By Uchenna Eletuo Lagos, Feb. 12, 2026 (NAN) Mr Felix Onwurah, an aspirant for the House of Representatives, has appealed to Nigerians and the relevant institutions to show more commitment to free, fair and credible elections to deepen democracy. Onwurah, who aspiresContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang Abuja, Feb. 12, 2026 (NAN) The Senate has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lacks the capacity to conduct e-voting at present. The upper chamber also clarified that electronic transmission of election results in real time does not translate to e-voting, as being peddled inContinue Reading
By Priscilla Osaje Abuja, Feb. 12, 2026 (NAN) The Reserved Seats for Women Campaign is gaining ground following the endorsement it gets from Nigeria’s First Lady, Sen. Remi Tinubu, and other critical stakeholders across the country, an official has said. Its North-West Coordinator, Amb. Aisha Yau,Continue Reading
By Precious Akutamadu Port Harcourt, Feb. 12, 2026(NAN) Prof. Gabriel Yomere, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers, has announced the commission’s readiness to conduct the Feb. 21 by-elections. Yomere said the commission had concluded necessary preparations to ensure a smoothContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Abuja, Feb. 12, 2026 (NAN) Minister of Labour and Productivity, Alhaji Muhammadu Dingyadi, has commended the Senate Committee on Labour and Productivity for its consistent oversight and support in strengthening labour administration and industrial harmony. Dingyadi gave the commendation while defending his ministry’s 2026Continue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Abuja, Feb. 12, 2026 (NAN) African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Thursday officially flagged off its nationwide membership mobilisation and registration exercise, marking the formal commencement of the programme. In his opening remarks at the flag-off, the ADC National Chairman, Sen. David Mark, announcedContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Senator representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District, Sen. Seriake Dickson, has urged the Conference Committee working on the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2026 to back the House of Representatives’ version in its entirety. Dickson, a member of the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, made the call inContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Abuja, Feb. 10, 2026 (NAN) National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) has described the death of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Prof. Sylvester Shikyil, SAN, as a great loss. The Director-General of NILDS, Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, expressed profound sadness over Shikyil’sContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Antswen Makurdi, Feb. 10, 2026 A cross-section of 2023 governorship aspirants from Kunav extraction have commenced mobilisation of support for the re-election of Gov Hyacinth Alia. The aspirants, which were Dr Cletus Akwaya, Dr Boniface Jirbo and Dr Zua Tule, who briefed newsmen onContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu The Interim National Chairman of Labour Party, Sen. Nenadi Usman and her team on Tuesday officially took over the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. Usman, while addressing newsmen, said that the action followed the judgment delivered by the Supreme Court on April 4, 2025. She assured partyContinue Reading
