Politics
Reps propose all elections for one day in 2027
The bill sponsored by the Chairman of the House Committee on Electoral Matters, Bayo Balogun (APC, Lagos), also seeks the payment of N50 million by political associations seeking registration as parties, restriction of presidential election expenses to N10 billion…
The House of Representatives has proposed a single day for the conduct of the five elections in 2027.
The bill sponsored by the Chairman of the House Committee on Electoral Matters, Bayo Balogun (APC, Lagos), also seeks the payment of N50 million by political associations seeking registration as parties, restriction of presidential election expenses to N10 billion, conduct of elections 120 days before the expiration of the incumbent’s term and determination of election petitions within 90 days after the exercise.
Other amendments being proposed by the Lower Chamber of the National Assembly include an amendment to restrict governorship election expenses to N3 billion, representing an increase from N1 billion in the 2022 Electoral Act.Senatatorial, House of Representatives, Houses of Assembly, Chairmanship and Councillorship election expenses are restricted to N500 million, N250 million, N30 million (for State Assembly and Chairman) and N10 million respectively.
If the proposal is upheld, the reviewed Electoral Act would empower the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to simultaneously conduct the presidential, senatorial, House of Representatives, governorship and House of Assembly polls in one day.
The House also took steps to end series of by-elections arising from resignation and death of elected members of the state and National Assembly, proposing that parties who sponsored the lawmaker who died or resigned be made to produce his replacement.
The Electoral Bill 2025 titled: “A bill for an Act to repeal the Electoral Act No 13, 2022 and to enact the Electoral Act 2025, to regulate the conduct of Federal, State and Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory elections and for related matters” had passed through the Second Reading in the House.
Politics
Kano assembly by-elections hold Saturday
Movement of motor vehicles, tricycles, and motorcycles is strictly restricted from 12:00 am midnight to 6:00 pm on Saturday, 21st February 2026, being the Election Day, proper.
The Kano State Police Command has announced movement restrictions in Kano Municipal and Ungogo Local Government Areas ahead of the February 21, 2026, State Assembly by-elections.
The announcement followed a meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security, chaired by the Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Kano, Zango Abdu, held on February 19, 2026.
In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Kiyawa, the command stated that ICCES “met today, 19th February 2026 and concluded security arrangements ahead of the upcoming by-elections in Kano Municipal and Ungogo LGAs State Constituencies, slated for February 21, 2026.
”The Co-Chair of ICCES and Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, said that the command, “in collaboration with other security agencies, has put all necessary measures in place to ensure a peaceful, free, fair, credible, transparent, and successful by-elections for Kano Municipal and Ungogo State Constituencies.”
The statement read, “Movement of motor vehicles, tricycles, and motorcycles is strictly restricted from 12:00 am midnight to 6:00 pm on Saturday, 21st February 2026, being the Election Day, proper.
”It added that “exceptions will only be granted to vehicles on essential services, such as ambulances, fire service trucks, and vehicles of electoral officers and accredited election observers.”
Politics
Abuja Area Council Elections Hold Tomorrow
Commissioner of Police Miller Dantawaye stated that the restriction will be in effect from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on election day to ensure a peaceful and orderly process.
Photo: FCT ABUJA
The FCT Police Command has announced a 12-hour restriction on movement across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for the Area Council Elections scheduled for Saturday, February 21, 2026.
Commissioner of Police Miller Dantawaye stated that the restriction will be in effect from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on election day to ensure a peaceful and orderly process.
” The directive applies to all residents, except essential service providers and duly accredited election officials,” he said.
The Command urged residents to remain peaceful, law-abiding, and to cooperate with security agencies to guarantee a safe, free, and credible electoral process.
Members of the public were also encouraged to report suspicious persons or activities through the Command’s emergency lines: 08032003913 and 08061581938.
The police said the measure is part of broader security arrangements aimed at maintaining law and order during the elections across the FCT’s area councils.
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Rivers lawmakers halt impeachment of Fubara and Odu, following Tinubu’s interventions
The impeachment push came days after the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, accused the governor of failing to honour a peace agreement brokered by President Tinubu in 2025.
Photo: River State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu. PHOTO: https://theverdict.ng/
The Rivers State House of Assembly suspended today the impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu.
The lawmakers reached the decision following the intervention of President Bola Tinubu recently.
The impeachment push came days after the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, accused the governor of failing to honour a peace agreement brokered by President Tinubu in 2025.
The resolution to halt the process was adopted on Thursday during the Assembly’s resumed plenary in Port Harcourt, presided over by the Speaker, Majority Leader, Major Jack.
The House had, at its first sitting of 2026, begun impeachment proceedings against the governor and his deputy over allegations of gross misconduct, including the demolition of the State Assembly complex and alleged spending without legislative approval, among other claims.
The claims included the demolition of the Assembly complex, extra-budgetary spending, withholding funds meant for the Assembly Service Commission, and an alleged refusal to comply with a Supreme Court ruling on the financial autonomy of the legislature, among other issues.
Lawmakers said the notice of allegations was issued under Section 188 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).In a letter dated January 16, 2026, the Assembly asked the state Chief Judge, Justice Simeon Amadi, to constitute a seven-member panel to investigate the allegations.
However, the Chief Judge declined, citing a subsisting High Court order restraining further action on the matter.
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