Ahead of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections, Senate President, David Mark, has said that free and transparent polls must be held to safeguard and sustain democracy in Nigeria. Mark, however, expressed optimism that Nigerians have been sensitised enough to ensure the smooth and peaceful conduct of the elections on Saturday. Addressing his constituents in […]
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, has said the commission is determined to be impartial. Prof. Jega stated this at the National Stakeholders’ Summit on the 2015 general election in Abuja on Tuesday, adding that the commission had commenced preparations for the 2015 elections immediately after the 2011 elections ended. According […]
Gombe residents on Tuesday urged security agencies and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to take measures which would ensure the neutrality of their officials in the general elections. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), they said that the neutrality of the commission and security operatives in the […]
Comptroller of Nigeria Immigration Service in Plateau State, Mr. Raymond Jaja, on Tuesday warned foreigners to stay away from polling units during the 2015 general elections. Speaking to newsmen in Jos, Jaja, who spoke to newsmen in Jos, the command had arrested some foreigners with forged documents and INEC voter cards. He said, “The Nigerian […]
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday declared the federal government’s plan to deploy soldiers for the forth-coming general elections as unconstitutional. The suit was filed by a member of the House of Representatives and member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Femi Gbajabiamila. Delivering the judgment, Justice Ibrahim Buba, held that it would […]
Nollywood has so evolved that some stars have been selected as observers to the forthcoming elections. Throughout last year running to this year Nollywood has deeply participated in the election with some contesting for various positions, some campaigning for their choice candidates, some doing their own advocacy for a free & fair election and now […]
A child will be born in a rural village in Nigeria today. The mother of that child will hold, feed, comfort and care for her new baby – just as any mother would do anywhere in the world even if the long-awaited presidential election in Nigeria is finally around the corner. So, as Nigerians prepare […]
Ahead of next Saturday’s Presidential election, there is confusion in the land over conflicting directives emanating from two different agencies involved in the conduct and management of the polls. The Inspector-General of Police, (IGP) Mr. Suleiman Abba, and the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) Prof. Attahiru Jega, are in serious disagreement following the police […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Ajeromi Federal constituency, Lagos State, Barrister Rita Orji has promised that if elected, she would empower shop owners in Ajeromi Local Government Area with interest -free loans to enable them expand their businesses. At an interactive forum with shop owners in Ajegunle, the PDP candidate said that multiple […]
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) skipper, in Plateau State, Bature S. Vincent, has reiterated the commitment of his command to ensure that Plateau State, and by extension Nigeria, would have a hitch-free polls on March 28. He made this statement in an interaction with reporters in Jos, the state capital. He said the […]
Less than one week to the rescheduled Presidential and National Assembly elections, close to one hundred per cent of registered voters in Kaduna State have collected their Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVC), Daily Times checks revealed. Similarly, while about 30,000 ad-hoc staff have been engaged and trained preparatory to the elections, delivery of card readers including […]
One of the strong voice in People’s Democracy Party (PDP) in Adamawa State, Hon.Musa Kamela, has said that he will never cast his vote for President Goodluck and the state PDP gubernatorial candidate, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, in the forthcoming election. Kamela, who is a top notcher of the party, lambasted the administration of President Jonathan […]
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), on Sunday, endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan’s second term re-election bid. Speaking at a press conference shortly after a meeting of chairmen of the 774 local councils in the country, National President of ALGON, Mr. Micah Jibah, said they were satisfied with President Jonathan’s performance and have unanimously […]
The collection of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) formally came to an end on Sunday with Zamfara State recording the highest and Ogun State the lowest. A total of 56, 431, 255 or 81.89 per cent of total PVCs produced were distributed. However, the Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission […]
Adamawa State All Progressives Congress (APC), gubernatorial candidate, Senator Mohammed Jibrilla Bindo, has said that the party deserves the votes of all Nigerians in the forthcoming general election, based on the credible way all its candidates emerged. Bindo, who spoke to newsmen in Yola last weekend, said Nigerians, particularly the people of Adamawa State, had […]
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has advised corps members participating in the conduct of the March 28 and April 11 election to resist any forms of material inducement that would compromise them, even as he asked them to be patriotic and non-partisan agents of the electoral body. The Sultan gave the […]
Few days to the 2015 general election, former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, and the Bishop of Remoland Anglican Diocese, Rt. Rev. Michael Fape, have called on Nigerians to continue to pray to God for the country to witness a peaceful conduct of election. Daniel, who reiterated religion as the agent of socialization […]
Barely a week to the presidential election, aggrieved members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, last weekend, resolved to sheathe their swords and work for the re-emergence of President Goodluck Jonathan. At a stakeholders meeting, convened by leaders of the party within the Northern Senatorial District of the state and hosted by […]
I suppose it is time to look beyond the 2015 election and focus on the problem the next government whether a PDP or APC would face. This is because election can be very deceptive as the promises of politicians can leave people with the false hope and expectation, which normally ends in disappointment. Some […]