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2027: Coalition Urges ADC To Zone Presidential Ticket To South, Warns Against Electoral Backsliding

NewsDeskNgFeb 21, 2026February 21, 20260

Coalition urges ADC to zone 2027 presidency to South, criticises electoral law changes and one-party state fears. The Coalition for Good Governance (CGG) has warned the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition that its 2027 presidential ticket must be zoned to Southern Nigeria, insisting that anything less could undermine the hopes...

Oba Maduabuchi: You Cannot Tell INEC How To Do Elections, It Is Unconstitutional

NewsDeskNgFeb 20, 2026February 20, 20260

Oba Maduabuchi (SAN) insists that INEC retains the constitutional rights to conduct elections as it pleases. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, (SAN), Oba Maduabuchi, has said that INEC reserves the constitutional right to conduct elections according to the Constitution, without external interference. “You cannot tell INEC how to do elections....

ADC Condemns Tinubu’s Assent To Electoral Act, Says President Has Signed Death Warrant Of Credible Elections

NewsDeskNgFeb 20, 2026February 20, 20260

ADC says by signing the controversial electoral act amendment bill, Tinubu signed the “death warrant” of credible elections in Nigeria. African Democratic Congress (ADC), on Thursday, said by signing the controversial electoral act amendment bill into law, President Bola Tinubu had just signed the death warrant of credible elections in...

Rivers Assembly Suspends Impeachment Proceedings Against Governor Fubara, Deputy Odu

NewsDeskNgFeb 19, 2026February 19, 20260

Rivers Assembly suspends impeachment of Governor Fubara, Deputy Odu following President Tinubu’s intervention and ongoing court injunctions. The Rivers State House of Assembly has suspended impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, following the intervention of President Bola Tinubu earlier this month. The decision was taken...

Renewed Hope Group Welcomes Tinubu’s Appointment of Faleke as Deputy Secretary for Party Outreach

NewsDeskNgFeb 19, 2026February 19, 20260

The Renewed Hope Advocacy Network (RHAN) has described the appointment of Rt. Hon. James Abiodun Faleke as Deputy Secretary for Party Outreach, Engagement, and Mobilisation of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors (South West zone) as a well-earned recognition of merit, loyalty, and proven capacity. In a statement released today and signed...

Tinubu Signs 2022 Electoral Act Amendment Bill Into Law

NewsDeskNgFeb 18, 2026February 18, 20260

President says amendment Electoral Act strengthens process and boosts public trust, as NASS leaders highlight electronic transmission and January 2027 poll dates. President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday defended the amended 2022 Electoral Act after signing the Electoral Act 2026 (Amendment) Bill into law at a brief ceremony in his office...

Panic As Thugs Invade APC Secretariat, Assault Chairman In Ondo

NewsDeskNgFeb 18, 2026February 18, 20260

Violence disrupts APC stakeholders’ meeting in Ondo as armed thugs storm secretariat, allegedly assaulting State Caretaker Chairman Ade Adetimehin. Violence erupted at the Ondo State Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akure on Tuesday after the party’s State Caretaker Chairman, Ade Adetimehin, was allegedly assaulted and chased out...

Tinubu Appoints Kaduna Governor Uba Sani As Renewed Hope Ambassador

NewsDeskNgFeb 18, 2026February 18, 20260

President Tinubu names Kaduna Governor Uba Sani Renewed Hope Ambassador and deputy DG for nationwide party mobilisation. President Bola Tinubu has appointed Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, as Renewed Hope Ambassador and Deputy Director-General for party outreach, engagement, and mobilisation. The appointment takes immediate effect. In a statement issued on...

Senate Approves Electoral Act Amendment Bill After Heated Clause 60 Vote

NewsDeskNgFeb 18, 2026February 18, 20260

Senate passes Electoral Act amendment after heated division vote, retaining manual transmission clause despite strong opposition protest. The Nigerian Senate has passed the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill after a tense and rowdy plenary session triggered by a demand for division over Clause 60 by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe. As proceedings resumed,...

Reps In Uproar As Protests Rock Electoral Act Amendment

NewsDeskNgFeb 17, 2026February 17, 20260

House descends into chaos after Speaker backs rescission motion amid protests demanding real-time electronic transmission of election results. A crucial meeting of the Conference Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on the Electoral Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2026, was abruptly shifted to late Monday night after members...