When Democracy Is Bereft Of Civil Conversation
By Alabi Williams The last week of July was a public relations blunder for the Tinubu Presidency. As Nigeria gets closer to the 2027 elections, there are chances that all…
LP, INEC battles in court over exclusion from Enugu North Senatorial By-election
The Labour Party has commenced legal action at the Federal High Court in Abuja, challenging what it describes as its unlawful exclusion from the forthcoming Enugu North Senatorial District by-election…
Ndigbo bans monarchical titles in Edo
The Edo State chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has banned the use of unauthorized Igbo traditional titles such as Ezeigbo, Ezendigbo, Igwe, and similar monarchical designations outside recognized traditional institutions…
Oborevwori brokers peace as Ijaw, Urhobo groups urge INEC to implement Warri delineation report
The Indigenous Ijaw and Urhobo people of Warri Federal Constituency in Delta State have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately implement the final report of the…
SANs, ex-RECs divided over court judgment on post-primary defections
Senior Advocates of Nigeria and former Resident Electoral Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission have expressed divergent opinions over whether aspirants who lost party primaries can defect to another…
Falana SAN warns conflicting court judgments could jeopardise 2027 Elections
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has warned that conflicting court judgments involving the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) could threaten preparations for the 2027 general…
Conflicting Court judgments: Ojukwu defends Justice Omotosho, rejects Falana’s call for NJC probe
Prof. Ernest Ojukwu has publicly disagreed with Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana over the controversy surrounding conflicting Federal High Court judgments on the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) 2027…
INEC appeals judgement against 2027 election guidelines
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has lodged an appeal against the ruling of the Federal High Court, which invalidated certain provisions within its 2027 election guidelines. The electoral authority…
“Unauthorised suit filing may amount to misconduct” — Osaze-Uzzi questions YP’s denial
Backs court on candidate submission but faults ruling on primaries Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, a prominent legal practitioner and former Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) executive who served both as the Director…
Supreme Court nullified appeal court judgment on Ekiti SDP guber primary election
The Supreme Court has nullified the Court of Appeal judgment, which invalidated the conduct of the gubernatorial Primary election of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, for the June 2026 governorship…