Ta'awunu Human Rights Initiative THURIST

09/08/2026

THE ELECTORAL ACT, 2022 CREATES NUMEROUS ELECTORAL OFFENCES AND PRESCRIBES PENALTIES FOR OFFENDERS.

Some of the key offences and their penalties include:
1. Hindering or Preventing Voter Registration (Section 12): Any person who unlawfully prevents another person from registering as a voter commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of up to ₦500,000, or imprisonment for up to five (5) years, or both.

2. Disorderly Conduct at Political Meetings (Section 116): A person who disrupts or behaves violently at a political meeting commits an offence and is liable to a fine of up to ₦500,000, or imprisonment for up to 12 months, or both.

3. Illegal Possession or Misuse of a Voter's Card (Section 117): Any person who unlawfully possesses, buys, sells, or misuses a voter's card commits an offence and is liable to a fine of up to ₦1,000,000, or imprisonment for up to 12 months, or both.

4. Impersonation and Multiple Voting (Section 118): A person who votes in another person's name or votes more than once at the same election commits an offence and is liable to a fine of up to ₦500,000, or imprisonment for up to 12 months, or both.

5. Dereliction of Duty by Electoral Officials (Section 120): An election official who willfully fails to perform official duties or acts contrary to the law commits an offence and is liable to a fine of up to ₦500,000, or imprisonment for up to 12 months, or both. Where the offence involves the announcement or publication of false election results, the offender is liable to imprisonment for up to three (3) years.

6. Bribery, Vote Buying, and Conspiracy (Section 121): Any person who directly or indirectly gives, offers, solicits, or accepts money or any valuable consideration to induce a voter to vote or refrain from voting commits an offence and is liable to a fine of up to ₦500,000, or imprisonment for up to 12 months, or both.

7. Breach of Secrecy of Voting (Section 122): Any person who unlawfully discloses how another voter voted commits an offence and is liable to a fine of up to ₦100,000, or imprisonment for up to three (3) months, or both.

8. Wrongful Voting and False Statements (Section 123): A person who knowingly makes a false statement in relation to voting or election matters commits an offence and is liable to a fine of up to ₦100,000, or imprisonment for up to six (6) months, or both.

9. Voting by an Unregistered Person (Section 124): Any person who votes without being duly registered commits an offence and is liable to a fine of up to ₦100,000, or imprisonment for up to six (6) months, or both.

10. Disorderly Conduct on Election Day (Section 125): A person who causes disturbances or disrupts the electoral process on election day commits an offence and is liable to a fine of up to ₦500,000, or imprisonment for up to 12 months, or both.

11. Campaigning Near a Polling Unit on Election Day (Section 126): Campaigning, displaying political symbols, or canvassing for votes within 300 metres of a polling unit on election day is an offence punishable with a fine of up to ₦100,000, or imprisonment for up to six (6) months, or both.

12. Snatching, Destroying, or Interfering with Election Materials (Section 126(4)): Any person who snatches, destroys, or unlawfully interferes with ballot boxes, ballot papers, election materials, or other electoral devices commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for twenty-four (24) months.

13. Undue Influence (Section 127): Any person who uses force, threats, spiritual intimidation, or other improper means to influence a voter commits an offence and is liable to a fine of up to ₦100,000, or imprisonment for up to 12 months, or both.

14. Threats, Violence, or Intimidation of Voters (Section 128): Any person who threatens, assaults, intimidates, or coerces voters before, during, or after an election commits an offence and is liable to a fine of up to ₦1,000,000, or imprisonment for up to three (3) years, or both.

These provisions are intended to ensure that elections in Nigeria are conducted freely, fairly, peacefully, and in accordance with the law. The Electoral Act, 2022 also creates additional offences relating to campaign finance, political party administration, nomination of candidates, election officials, and other forms of electoral misconduct.

S. A. TADESE ESQ

09/08/2026

THE ELECTRORAL ACT 2022 CREATES NUMEROUS ELECTORAL OFFENCES WITH CORRESPONDING PENALTIES.

04/08/2026

SECURITY ALERT: we urge the Inspector General of Police, Disu Tunji to provide and issue a Red Alert to the Oyo State Commissioner of Police to address WASILAT issue before it cause a complete breakdown of Law and Order in Ibadan.

