Former Nigeria international Obafemi Martins believes the Super Eagles must create stronger competition for places in attack to reduce their dependence on Victor Osimhen. Nigeria’s struggles without the Galatasaray striker during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers exposed what Martins considers a major weakness in the team, with the Super Eagles failing to win any…
A Human rights lawyer, Maxwell Okpara has demanded the arrest of the immediate outgone Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mahmood Yakubu. Okpara made the demand on Wednesday. While responding to questions in an interview on Arise Television, he also said Yakubu deserved the award for the worst electoral umpire…
Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) has emerged as the likely candidate to succeed Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). On Monday, SaharaReporters exclusively reported that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had directed Yakubu to proceed on leave ahead of the expiration of his tenure. Insider sources described the…
INEC drafting new guidelines for reviewing declared election results – Mahmood Yakubu Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the commission will soon issue new regulations to provide clarity on Section 65 of the Electoral Act 2022, amid growing concerns over its interpretation. Speaking on Tuesday, July 1, during a consultative…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, has affirmed that the electoral body can conduct local government elections in the country if provided with the necessary resources. Citing the example of the Federal Capital Territory where INEC conducts the area council polls, Yakubu said if INEC got the responsibility to conduct…
