africa

Nigeria’s instant payment system is projected to advance to the maturity inclusion spectrum ahead of…
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Nigeria awarded 3-0 win over Libya after airport fiasco

Nigeria have been awarded a 3-0 victory over Libya, and three vital points, from their…

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