Democracy
NBA Urges National Assembly to Mandate Electronic Transmission of Election Results
The Nigerian Bar Association has called on the National Assembly to urgently pass a proposed amendment to the Electoral Amendment Bill that would...
Former LP Official Warns Senate’s Rejection of Electronic Transmission Threatens Nigeria’s Democracy
A former Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Mr Akin Osuntokun, has criticized the Senate’s rejection of electronic transmission of election...
Situation Room Faults Senate Over Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026
The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room has criticised the Senate for passing what it described as a retrogressive version of the Electoral Act...
NSA Warns Against Violence and Vote Buying Ahead of FCT, Rivers and Kano Elections
The National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has warned political actors with violent tendencies and vote buyers against disrupting the forthcoming Federal Capital...
PDP Aspirant Warns Senate Against Removing Electronic Transmission of Election Results
A gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has criticized the Senate’s recent...
SDP Accuses Senate of Undermining Electoral Reforms, Opposing Real-Time Results Transmission
The Social Democratic Party has accused the Senate of undermining electoral reforms by opposing the real-time electronic transmission of election results. The accusation...
INEC Urges Security Agencies to Intensify Preparation Ahead of FCT and State By-Elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has urged security agencies to strengthen planning, deployment, intelligence gathering, and inter-agency coordination for the upcoming FCT...
Rights Group Reports Majority of Global Population Living Under Autocratic Rule
A new international report has concluded that nearly three quarters of the global population lives under governments classified as autocratic. The findings highlight...
United States Supreme Court Upholds Gerrymandered Congressional Map Benefiting Democrats
In a brief ruling from its shadow docket the United States Supreme Court allowed the use of a new congressional map in California...
Laura Fernandez Celebrates Costa Rican Presidential Election Victory
Costa Rican president elect Laura Fernandez has celebrated her decisive election victory describing it as a mandate for reform economic inclusion and institutional...
