Politics

Ondo governorship poll ‘ll be an improvement on past elections – INEC Chairman

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 5 November 2024 0

By Tunde Opalana Conduct of the November 16 governorship election will be an improvement on past elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu gave this assurance in Akure on Monday while on assessment tour of human and material

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Conduct of LG elections in Nigeria are mere coronation of candidates – INEC

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 23 May 2024 0

…urges Governors to allow independence of SIECs By Tunde Opalana The Independent National Electoral Commission has berated the conduct of local government elections across the 36 states of the federation, describing it as sham and non- credible. Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu said conduct of council polls in Nigeria are mete coronation of […]

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Reports of thuggery, irregularities trail by-elections across states

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 4 February 2024 0

BY OKERAFOR ATHANATIUS As results of the re-run elections conducted nationwide begin to trickle in, reports across many of the states indicate mixed reactions, as stories of thuggery, voter apathy and institutional suppression of voters ring loud across the landscape. In Taraba, the House of Representatives by-election conducted by the Independent National Electoral

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Without secure environment, Feb 3 bye- elections is imperiled – INEC tasks NSA, IGP, security agencies

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 24 January 2024 0

By Tunde Opalana National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, heads of security agencies in the country have been tasked to ensure adequate securing of voting environment during the bye- elections and re- run elections in 39 constituencies across some states of the federation on Saturday, February 3, 2024. Chairman, Independent

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How outcome of election petition tribunals reshape legislative composition

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 11 September 2023 0

By Tunde Opalana Last week National Assembly Elections Petition tribunals across many states of the federation dispensed with some petitions against declared results of the February 25 , 2023 elections into National Assembly senatorial districts and federal constituencies, filed by aggrieved parties and candidates. Three notable parties, the ruling All Progressives

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Hours after NASS elections: Race for juicy Cttee seats grips Senators, Reps

Ihesiulo Grace 16 June 2023 0

…Bamidele tipped for Senate Leader, Adeola Appropriation…Ndume no pushover By Tunde Opalana Senate yesterday adjourned its inaugural plenary to July 4. But barely 24 hours after elections into the principal officer positions in the National Assembly were held, won and lost on Tuesday, another race hots up in the Senate: the jostle for juicy Committee […]

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Daily Times Survey: How 2023 general elections shaped Integrated Marketing Communications in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 19 April 2023 0

By Godwin Anyebe All over the world, the media plays a strategic role in facilitating and developing new techniques of political communication such as political advertising. This is because advertising is the most effective ways in building and creating an image. Additionally, the contribution of the media to politics, and to political communication in general, […]

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Presidential Election: 50 University VCs/Professors, 34 others implicated in rigging

Ihesiulo Grace 28 March 2023 0

By Doosuur Iwambe The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) says it has “investigated and found that at least 50 top Nigerian university professors played various conspiratorial or vicarious roles in the brutal poll rigging and voter suppression in the 25th Feb Presidential/National Assembly and the 18th March 2023 Governorship/State

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FG blocked 3.8 million cyber-attacks during governorship election

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2023 0

BY DOOSUUR IWAMBE & MOTOLANI OSENI The Federal Government revealed on Wednesday that it blocked about 3.8 million cyberattacks and threats during the March 18 gubernatorial and States Houses of Assembly elections across the country. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Pantami who made this disclosure in a statement said the blockage […]

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How N-Alert helped to curb election violence, fraud in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 10 March 2023 0

By Ukpono Ukpong Elections are a critical component of democratic governance. They provide an opportunity for citizens to choose their leaders and to hold them accountable for their actions. However, elections can also be a source of tension, conflict, and violence, particularly in countries with weak democratic institutions, ethnic and religious tensions, and a history

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2023 Election: NBC warns broadcast stations over violation of ethics

Ihesiulo Grace 1 March 2023 0

By Tom Okpe The National Broadcasting Commission, (NBC) has reminded all broadcasters covering and reporting the 2023 General Elections to endeavor to abide with provisions of the Extant Electoral Law(s), Broadcasting Code, and other relevant regulations guiding broadcast of elections in Nigeria. The Commission’s Director General, Balarabe Shehu Ilelah in a statement

2023 Elections Politics

2023 General Elections: Nigeria’s defining moment

Ihesiulo Grace 27 February 2023 0

BY BENJAMIN OMOIKE Nigeria held her general elections on Saturday, February 25, 2023, for Presidential and National Assembly seats. Elections for 28 of the 36 governorships and State Houses of Assembly will follow on Saturday, March 11. The elections mark 24 years of uninterrupted democracy—the longest span in Nigeria’s history. They will serve as a […]

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2023 Elections: At last, FG bows to pressure, orders closure of universities

Ihesiulo Grace 9 February 2023 0

*As mixed reactions trails decision to shut down schools By Doosuur Iwambe At last, the Federal Government has directed the closure of universities across the country for three weeks for the conduct of the coming elections. This development is coming about one month after the House of Representatives, parents and other key stakeholders members in […]

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Elections: PIN advises FG against shutting down internet, social media

Ihesiulo Grace 9 February 2023 0

…says it’ll affect polls credibility By Ukpono Ukpong The Federal government has been advised against shutting down the internet and the social media during the forthcoming general elections as it will negatively affect the credibility of the polls. Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN), a pan-African social enterprise organization, made the call yesterday during a press

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2023 Elections: Royal Father sues for peace

Ihesiulo Grace 1 February 2023 0

…urges youth not to allow politicians use them negatively By Nosa Àkeñzua The people of Ndokwa Nation have been urged to maintain peace and order and shun any act of violence during the forth-coming general elections. This called was made by the traditional ruler (Oduosa) of Utagbe-Ogbe Kingdom in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of […]

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2023 Elections: 43% of voters are first-time voters – Report

Ihesiulo Grace 9 January 2023 0

By Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja At least 43% of Nigerians eligible to vote in the 2023 general elections would be first-time voters. This was disclosed in a report by socioeconomic research firm, SBM Intelligence, on Monday titled ‘2023 Elections: Voter Turnout Will Rise’. The report also noted that 24% of respondents encountered violence while trying to […]

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‘The whole world is watching Nigeria’ – J Autos CEO, speaks on forthcoming elections

Ihesiulo Grace 23 November 2022 0

Nigerians in the diaspora have been lending their voices to the debates and discussions about the forthcoming 2023 general elections in the country. Oludoyi Julius Juwon, the CEO of Mr Jay Autos LLC, a Dallas, Texas-based auto dealership that specializes in sales of American and German cars, is one of the latest Nigerians to give […]

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General Minimah, Media Trial And 2023 Elections

Ihesiulo Grace 21 September 2022 0

By Abuchi Obiora Since the advent of the new democratic dispensation of Nigeria in 1999, the country has witnessed the appearance on the political scene of former military officers variously representing the good, the bad and the ugly. As a matter of fact, the present democracy in Nigeria had its first Executive President in the […]

Editorial News

EDITORIAL: 2023 elections: Politicians and defections

Ihesiulo Grace 12 August 2020 0

In 2023, Nigerians will go to the polls to elect those to represent them for another four years. For the electorate, three years is a long time but for the politicians, three years is almost here. In preparation for the elections of 2023, many politicians are deploying savage tools as if it is war. There […]

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Ekweremadu declares conducting re-run poll in 90 days unconstitutional

Ihesiulo Grace 24 June 2020 0

*Makes case for early, staggered primaries Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has described as unconstitutional, the conduct of re-run elections within 90 days. The senator, who expressed disappointment over the denial of presidential assent to critical electoral reforms by the National Assembly, said the 90- day window for the conduct of […]