Senate Weighs Mandatory Electronic Result Transmission to Curb Election Fraud THE Nigerian Senate is set to consider landmark amendments to electoral procedures aimed at enhancing transparency and preventing election manipulation, including ballot box snatching and result falsification. The proposals were detailed in the latest report of the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, scheduled for plenary […]
DELTA State Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, has urged eligible residents of the state to take advantage of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, describing voter registration and possession of a Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) as both a constitutional right and a civic duty. Aniagwu made the call on […]
Electoral Act Gaps Threaten Credibility of 2027 Elections AS Nigeria gears up for the 2027 general elections, concerns over the Electoral Act 2022 have resurfaced, with stakeholders warning that unaddressed loopholes could undermine the credibility of the polls. Analysts, civil society groups, and political actors point to ambiguities in electronic transmission of results, weak enforcement […]
A constitutional lawyer, Prof. Kalu SAN has traced Nigeria’s electoral trust deficit to decades of manipulation, weak institutions, and the moral decay of political actors since independence, arguing that the crisis of credibility in Nigerian elections is not new—but inherited. Speaking during a high-level discussion on “Electoral Integrity and Trust Deficit: What Nigerians Expect in […]
A legal expert, Prof Awa Kalu has stressed the urgent need to rebuild public trust in Nigeria’s electoral system ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that the country’s democratic progress depends on credible reforms and institutional transparency. Speaking on Wednesday at the All Nigerian Editors Conference (ANEC) 2025 on the topic, “Electoral Integrity and […]
BY GLORY UGOBA THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says that over 95 per cent of results from Saturday’s Anambra governorship election have been successfully uploaded to its Result Viewing Portal (IReV). Checks by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the IReV platform showed steady progress in result transmission from polling units across the […]
BY GLORY UGOBA THE Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA) has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for giving special attention to the elderly, pregnant women, and persons with disabilities (PWDs) during Saturday’s Anambra governorship election. The CTA’s Election Experts Team Lead, Prof. Alex Asigbo, made the commendation on Saturday in Awka while presenting the […]
BY GLORY UGOBA Former Governor of Anambra State and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a free, fair, and credible governorship election in the state this Saturday. Obi made the appeal on Wednesday while speaking with journalists after visiting the College […]
BY GLORY UGOBA THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has deployed 24,000 staff members and distributed election materials across Anambra State ahead of the November 8, 2025 governorship election. INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan (SAN), announced this on Monday during the Anambra Peace Accord Signing Ceremony held in Awka. The event was organized by the […]
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election. Tinubu scored a total of 8,794,726 votes to defeat his closest rivals — Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour […]