Releases Guidelines on Review of Election Results The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it has received an additional 12 applications from associations seeking registration as political parties, bringing the total number to 122. This development was made public in a statement issued on Thursday, 3rd July 2025, by the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun. According to the statement, the fresh applications were received as...

…Fines Her ₦5 Million for Contempt Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the Nigerian Senate to immediately recall Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who was suspended for six months following her face-off with Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Delivering the judgment on Friday, Justice Nyako ruled that the suspension was excessive and amounted to denying the people of Kogi Central their constitutional right to representation. The judge faulted both Chapter 8 of the...

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, advocates for state policing, rotational presidency, and the creation of an additional state for the South East geopolitical zone. Governor Mbah stated this on Thursday when he received in audience members of the Senate Committee on Constitution Amendment, led by Senator Onyekachi Nwebonyi, at the Government House Enugu, ahead of the South East Zonal Public Hearing scheduled to hold in Enugu this weekend. Restating strong support for...

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed the newly formed coalition under the African Democratic Congress (ADC), describing it as lacking the structure, unity, and credibility required to challenge President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja on Thursday, Wike said the coalition, which comprises key opposition figures including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, is made up...

Hon. Nanloong Daniel, representing Mikang constituency in Plateau state, has been elected as the new speaker, following the resignation of Hon. Gabriel Dewan. The change in leadership followed a closed-door meeting between Governor Caleb Mutfwang, former Speaker Gabriel Dewan, and other lawmakers, aimed at addressing the ongoing political tension in the assembly over the leadership crisis. Members of the Assembly conducted the election of the new speaker, presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Gwotta...