SERAP Urges New INEC Chairman To Prosecute Electoral Offenders

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the newly nominated Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, to prioritise the prosecution of politicians and their sponsors implicated in electoral offences across the country. SERAP made the call in a letter dated October 11, 2025, signed by its Deputy Director,…

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NNPP Founder Backs Tinubu’s Nominee Amupitan As INEC Chairman

The Founder of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Dr Boniface Aniebonam, has voiced strong support for President Bola Tinubu’s nomination of Prof. Joash Amupitan as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Aniebonam made the remarks on Sunday in Lagos amid debates surrounding Amupitan’s appointment. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…

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Why I Defected To APC – Sen Chukwu

The Senator representing Enugu East Senatorial District, Sen. Kelvin Chukwu, has attributed his defection from Labour Party (LP) to All Progressives Congress (APC) to internal wrangling, leadership crises, lack of cohesion and direction in his former party. Chukwu stated this in the letter of defection read by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, during…

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Edo Governor Okpebholo Vows To Reverse ‘Deceptive Commissioning’ Of Projects

Edo State’s new governor, Monday Okpebholo, has sharply criticised former governor Godwin Obaseki for inaugurating unfinished public projects in the final weeks of his administration. Inspecting the Stella Obasanjo Hospital and the Education Hub Complex on Tuesday, Okpebholo said he found both projects far from completion despite having been declared open in October 2024. He…

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