The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgment in a suit instituted by President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, against the National Assembly.The suit is seeking to void section 84(12) of the Electoral Act, 2022 on the grounds that it is in conflict with a provision in the 1999 Constitution as amended.A seven-man full panel of the Justices of the Apex Court led by Justice Muhammad Musa Datti...

The Committee on Electoral Matters laid its report on the Electoral Act, 2010 (Amendment) Bill at the plenary on Wednesday has submitted a bill that will limit the amount being expended and donated for election campaign in the country.The Chairman of the committee, Aisha Dukku, prayed the House to receive the report on: ‘A Bill for an Act to Repeal the Electoral Act No. 6, 2010, and enact the Electoral Act, 2021, to Regulate the Conduct of Federal, State and Area Co...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed the rejection of the nomination of Lauretta Onochie, as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by the National Assembly.Chairman of the Committee, Kabiru Gaya, in his report, said Onochie who is the Special Assistant on New Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, did not satisfy the provisions of the Federal Character principles.Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, the party’s National Publicity Se...