Electoral Act

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has said the Ninth National Assembly will do things differently to break the jinx with the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) next year. The upper chamber, according to Lawan, will as a matter of…

The Senate, on Tuesday, began consideration of a bill to amend Nigeria’s Electoral Act. The Bill which scaled Second Reading is For an Act to Amend the Electoral Act (No.6), 2010. According to the sponsors, Senators Ovie Omo-Agege…

Razaq Bamidele The national and state Houses of Assembly petition tribunal, sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday, struck out the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Tajudeen Jaiyeola Agoro, challenging the…

No fewer than 75 political parties on the platform of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), on Monday, passed a vote of confidence on the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, for what…

Hon. Patrick Aisowieren represents Orhionmwon/Uhunmwode Federal Constituency, Edo State. In this exclusive chat with our correspondent, ONAZENA ABBEY, Aisowieren, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, talks about his…

Wole Adedeji, Ilorin Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has disowned campaign posters circulating in parts of the state promoting him as senatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Governor Ahmed who, spoke…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, released the final electoral guideline for the 2019 general elections. The electoral umpired, in the release, insisted on simultaneous accreditation, voting in modified…

The Senate, on Thursday, stood down consideration of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2018 for third reading and passage, until Tuesday. The bill, which was captured on the Order Paper, was stood down at plenary for more legislative…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) is consulting its lawyers in its legal department to file a reaction on the eligibility of its candidates to run in Zamfara State in the 2019 election. The Independent National Electoral Commission…