POLITICS

Abuja – Mr Osita Okechukwu, a foundation member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to endorse the Electronic Transmission of results contained in the recent Electoral Act Amendment Bill passed by the National Assembly. Okechukwu, also Director- General, Voice of Nigeria (VON) said this …

Benin – Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has said that his administration would launch its e-governance platform before the end of the year. Obaseki disclosed this on Friday at the opening ceremony of the 2021 Alaghodaro summit with the theme “Edo of our dreams: Building a sustainable future.” According to …

BENIN CITY – The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said he has no plans to join another political party, reassuring that his party affiliation will not alter development plans for the state. Obaseki, who spoke during a Banquet in Benin City, as part of activities for this year’s …

Abuja – The Senate has called on the Plateau House of Assembly to be guided by the Rule of Law and the Constitution in all legislative business. This, the senate said, was to deepen democracy and uphold the independence of the legislature as an arm of government and set aside …

In an earlier post today on another platform, I promised to do an in-depth analysis after a winner had been declared in yesterday’s guber polls in Anambra. When it was evident that Soludo of APGA was going to win, I wrote that: “From the results so far , it appears …

Awka – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended collation of results of the Nov. 6 governorship election in Anambra pending the conduct of the election in Ihiala Local Government Area. Prof. Florence Obi, INEC Returning Officer for the Anambra Governorship election made the announcement Sunday night in Awka. …

Ibadan – Sen Ali Ndume has called on President Mohammadu Buhari, to urgently sign or issue an Unexplained Wealth Order, as a way to strengthen the fight against corruption. Ndume made the call on Saturday, in Ibadan while delivering the 2021 Distinguish Leadership Lecture Series, organised by the University of …

Abuja – In a week of Climate Change Summit in Glasgow, Scotland in the United Kingdom, President Muhammadu Buhari also used the opportunity to voice his deep-rooted desires to boost Nigeria’s National Infrastructure Stock. Buhari made his feelings known in Glasgow at the COP26 high-level side event on improving global …

Awka – Dr Gabriel Othong, the Returning Officer of the Idemili South Local Government Area ( LGA) of Anambra, said that 41 of the 42 result sheets for 89 polling units were carted away. Othong, from the University of Calabar, made the disclosure on Sunday in Akwa, while submitting results …

The Senate’s adoption of electronic transmission of election results came after months of outrage and outright rejection that followed the passage of the 2021 Amended Electoral act earlier in July by Nigerians. But Nigeria has no law on data sovereignty. Nigeria needs law on data sovereignty to handle electoral litigations …