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 "I Supported Electronic Transmission of Election Results" – Senator Orji Uzor Kalu Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has declared his full backing for the Senate’s decision to approve electronic transmission of election results directly from polling units. In a statement after today’s emergency plenary, the Senator said: “Today at the emergency plenary, I supported and added my voice to the Senate’s new position approving the electronic transmission of election results from polling units across Nigeria. “With the adoption of the amended Clause 60(3) of the Electoral Act, presiding officers are now permitted to transmit results electronically after Form EC8A has been duly completed and signed. “This means electronic transmission becomes the primary method where the technology is available and functional. However, where it fails or becomes impossible, the duly signed Form EC8A remains the valid and primary source of results. “This balanced approach strengthens transparency, fairness, and...

 Fubara vs Rivers Assembly: I’ve given lawmakers directive to obey Tinubu – Wike The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday disclosed that he has already directed the Rivers State Assembly to “do the needful” by obeying the President’s directives amid the face-off with Governor Sim Fubara. Wike expressed believes that they will carry out his directives and that of President Bola Tinubu without hesitation. The Minister stated this in Abuja, adding that he expects the governor to fulfill his part of the agreement to ensure that Rivers people no longer hear this kind of discord. “I have told the Assembly to do the needful and obey Mr President, which I know they will not hesitate to do. I also believe the governor will carry out his own part to make sure this is the final time Rivers people will hear this kind of discord,” he said.

Raskin claims Trump appears over a million times in unredacted Epstein files Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said Tuesday that when he searched President Trump’s name in the unredacted Epstein files, it appeared “more than a million times.” Raskin, the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, called the sheer volume of mentions “all over the place” and said it underscores the scale of information in the files, which total more than three million documents. Among the materials Raskin highlighted was a 2009 email exchange between Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. The email paraphrases Trump as saying, “No, Jeffrey Epstein was not a member of Mar-a-Lago, but he was a guest at Mar-a-Lago, and no, we never asked him to leave.” This appears to contradict Trump’s public claim that he expelled Epstein from Mar-a-Lago over inappropriate conduct involving spa workers. Raskin stressed that this email is just one document in millions and that redactions make reviewing the file...

 Emefiele’s Alleged Unlawful Naira Redesign: Court Declines Adjournment by Defence Counsel Over Statement  of MD,  Nigerian Printing and Minting   The trial of the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele before Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja, continued on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 with the refusal of the court to grant a motion of adjournment of proceedings owing to the non-availability of the statement of the managing director of the Nigerian Security  Printing Plc, demanded by the defence counsel      The EFCC is prosecuting Emefiele on a four-count charge of unlawful printing of new naira notes.   At Tuesday’s  proceedings, prosecution counsel, Abbas Mohammed, informed the court that the matter is for the continuation of cross-examination of PW7, and he is in court.   However, defence counsel, Olalekan Ojo, SAN, raised an objectio...

 Subpoena Dispute Stalls Examination of Access Bank Witness in ₦110.4bn Kogi Fraud Trial   Arguments over the examination of a subpoenaed prosecution witness in the trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, stalled proceedings  before Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal High Court, FCT, Abuja.     Bello is standing trial alongside Umar Shuaibu Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu on a 16-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust and money laundering to the tune of an alleged ₦110.4 billion.   At the resumed proceedings, lead prosecution counsel, Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, informed the court that the matter was for continuation of trial and that Prosecution Witness Ten (PW10), Olomotane Egoro, a Compliance Officer with Access Bank, who was under subpoena, was present in court.  Pinheiro subsequently sought to tender the application for the issuance of the subpoena, which was admitted in evidence and marked ...

 INEC Refutes Underage Voter Registration Claim in Ede North The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun State has dismissed as false a social media report alleging the registration of underage persons as voters at its Ede North Local Government Office. In a statement, INEC said it observed with concern a Facebook post claiming that students in school uniforms were registered as voters at the Ede North INEC office on Friday, February 6, 2026. The Commission clarified that although some students of YTD Grammar School, Ojoro, Ede, were brought to the INEC office with the intention of registering, electoral officials on duty acted in line with the law and denied them access to the premises. Reaffirming its position, the Commission stated that only Nigerian citizens who have attained the age of 18 years are eligible for voter registration, in accordance with the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, and the Electoral Act 2022. The Commission...