Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has called on Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, immediately after his swearing-in, if he is not released before then. He said that Kanu is needed around the table as an important stakeholder in discussions about healing and sustainable peace in the South East. Soludo in a press statement tagged, “The Conclusion of the 2023 General...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday mandated its relevant committees to investigate ceaseless train accidents in the country, the number of lives, and the value of property lost in the mishap. The decision by the lower chamber followed the adoption of a motion by Unyime Idem (PDP, Akwa Ibom) refreshing the memories of his colleagues on a series of train accidents that had claimed many lives and property in the country. “In January 2023, a...

The All Progressive Congress Party, APC, on Tuesday filed an originating summons against the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Barrister Festus Okoye and Dr. Chukwuemeka Joseph Chukwu in the Federal High Court of Nigeria. Joining the 17 political parties in Enugu in the suit, the plaintiff claims for Declarations, Injunction and Orders against the above four defendants as concern possible violation of the electoral acts 2022 in collation of the 2023 gubernatorial elections...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the governorship election in Adamawa state as inconclusive due to the cancellation of results in some polling units. Prof. Mohammed Mele, the state INEC Returning Officer who announced this at the state collation centre on Monday in Yola said “the election was canceled in 47 registration areas, 69 polling Units with the total number of 41,796 registered voters. “The number of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) from the...

…Urges Buhari to act according to claimed commitment to court order Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, has told the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to address issues relating to cash crunch across the country. The socio-political organisation also urged President Muhammadu Buhari to act in accordance with his claimed commitment and declaration last week regarding the Supreme Court pronouncement on the circulation of Naira notes. The organisation, in a press statement signed...

The Independent National Electoral Commission has suspended further collation of the Governorship election results in some parts of Abia and Enugu state in the South East geographical zone of the nation. The Commission arrived at this decision at the meeting held on Monday 20th March 2023 were the conduct of the Governorship and State Assembly elections held nationwide on Saturday 18th March 2023 was reviewed. In a press release signed by Barrister Festus Okoye, National...

About 48 hours after the 2023 general election ended, two Nigerians in the diaspora renounced their citizenship. In the videos shared on Twitter, the men cited the gruesome electoral malpractice, voter intimidation, ethnic discrimination and all forms of electoral violence witnessed during the elections as the reason for their decision. Amid hopes of a free and fair election, Nigerians trooped out to their various polling units on February 25 to elect a new president and...