INEC REGISTERS TWO NEW POLITICAL PARTIES AMID RISING INTERNAL CRISES, VOTER APATHY CONCERNS
By Aishat Momoh. O. Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expanded Nigeria’s political landscape with the registration of...
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SETS UP CONFERENCE COMMITTEE TO HARMONISE ELECTORAL ACT AMENDMENT BILL
By Aishat Momoh. O. The House of Representatives has constituted a bipartisan Conference Committee on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill to reconcile differences between its...
CHINA RULES OUT JOINING NUCLEAR TALKS AFTER NEW START TREATY EXPIRY
By Aishat Momoh. O. China has said it will not participate in nuclear arms control negotiations “at this stage,” following the expiry of the US–Russia...
ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVORS IN JAPAN FEAR RISING WAR RISKS AFTER U.S.–RUSSIA PACT ENDS
Agency Report Japanese atomic bomb survivors said Thursday they feared the world was marching towards nuclear war as the last US-Russian arms control treaty expired....
ELECTORAL ACT AMENDMENT: SENATE RETAINS ELECTRONIC TRANSFER OF RESULTS, REJECTS REAL-TIME TRANSMISSION
The Electoral 2022 Act's provision for the electronic transfer of election results was upheld by the Senate on Wednesday. The red chamber also rejected ideas for a 10-year ban on vote purchasers and realtime results transmission during the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill's consideration, choosing instead to uphold the current penalties of fines or jail time. The MPs claimed that in order to prevent operational and legal problems in the handling of election results, a distinction between electronic transfer and real-time transmission is required. Under the retained provision, “the presiding officer shall transfer the results, including the total number of accredited voters and the results...
BENUE PDP SLAMS SUSWAM OVER DEFECTION TO APC
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State has played down the resignation of former governor, Gabriel Suswam, stating that he had...
CYBERBULLYING: SOWORE’S ATTEMPT TO SUBMIT TINUBU’S ANTI-JONATHAN COMMENT FAILS
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday declined to admit documents presented by the defence in the ongoing cyberbullying trial of...
GUNMEN KILL 75 IN KWARA COMMUNITIES FOR RESISTING EXTREMISM- GOV
[caption id="attachment_106613" align="alignnone" width="300"] HOTJIST NEWS[/caption] The governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, said at least 75 people were killed in a violent attack on...
TRUMP CONSIDERS SOFTER MEASURES ON IMMIGRATION AFTER MINNESOTA RAIDS
US President Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday that a “softer touch” may be needed on immigration, as his administration said 700 federal officers would be...
NNAMDI KANU APPEALS TERRORISM CONVICTION, FAULTS TRIAL
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has submitted a notice of appeal challenging his conviction and several sentences handed down by...