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 Civil Society Groups working on governance and elections have petitioned the President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, asking him to reject the nomination of Messrs Etekamba Umoren and Isah Shaka Ehimeakne as Resident Electoral Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). SaharaReporters reported on October 25 that President Tinubu approved the appointment of nine new Resident Electoral Commissioners for INEC  Out of the appointees, Messrs Etekamba ...

These are words on marble, coming from the highest court of the land. They simply summarize the failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission,

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They alleged that Umoren, a former Government House permanent secretary during former Governor Godswill Akpabio's era, remains a card-carrying member of the

“Truth must be told, the non-transmission of results to the IReV portal may also reduce the confidence of the voting population in the electoral process.” Hon Justice Inyang Okoro, Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. These are words on marble, coming from the highest court of the land. They simply summarize the failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC during the 2023 general election and they remain indelible marks on the record and history of the electoral umpire.

MY lord, the Honourable the Chief Justice of Nigeria Olukayode Ariwoola GCON permit me to adopt and rely on the protocols you earlier established at this

PREMIUM TIMES published a story that detailed how four of the ten REC nominees by President Bola Tinubu have ties with him, his party the All Progressives Congress (APC) and some prominent politicians in his government.

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has faulted the nomination of 4 out of 10 persons nominated as Resident Electoral Commissioners by President Bola

After 47 years in the judiciary, Justice Musa Dattijo Muhammad took a bow on Friday, October 27, 2023 after clocking the statutory age of 70 years. From a hall in Abuja, the voice of Justice Dattijo reverberated across the land. In this article, we analyse seven highlights of the judge’s speech.   The high and…

Initially it was not my desire that a valedictory be held to mark my exit from the nation’s judiciary.