The senate minority caucus says lawmakers retained electronic transmission of election results during the passage of the Electoral Act (Amendment) bill. On Wednesday, the senate retained the provision for electronic transfer of election results as contained in the Electoral Act 2022. During the consideration of the Electoral Act (Amendment) bill, the red chamber also rejected…
Hoodlums suspected to be political thugs on Wednesday night reportedly attacked the Edo State secretariat of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), attempting to set the facility ablaze. It was gathered that the attackers shattered windows and damaged other items in the building located on Ogbelaka Street, Benin City, after they were unable to set it…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has approved the registration of two new political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, announced the decision on Thursday in Abuja at the commission’s first regular consultative meeting with political parties for 2026. Amupitan said the commission has approved the Democratic Leadership Alliance…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has invited the faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Abdulraham Mohammed and Senator Samuel Anyanwu to a meeting of political parties geared towards the 2027 general election. The faction which is backed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, represented the crisis-ridden…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the registration of two new political parties, bring the number of parties in the country to 21. National Chairman of INEC, Prof. Joaish Amupitan, who announced this at the first quarterly meeting with political party leaders listed the new parties as Democratic Leadership Alliance and National Democratic…
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has accused the APC-led Senate of being afraid of free and fair elections after rejecting key electoral reforms meant to strengthen transparency and integrity in Nigeria’s voting process. This was contained in a statement signed and released by the National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Bolaji Abdulahi on Wednesday. The…
Senator Adams Oshiomhole has denied the authenticity of a widely circulated video appearing to show him massaging a woman’s feet aboard a private jet, describing it as a fabricated clip created using artificial intelligence (AI). The video, which surfaced on social media on Tuesday, shows a man resembling the former Edo State governor engaged in…
Former Governor of Benue State, Senator Gabriel Suswam, has officially joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State, following his registration at his village in the Logo Local Government Area in the ongoing APC e-registration exercise. Senator Suswam, who broke away from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last year following disagreement with his…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the senate on Wednesday passed the Electoral Act amendment bill after a five-hour clause-by-clause deliberation. The bill was the only item listed on the order paper after a valedictory session for the late Okey Ezea and was approved by the committee of the whole following consideration and adoption of its 155…
The Senate has rejected a proposed amendment to Clause 60, Subsection 3, of the Electoral Amendment Bill that sought to make the electronic transmission of election results compulsory. The amendment, according to Channels Television would have required presiding officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to transmit results electronically from each polling unit to…
