Tag: #2027Elections
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NSE PUSHES FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF 2027 ELECTION RESULTS
Engineers say real-time digital results can boost transparency, cut disputes The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has backed real-time electronic transmission of election results ahead of the 2027 polls, despite the Senate rejecting the proposal. NSE President Ali Rabiu said electronic transmission is faster, more secure, and less prone to manipulation than manual processes, citing…
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SENATE PASSES ELECTORAL ACT AMENDMENT, KEEPS E-TRANSMISSION OF RESULTS
Despite the noise online, the Senate says electronic transmission is here to stay — and it just passed the amended Electoral Act to prove it. The Senate on Wednesday passed the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, clearing a major hurdle ahead of future elections and firmly retaining electronic transmission of results. The bill was approved after…
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2027 POLLS AT RISK? CSO URGES SENATE TO FAST-TRACK ELECTORAL AMENDMENT BILL
With INEC’s election timetable looming, civil society warns that delays could reopen old legal loopholes and weaken public trust. The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has raised the alarm, urging the Senate to urgently pass the Electoral Amendment Bill 2025, warning that further delays could undermine preparations for the 2027 general elections. Speaking…
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2027: MAKINDE DRAWS THE LINE—PDP WON’T PLAY STOOGE
After lessons from 2023, Oyo governor says no more backroom deals that weaken the PDP. Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has made it clear: the PDP will not be held down to help another party win power in 2027. Speaking at the inauguration of a newly built PDP Secretariat in Oke-Ado, Ibadan, Makinde admitted he…
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IT’S KWANKWASIYA, NOT NNPP — ANIEBONAM FIRES BACK ON YUSUF’S EXIT
The resignation drama in Kano just took a sharp turn. NNPP founder Dr Boniface Aniebonam says Gov. Abba Yusuf did NOT quit the New Nigeria Peoples Party, insisting the governor only resigned from the Kwankwasiya Movement led by Rabiu Kwankwaso. According to Aniebonam, Yusuf’s resignation letter wasn’t sent to the recognised NNPP National Working Committee,…
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APC CLOCKS 70,000 NEW MEMBERS IN YOBE
The numbers are rising—and the party says it’s just getting started. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has registered over 70,000 members across Yobe’s 17 local government areas through its ongoing e-membership registration drive. State APC Chairman, Alhaji Muhammadu Gadaka, revealed the figures in Damaturu, noting that Yobe now ranks among the top states in the…
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PDP LEADERS SCORE JONATHAN’S PLEDGE: FULL SUPPORT FOR 2027 BATTLE
Picture this: Fresh PDP bosses knocking on ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s door, walking out with his rock-solid backing—could this be the boost to crush rivals in Ekiti, Osun, and beyond? Tanimu Turaki’s new National Working Committee met Jonathan behind closed doors in Abuja Tuesday, introducing themselves post-Ibadan convention and securing his “reassuring” commitment as a card-carrying,…
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IMO POLITICAL POWER PLAY: UDENWA, IHEDIOHA RAKE IN N219M TO CRUSH APC
Ever seen ex-governors team up to bankroll a rebellion? That’s the vibe in Imo as heavyweights rally millions to fuel ADC’s uprising against the ruling party. At Tuesday’s ADC stakeholders meeting in Owerri, former Governors Achike Udenwa and Emeka Ihedioha led a N219.7 million fundraising blitz to supercharge party operations statewide. Udenwa hailed ADC as…
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OBI’S ADC SWITCH WON’T SHAKE 2027 – UNN PROF SAYS OBI-DIENTS FIZZLED!
Prof. Jonah Onuoha from UNN’s Political Science dept dismissed Peter Obi’s Dec 31 jump from Labour Party to African Democratic Party (ADC) as a non-event for 2027 elections—Obidient movement that rocked 2023 South-East wins has crumbled, too demoralized to revive. Onuoha told newmen in Nsukka on Friday that dashed hopes killed the hype, forcing Obi’s…
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WIKE TO SPILL RIVERS PEACE DEAL DETAILS SOON – ACCUSES FUBARA OF BACKING OUT
Political bombshell brewing: FCT Minister Nyesom Wike vows to expose the full Tinubu-brokered peace terms with Gov Siminalayi Fubara, slamming him for reneging on the June 2023 Rivers truce. Wike dropped the hint Wednesday during a “thank-you” tour of Tai LGA, Rivers State. “Very soon, we will let people know what we agreed on before…
