• Obey Court Order MRA Charges Broadcasting Commission

    Obey Court Order MRA Charges Broadcasting Commission0

    The Media Right Agenda (MRA) has called on the National Broadcasting Commission to comply with the court order which restrained the commission from imposing fines on broadcast stations in the country and to refund money collected contrary to the law. A federal Court in Abuja, last week ruled that NBC does not have the judicial

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  • INEC Sets for Off-Cycle Election in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi States, Publishes Candidates’ Names

    INEC Sets for Off-Cycle Election in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi States, Publishes Candidates’ Names0

    The nation’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday released the list of governorship candidates in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi urging residents in the three states to scrutinise the final list of candidates for the Nov. 11 election and challenge any false claims by any of the candidates. The National Commissioner and

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  • Five Abuja Residents Want Court to Stop Tinubu’s Swearing-in on May 29

    Five Abuja Residents Want Court to Stop Tinubu’s Swearing-in on May 290

    Another hurdle to stop the swearing-in of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been thrown up by some Abuja residents asking a Federal High Court to stop the May 29, inauguration for failing to win 25% of votes in the FCT in the last presidential election. The legal tussle around Tinubu’s victory in the

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  • Presidential Tribunal Deploys Technology for Audio, Video, Transcription of Proceedings

    Presidential Tribunal Deploys Technology for Audio, Video, Transcription of Proceedings0

    A special investigation by the Nigeria Democratic Report (NDR) has revealed that technology, will play an active role in the conduct of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, as the Court of Appeal which houses the Tribunal. Already, the Q -Soft Denovo technology deployed to the Tribunal has the capacity to Record Audio and Video of

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  • Tribunal Adjourns Atiku’s Pre -hearing Session To May 18

    Tribunal Adjourns Atiku’s Pre -hearing Session To May 180

    The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) on Thursday adjourned further pre-hearing of the petition by Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to May 18. Alhaji Abubakar and the PDP are seeking cancellation of the February 25, presidential election, claiming it was marred by widespread electoral irregularities, and conducted in substantial non-compliance

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  • JODER Advocates for More Attention to Rights of PWDs by Government, Media

    JODER Advocates for More Attention to Rights of PWDs by Government, Media0

    The Journalists for Democratic Rights (JODER), a civil society organisation, has appealed to the Nigerian government and media stakeholders to pay more attention to the rights of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) stating that good governance is not complete without equitable attention to the PWDs This request was contained in the communiqué issued after a day

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