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Conditional Approval: Senate Finally Embraces Electronic Results

After previously rejecting the move, the upper chamber on Tuesday endorsed the electronic transmission of election results ahead of the 2027 polls. This...

Electoral Act: Senate Names 12-Member Team to Harmonize Bill with House of Reps

In a move to resolve the recent controversy surrounding the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, the Senate has appointed a 12-member committee to reconcile...

Tempers Flare in Senate During High-Stakes Electoral Act Debate

The Senate descended into chaos during Tuesday’s plenary as lawmakers moved to adopt the minutes from the previous Wednesday. The tension began when...

Maureen Badejo Trial: Police Fail to Produce Popular UK Blogger in Court

Confusion and delays marked the scheduled court appearance of popular UK-based blogger Maureen Badejo on Monday, February 9. A legal team of eleven...

“We Will Overcome”: Tinubu Pledges End to Insecurity at NEC Meeting

President Bola Tinubu reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to eradicating terrorism and banditry across the country. Characterizing the ongoing insecurity as “unacceptable” and contrary...

The Day in Pictures: Real-Time Results Demand: Peter Obi, Activists Converge at NASS

Civil society groups and citizens staged a peaceful protest in Abuja, demanding that Nigeria’s Electoral Act be amended to mandate real-time electronic upload...

Senate Wins Legal Battle as Appeal Court Affirms Natasha’s Suspension

The long-running “seat-gate” saga between Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senate President Godswill Akpabio reached a decisive turning point on Monday. The Court of...

Peter Obi, CSOs Protest at NASS, Demand Mandatory Real-Time Election Result Transmission

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, Labour Party leader Peter Obi joined forces with civic advocacy groups on Monday to demand mandatory real-time...

Rivers Crisis: For Umpteenth time, Fubara and Wike Meet with Tinubu in Abuja

Signs of a potential truce have emerged in the Rivers State political standoff following a late-night intervention by President Bola Tinubu in Abuja....

Breaking: Protests Erupt at National Assembly Over Electronic Transmission of Results

Civil society groups and concerned citizens are currently protesting at the National Assembly in Abuja, sparked by the Senate’s refusal to mandate the...

Electoral Transparency in Reverse Gear By Dakuku Peterside

A democracy rarely collapses in a single dramatic moment. More often, it is slowly redesigned—clause by clause—until citizens wake up one day to...

Tinubu receives US AFRICOM Commander, envoy at State House

President Bola Tinubu hosted a high-level security summit on Sunday, receiving a delegation from the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) at the State...

Lagos Gospel Artiste and Crew Die in Music Studio Mystery

Tragedy has struck the Lagos gospel music community following the discovery of four bodies inside a music studio in the Abraham Adesanya area...

End of an Era: Nnamdi Kanu Orders Total Halt to South East Sit-at-Home Orders

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has announced that its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has ordered an immediate and total end to the...

Electoral Act Row: Senate Calls Emergency Session

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has summoned lawmakers for an emergency session scheduled for Tuesday, February 10, 2026. The sudden reconvening of the upper...