04/08/2026

Justice for Wasilat !

04/08/2026

What is the reason for the False accusation against Wasilat ?
Why did the Oloolu Masquerades want to force Wasilat to admit what she did not do.
WATCH TILL THE END.
DON'T FORGET TO SHARE TO OTHERS.

02/08/2026

VOTE BUYING, BALLOT BOX SNATCHING, AND OBSTRUCTION OF ELECTION OFFICIALS ARE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER NIGERIA'S ELECTORAL ACT, 2022.

Under the Electoral Act, 2022 (Nigeria), vote buying (monetization of elections), ballot box snatching, and obstruction of election officials are all criminal offences with prescribed penalties.

1. Monetization of Elections (Vote Buying and Vote Selling)
Section 121 – Bribery and Conspiracy

It is an offence for any person to:
1. Offer or give money, gifts, loans, or any valuable consideration to influence a voter.
2. Receive or agree to receive money or gifts in exchange for voting or not voting.
3. Finance or assist electoral bribery.
4. Conspire with or aid another person to commit electoral bribery.

Penalty:
a. A fine of up to ₦500,000, or
b. 12 months' imprisonment, or
c. Both the fine and imprisonment.

2. Snatching or Destroying Ballot Boxes and Election Materials
Section 126(4) – Offences on Election Day

Any person who:
1. Snatches a ballot box,
2. Destroys election materials, or
3. Destroys election devices,
commits an offence.

Penalty:
• 24 months (2 years) imprisonment.
Additionally, under Section 115, unauthorized interference with ballot boxes, ballot papers, or result forms is an offence punishable by:
a. Up to 2 years' imprisonment, while more serious offences involving illegal printing or manipulation of ballot papers and result forms can attract:
b. A fine of up to ₦50,000,000, or
c. At least 10 years' imprisonment, or
d. Both.

3. Obstructing Electoral Officers
The Act makes it an offence to obstruct electoral officials in the performance of their lawful duties.

Examples include:
1. Obstructing registration officers (Section 114).
2. Using force, violence, threats, or intimidation to prevent the free conduct of elections or to compel voters (Section 128).

Penalties include:
1. For obstructing registration officers: up to ₦1,000,000 fine, or 12 months' imprisonment, or both.
2. For threats, violence, intimidation, or preventing the free conduct of elections: up to ₦1,000,000 fine, or 3 years' imprisonment.

These provisions are intended to protect the integrity of elections and ensure that voters and election officials can participate in the electoral process without bribery, intimidation, or unlawful interference.

S. A. TADESE ESQ.

02/08/2026

VOTE BUYING, BALLOT BOX SNACTCHING AND OBSTRUCTION OF ELECTION OFFICIALS ARE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER Nigeria's ELECTORAL ACT, 2022

31/07/2026

The NYSC issued a circular dated 25th November 2024 to the effect that married perspective corp members don't need to change their surnames to their husbands name before their application for relocation can be approved.

This means that they can maintain their fathers' names as their surname during their service year and on their NYSC discharge certificate.

This circular didn't come for a giving, it's after a legal battle in the court of law where a married female corp member Mrs Aisha Saneeya Abdulhamid sued the NYSC before the Federal High Court Abuja (Unreported Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/751/2023 Aisha Saneeya Abdulhamid v. NYSC) claiming amongst other things that her fathers name should be maintained and appear on her NYSC Discharge Certificate as her surname. She objected to changing her surname to her husband's name.

The parties agreed to settle the matter amicably and terms of settlement was filed between the parties which the court adopted as its consent judgment.

It's now surprising that despite the judgment of the court in that case and the NYSC circular of 25th November 2025, some married female PCM are being requested to change their surnames to their husband's name on the NYSC portal during registration.

It's sad that public servants who are being paid from Taxpayers money work with impunity and don't regard our courts a bit.

It's only when hand touch them that they used to run towards the court so that it can save them from the hands 😂

26/07/2026

24/07/2026

We should save our land from people who will use our predicament of insecurity as an opportunity to aquire fi****ms for other covert purposes... It's beyond the current insecurity, it's to secure our lives for days yet to come.
WE SHOULD BE SECURITY-WISE.