By Joy Obakeye and Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo It is barely four months to the 2023 general election, which is coming at a time when economists, analysts, and groups have lamented the impact of the bleeding economy on the country’s growth, even as foreign investors are jittery in investing in the country as a result of the […]
A coalition of Hunan rights activists and academic, The International College of Democracy and Human Rights Scholars said it has uncovered seven fresh plots perfected to rig the 2023 presidential election. The group, therefore gave the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seven days to investigate and respond to the allegations. Int’l College of Democracy and […]
Adhoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have received special commendation from Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, for standing by the law in spite of intimidation during Saturday’s Gwaram Federal Constituency bye-election in Jigawa State The commendation followed report that a Local Government Chairman tried to vote illegally in the bye-election, but was stopped […]
The Niger State Police Command has said that it is ready to provide security during the Feb. 6 by-election for Magama/Rijau Federal Constituency in the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Adamu Usman, stated this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Thursday. Usman said that police and […]
A coalition of over 70 human rights organizations, under the aegis of Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, (NCCSR) has raised alarm on how votes are now being commercialized in Nigeria. The Co-convener of the coalition and Executive Director, Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre, Clement Nwankwo, on Monday, September 21, said, “The menace of vote trading, […]
Sensitive materials for the conduct of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo arrived the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), office in Benin on Wednesday. READ ALSO: Edo 2020: Ganduje seeks Arewa community for Ize-Iyamu Mr Timidi Wariowei, the INEC Head of Voter Education and Publicity in Edo, confirmed the arrival of the materials to newsmen. “The […]
The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) suit seeking the disqualification of Osagie Ize-iyamu from the September 19 governorship election in Edo State was not heard on Tuesday. READ ALSO: We lost polls because of your quarrels, Buhari tells APC Hearing was stalled at the Federal High Court in Abuja due to a motion by the All Progressives […]
No fewer than 30,000 policemen will be deployed to provide security in the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State, according to the Nigeria Police Force. Daily Times understands that no fewer than 15 political parties would be participating in the election, including the All Progressives Congress, the Peoples Democratic Party, the Zenith Labour Party, […]
The appointees of Governor Godwin Obaseki have continued to resign weekly even as the Edo governorship Election Day nears. It appears that the only ally to the Governor is his deputy, Phillip Shaibu. Many of those who turned their backs to the Governor are staunch members of the All Progressives Congress (APC). They refused to […]
Washington – Former vice president Joe Biden on Friday claimed victory in the Democratic Party race to take on President Donald Trump in the November election. “It was an honor to compete alongside one of the most talented groups of candidates the Democratic party has ever fielded – and I am proud to say that we […]
Sharp political polarization has been a defining feature of Polish politics for years, and it seemed not even a global pandemic could put an end to it. But the need to elect a head of state may yet deliver a rare feat of bipartisanship. When the coronavirus pandemic struck Poland in March, calls for postponing […]
The Bayelsa governorship election voided by the Nigerian Supreme Court on Thursday last week has provoked a conversation on the metastasis of the cancer of identity theft in Nigeria and the country’s place in this malaise in the world. The most instructive of the several historical narratives of identity theft was one that happened in […]
Abuja – National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) Adams Oshiomhole has faulted the Supreme Court judgment declaring the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Douye Diri as new Governor-elect in Bayelsa. Oshiomhole said this at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday while reacting to the apex court judgment. He said the court would have […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has increased to four, the number of constituencies in which it will conduct bye – elections on March 14. The fourth constituency is Babura/Garki Federal Constituency of Jigawa state which seat became vacant following the death of Rep. Adamu Gawo, It will be recalled that on February 6, the commission fixed March […]
Abuja – A former Governorship Aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo, Mr Blessing Agbomhere, says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has zero chances of winning any election in the state. Agbomhere, who contested Etsako Federal Constituency of Edo in 2019 under the platform of PDP, but recently returned to the APC, stated […]
Abuja – A chieftain of the ruling All progressives Congress (APC), Mr Waziri Bulama, has commended the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for conducting hitch-free elections, revamping economy and tackling insecurity in the country. Bulama, who served as deputy presidential campaign manager in the 2019 poll, said this while speaking with journalists in Abuja. According to […]
YIAGA AFRICA has urged National Assembly to hold public hearing on the Bayelsa and Kogi election to document alleged electoral impunity, violence and malpractice that characterised the poll. Dr Hussaini Abdu, Chair, Watching The Vote Working Group and Mr Samson Itodo Executive Director, YIAGA AFRICA who co-signed a statement on the Kogi re-run senatorial election […]
Abuja – Nigeria Community Movement Party (NCMP) says achieving peaceful and credible election in Nigeria requires all stakeholders, including the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) security agencies and political parties doing the right thing. The party National Chairman, Mr Abidemi Ademola, stated this while speaking with newsmen, when he received INEC delegation from the Election […]
The Appeal Court sitting in Sokoto on Friday upheld the election of Gov. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal as duly elected. The four-man panel in a unanimous decision upheld Tambuwal’s election after dismissing the Appeal filed by the Appellant and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu for lacking in merit. Delivering judgment, Justice Hussein […]
Human Rights Lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, has warned that if nothing was done to address impunity in the electoral system, Nigeria would continue to witness decreasing rate of voters turnout in future elections. Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), gave the warning on Monday in Abuja, while speaking as a panelist at a Digital […]