President Bola Tinubu has signed into law the Electoral Act Amendment) 2026, saying in Nigeria, electronic transmission of election results is merely supportive and not a replacement for manual transmission.This came on a day former Cross River State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Mr. Mike Igini, blamed the Judiciary for recurring
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Movement for Credible Elections, MCE, has condemned the actions of the Police in deploying teargas and brute force against peaceful citizens protesting for electoral reforms and democratic survival of Nigeria at the National Assembly on Tuesday. MCE had urged all Nigerians and its allies to remain peaceful, resolute and vigilant towards
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Results of Saturday’s Federal Capital Council (FCT) Area Council elections will be transmitted electronically to the INEC Result Viewing (I-REV) portal in accordance with the newly signed Electoral Act 2026. Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Joash Amupitan gave the assurance during a stakeholders meeting in Abuja yesterday. About 1,680,315 registered voters
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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has unveiled the much-anticipated WAEC Digital Certificate Services System (WAEC DigiCert) across all its member countries- the Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday by the council.The council said the Digital Certificate Services platform is a mobile
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The United States military has delivered ammunition to Nigeria under the framework of the ongoing US–Nigeria defence pact aimed at dismantling terrorist networks operating across West Africa and the Sahel region.The move is also meant to address the alleged targeted killings of Christians in the country.The collaboration formed part of
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The Federal Government has filed a three-count charge against former governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai over the alleged interception of communications belonging to Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu.Last week, El-Rufai claimed in an interview that he and other unnamed individuals listened to conversations from Ribadu’s phone after
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The United States has frozen the assets and properties of eight Nigerians accused of having links to the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.This was contained in a 3,000-page document dated February 10, released by the United States Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
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The National Assembly of Nigeria has cut short its recess and will reconvene plenary on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, amid moves to amend the date of the 2027 presidential election.Lawmakers are considering shifting the poll from February 20 to February 13, 2027, following concerns that the original date falls within
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Protesters besieged the National Assembly on Monday in resumption of their demand that real-time electronic transmission of election results be made mandatory in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, 2026.Those involved included civil society groups like Situation Room and Action Aid, and called for the elimination of manual collation to prevent
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The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria on Sunday denied involvement in banditry, terrorism, kidnapping, or cattle rustling, insisting it has never condoned violent activity in Nigeria.National President, Alhaja Baba Ngelzarma, made the statement in Abuja while addressing a news conference on ‘H.R. 7457 – Nigeria Religious Freedom and
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