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Kebbi revamps tourism sector ahead of 2026 Argungu Festival

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Kebbi State Governor, Comrade Nasir Idris, has intensified efforts to reposition the state’s tourism sector by harnessing its rich cultural heritage and natural endowments as part of his administration’s renewed development agenda. Kebbi is renowned for hosting major annual cultural events, including the Argungu International Fishing and Cultural Festival, Rigata Cultural Festival, […]

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Ajadi slams Senate over removal of electronic result transmission

A gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has faulted the Senate’s decision to remove electronic transmission of election results from the Electoral Act, warning that the move could undermine the credibility of the 2027 general elections.

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Electoral Act: Osuntokun faults Senate’s rejection of e-transmission of results

A former Director-General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Council, Mr Akin Osuntokun, says the Senate’s rejection of electronic transmission of election results does not portend well for the growth of Nigeria’s democracy. Osuntokun, a former Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who recently joined African Democratic Congress (ADC) made this […]

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Elections: NSA warns political actors against violence, vote-buying

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has warned political actors with violent dispositions and vote buyers against such acts in the forthcoming Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council election and the by-elections in Rivers and Kano states. Ribadu gave the warning during the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) meeting organised by […]

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SDP accuses Senate of undermining electoral reforms

Social Democratic Party (SDP) has accused the Senate of undermining electoral reforms and opposing real-time electronic transmission of results. This is contained in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Araba Aiyenigba, on Friday in Abuja. Aiyenigba noted that citizens demanded credible elections during the nationwide public hearings conducted by the senate in 2025 […]

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