The United Nigerians in the Diaspora (UND) has announced plans for extensive street protests in major cities across the world, including Washington DC, New York, London, and various European and Asian cities. The diaspora group is demanding the immediate resignation of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, over alleged…

The United Nations has described as “worrying trend” the low participation of women in both politics and governance in the current dispensation at national and State levels in the country, especially in the last 2023 general elections.

A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, and a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, have bared their minds on worrisome conduct of elections in Nigeria.

Religious leaders, yesterday, while reviewing the impact of the 2023 general elections, lamented how the deployment of ethnic and sentiments by political parties affected the outcome of the exercise.

Over 40 support groups of the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, have lamented poor state of the economy, saying insecurity and poverty worsened after the 2023 general election.

Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State in the last general elections, Tonye Cole, spoke with MUYIWA ADEYEMI on why party decisions are no longer sacrosanct and the imperative of another review of the Electoral Act. As a major player in the last general elections, was there any collaboration or working relationship between…

A group, United Action Front of Civil Society, has faulted what it termed combative reaction of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration, following a report on the last general elections released by European Union Election Observation Mission (EU-EOM).

The Presidency has rejected verdict of the European Union on outcome of the February 25 presidential election, which saw the emergence of President Bola Tinubu as winner.

European Union Electoral Observer Mission (EU EOM) said shortcomings in electoral law and administration hindered smooth conduct of the 2023 general elections and damaged trust in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).[

Beyond the fanfare that ushers in a new administration today, the yet undecided presidential electoral petitions are dark clouds hanging over on a potential new day for governance in Nigeria.

With women winning only 75 legislative seats out of the 1,459 seats up for grabs at the state and national levels in the 2023 general election, a coalition of women groups has decried the violence that induced the low turnout of voters recorded in the polls.

The Lagos State House of Assembly has reportedly commended the Inspector-General of Police and other members of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for excellent performance during the conduct of the 2023 general elections in the state, which ensured that the polls were hitch-free and devoid of violence.