Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Monday joined hundreds of demonstrators at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja to protest the Senate’s decision to remove “real-time” electronic transmission of election results from the Electoral Act Amendment Bill.The protest, tagged “Occupy the National Assembly,” was organised by members of
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is reportedly backing the presidential ambition of the Labour Party (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, amid efforts by some stakeholders within and outside the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to float a joint presidential ticket of him and former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso,
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The Nigerian Senate is moving to douse rising political tension and public scepticism over the Electoral Amendment Bill, as controversy surrounding electronic transmission of election results forces an emergency sitting scheduled for Tuesday.At the centre of the storm is whether the Senate diluted a critical transparency safeguard by altering provisions
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The Nigeria Labour Congress has planned to mobilise the working population for mass action or to boycott the forthcoming general elections, if the National Assembly does not come clean regarding the Electoral Act Amendment Bill.President of NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, who handed down the threat in a statement on Sunday,
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Agency reportsThe newly released files on the late U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein have sparked scrutiny across the Atlantic, prompting the resignation of several political figures over their ties to the convicted sex offender.The Norwegian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that Mona Juul has stepped down as Norway's ambassador to Jordan,
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Wife of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari has paid a courtesy visit to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in Saudi Arabia.The former First Lady was accompanied by some family members, including her daughter.Atiku, who posted a picture of the visit on social media, said he felt honoured.“I was honoured
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The Kano State House of Assembly has denied claims that it planned to impeach Deputy Governor Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo.The House spokesperson, Kamaluddeen Sani Shawai, told journalists that the reports were “unfounded and without any basis.”“There is absolutely no motion or initiative within the House to remove the Deputy Governor,” Shawai
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 62-year-old Lagos-based businessman, Nwabueze Nicholas Izueke, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, while heading to China with 95 jumbo-sized wraps of cocaine weighing 1.589 kilogrammes concealed in his stomach.The agency said Izueke was arrested on January
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President Bola Tinubu has received a delegation from the United States led by the Commander of the United States Africa Command.In a statement on Sunday by the Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, the President welcomed the visitors alongside his National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu and
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By Okoroafor UchechukwuThe Nigerian Senate’s recent decision to reject the electronic transmission of election results ahead of the 2027 general elections ranks among the most unpopular and unsettling political decisions in recent times. Across the country, this single move has ignited intense debate, deep suspicion, and renewed fear about the possibility
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