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Senate rescinds earlier decision, amends Electoral Act to accommodate electronic transmission of results with conditions
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The Senate on Tuesday rescinded its earlier decision on the Electoral Act amendment in which it had rejected the mandatory electronic transmission of election results from polling units to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Result Viewing Portal (IREV) after vote counting.
The Senate consequently re-amended the Electoral Act to accommodate the electronic transmission of results.
However, the provision comes with a caveat that, in the event of internet failure, Form EC8A will serve as the primary means of result collation.
Despite the change, the amendment does not make electronic transmission mandatory.
Instead, it allows results to be transmitted electronically while providing an alternative in cases of network failure.
The decision followed a motion moved by the Senate Chief Whip, Tahir Monguno, during an emergency plenary session.
Mr Monguno (APC, Borno North) said the decision to rescind the Senate’s earlier rejection of electronic transmission was informed by the need for the Electoral Act to reflect the wishes of Nigerians.
“This amendment is to bring our laws to make it a replica of the wishes and aspirations of the people,” he said.
The Minority Leader, Abba Moro, seconded the motion.
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, subsequently put the motion to a voice vote, which was supported by a majority of lawmakers.
During the earlier clause-by-clause consideration of the Electoral Act amendment last Wednesday, Mr Monguno had requested that the Senate retain the provision in Clause 60 of the 2022 Electoral Act, which allows for the transmission of election results to collation centres.
With the latest amendment, the Senate has effectively admitted that its earlier version of the amendment was passed without a provision for electronic transmission of results. [Premium Times]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has ordered the FCT Department of Development Control to demolish a shanties, an illegal settlement close to Karmajiji in Kukwaba District, Abuja.
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Wike gave the order when he led security operatives to the settlement, a suspected criminal hideout, after the FCT Security Committee Meeting on Friday.
He explained that the directive was part of efforts to strengthen security in the nation’s capital. Screenshot “Look at the area. You don’t even know who the occupants are. How do you identify them? How do you know where to locate them? And this is inside the city. Screenshot He directed the Commissioner of Police in FCT, Ahmed Sanusi, to work with the Director of Development Control to demolish the settlement.
The minister stressed that anyone found using such locations to aid criminal activities would face the full weight of the law.
According to the minister, the demolition is part of ongoing efforts by the FCT Administration to dismantle criminal enclaves, improve public safety and protect residents.
Wike reaffirmed the administration’s commitment to sustaining security operations across the territory, noting that the safety of lives and property remains a top priority.
He added that intelligence reports indicated that suspected criminals often retreated to the settlement after carrying out attacks in parts of the FCT.
“This is a time bomb. There’s no way we can allow this. The FCT Administration will not allow criminal hideouts to thrive in Abuja.
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike on Friday, led security personnel to a criminal hideout in a shanty located in Kukwaba District, near the City Gate, Abuja, immediately after a security meeting, directing that the settlement be demolished to improve security in the nation’s capital.
Wike said criminals often retreated to the community after carrying out attacks, insisting he would not allow such a hideout to continue to exist in Abuja.
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Two sons of the South-East Zonal Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Haruna Sale, have been killed after gunmen attacked a cattle settlement in Oheoyya Community, Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State.
The attackers also reportedly slaughtered about 40 cattle belonging to members of the association during the incident.
The attack was said to have happened at about 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, 2026, when armed men invaded the settlement and opened fire on the residents.
The victims were identified as Ahmadu and Umaru, who were both sons of the MACBAN zonal chairman.
In a statement issued by the association’s National Deputy Director-General, Gidado Siddiki, MACBAN said the attackers carried out the assault before killing dozens of cattle kept at the settlement.
The group described the incident as a painful attack on citizens involved in lawful livestock business.
The association said security personnel later found the bodies of the two victims in a nearby forest.
Their remains were recovered and handed over to their families, who buried them according to Islamic rites.
MACBAN thanked the Enugu State Government and security agencies for responding after the attack and assisting in recovering the bodies.
However, it called for a full investigation into the incident and urged authorities to arrest and prosecute those responsible.
The association also stated that its members across the South-East are engaged in legal cattle breeding, rearing and trading activities and deserve the same protection as every other Nigerian.
It appealed to residents of Enugu State to continue supporting peaceful relations between herders and host communities, saying cooperation remains necessary for peace and economic activities.
MACBAN also restated its commitment to obeying the law and working with governments, host communities and security agencies to promote peace, improve security and strengthen unity across the country.
Photos: Wike orders demolition of suspected criminal hideout in Abuja
Watch moment FCT minister Wike led security operatives criminals hideout in Kukwaba
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