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How Court Petitions Are Changing Nigerian Politics: The Growing Power of the Judiciary in Electoral Battles

Nigeria’s political landscape is increasingly being shaped not only by ballot boxes but also by courtrooms, as election petitions continue to play a major role in determining political outcomes, public trust, and the future direction of democracy. Over the years, defeated candidates and political parties have turned to the judiciary to challenge election results, making courts an important arena…

How Court Petitions Are Changing Nigerian Politics: The Growing Power of the Judiciary in Electoral Battles

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Electoral Act: Obi, Civil Society Lead #OccupyNASS Protest

Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, on Monday joined Nigerian youths and civil society groups in Abuja to protest the National Assembly’s decision to exclude real-time electronic transmission of election results from the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The protest, tagged #OccupyNASS, took place at the National Assembly complex, where demonstrators called for the…

Electoral Act: Obi, Civil Society Lead #OccupyNASS Protest

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Electoral Fraud and Manipulation in Disguise - Otunba Babatunde Olushola Senbanjo

By Otunba Babatunde Olushola Senbanjo (BOS) The decision by the Nigerian Senate to reject the compulsory electronic transmission of election results is not only disappointing, but it is also a grave betrayal of the democratic aspirations of millions of Nigerians who have endured decades of electoral fraud, manipulation, and institutionalised rigging. This rejection exposes, yet again, a…

Electoral Fraud and Manipulation in Disguise - Otunba Babatunde Olushola Senbanjo

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Bill to Curb INEC’s Control Over Political Parties Passes Second Reading

The Nigerian House of Representatives recently took a significant step towards enhancing election transparency by passing a bill for the second reading. This bill seeks to establish an Independent Authority responsible for the registration, regulation, and funding of political parties in Nigeria, effectively reducing the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) control over political…

Bill to Curb INEC’s Control Over Political Parties Passes Second Reading

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Akpabio Dismisses Allegations of Involvement in Abbo's Senate Removal

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has refuted claims of his involvement in the recent removal of Senator Elisha Abbo from the Senate, as reported earlier by Legal Attorney Blog. In response to the accusations, Abbo insinuated that Akpabio played a role in orchestrating his ouster from the Red Chamber due to his purported campaigning against Akpabio’s Senate Presidency aspirations. Court of…

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