Consensus Defines Delta APC LGA Congress THE Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday conducted what party leaders described as peaceful and hitch-free congresses across the 25 local government areas of the state, producing new executives through consensus. The exercise, held simultaneously across the LGAs, witnessed a large turnout of party […]
Delta Govt Lauds OMO Foundation’s Investment in Education THE Delta State Government has commended the Oritsegbegbemi Maurice Ojo-Ede (OMO) Foundation for expanding access to education through scholarships and tuition grants awarded to outstanding and indigent students across the state. The commendation came during the OMO Foundation Scholarship and Tuition Grant Presentation Ceremony held on 22 […]
Call for Urgent Legislative Action TO mark World Pangolin Day, conservation group Wild Africa has called on the Nigerian government to urgently strengthen legal protections for pangolins, described as the world’s most trafficked mammals. In a statement issued by its West Africa spokesperson, Dr. Mark Ofua, the organisation warned that despite existing national and international […]
A Reform That Sparked a Firestorm WHEN the National Assembly amended Nigeria’s Electoral Act to make electronic transmission of results discretionary rather than mandatory, it triggered more than a legislative adjustment — it ignited a political storm. What lawmakers describe as a pragmatic response to infrastructural realities has been framed by critics as a calculated […]
Parties Seek Realignment of 2027 Election Schedule LEADERS of political parties have intensified calls for a new timetable for the 2027 general elections, arguing that recent amendments to the electoral law make a review unavoidable. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had earlier fixed 20 February 2027 for the presidential and National Assembly elections, with […]
INEC Raises Alarm Over Fake Recruitment Portal THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cautioned Nigerians against a fraudulent recruitment website circulating online, describing it as fake, misleading and unauthorised. In a notice posted on its official X (formerly Twitter) platform on Saturday, the Commission distanced itself from a link being widely shared under the […]
#FCTDecides2026: Chairmanship Results Across FCT Area Councils (LIVE) VOTERS across the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory cast their ballots on Saturday in what observers described as a closely watched grassroots contest. Elections were conducted in Abaji, Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kwali, Kuje and the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). In total, 637 candidates from […]
By IKHIDE R IKHELOA A Question That Won’t Go Away MORE than two decades after Nigeria returned to civilian rule in 1999, a persistent question lingers in public discourse: how different is today’s democratic order from the military era it replaced? The assassination of Sani Abacha’s critics once defined the brutality of dictatorship. Yet in […]
BY INWALOMHE DONALD PRESIDENT Tinubu has signed the amended Electoral Act 2026 which allows the electronic transmission of election results and manual collation of results from polling units. With the signing of new electoral act which amended Clause 60(3), permitting the presiding officer at each polling unit to transmit election results electronically after Form EC8A […]
THE University of Delta, Agbor (UNIDEL), on Saturday held its maiden convocation ceremony, graduating its first set of students four years after its establishment. A total of 30 students finished with First-Class honours. Delta State Governor and Visitor to the University, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, marked the historic event with major policy pronouncements and rewards […]