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General election: Consolidating democracy through challenges

Ihesiulo Grace 26 April 2023 0

The 2023 general elections have come and gone, with results for both the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly and March 18 Governorship and State Assembly elections declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In the presidential election, in which Sen. Bola

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2023 polls: New electoral law now awaits NASS, Presidency – INEC

Ihesiulo Grace 14 December 2021 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday said ultimately, the onus of having a new electoral framework ahead of the 2023 general elections resides with the National Assembly and the Presidency. INEC’s Commissioner, Festus Okoye, said this at the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room National Stakeholders’ Forum on Elections in Abuja. According to

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Buhari pledges credible elections in 2023

Ihesiulo Grace 11 December 2021 0

*Says his administration will ensure peaceful transfer of power to winners President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians and the international community of free and fair elections in 2023 general elections, and peaceful transfer of power. Mr. Femi Adesina, the president’s spokesman in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said the president gave the assurance in […]

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2023: If you don’t bid, you can’t win, Osinbajo tells youths

Ihesiulo Grace 5 October 2021 0

*Says power is never handed over on a platter Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says if young Nigerians fail to bid for elective offices at the 2023 general elections, they cannot win. Osinbajo made the observation through President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Babajide Omoworare. Omoworare represented Osinbajo at the

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NDDC BOARD: Group urges Buhari to save APC from losing 9 oil states

Ihesiulo Grace 17 August 2021 0

BY DOOSUUR IWAMBE, ABUJA A Niger Delta group, Vanguard for Transparent Leadership and Accountability, VATLAD, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to save his party, All Progressives Congress, APC, from losing the nine oil states by allowing the substantive Governing Board of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, confirmed by the Senate on November 5, 2019, to […]

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2023: Adopt Falae/Obasanjo model, VON boss urges APC, PDP

Ihesiulo Grace 8 December 2019 0

Director General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr. Osita Okechukwu, has urged the two dominant political parties to adopt the Falae/Obasanjo model by fielding Igbo presidential candidates in the 2023 general elections. Okechukwu made the appeal while speaking with journalists in Enugu on Sunday on raging issues threatening the country’s democracy which may mar […]

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PVC-Naija engages Nigerians, political parties ahead of 2019 election

Ihesiulo Grace 6 December 2018 0

…Unveils 2 projects for political education Project Victory Call (PVC) Initiative has rolled out plans to engage the Nigerian masses in a multi-platforms and robust discuss towards eradicating political ignorance in the country especially as the 2019 General Elections draws near. The group- a non-governmental Organisation (NGO), known as PVC-Naija, has however,

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Bauchi 2019: Vote for me, witness development – Ali Pate to electorates

Ihesiulo Grace 5 December 2018 0

A former gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Professor Mohammed Ali Pate has urged the electorates in Bauchi to vote for him as the next Governor in the 2019 general elections so as to witness massive infrastructural development in the state. ‎Pate who lost his gubernatorial ambition under the ruling All Progressive Congress […]

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2019: Be objective, fair, just with reportage of events, Judge charges Journalists

Ihesiulo Grace 5 December 2018 0

The Administrator of National Judicial Institute (NJI), Justice Rosaline Bozimo rtd. has urged journalists in the country to be fair, objective, just, honest and professional in the reportage and commentaries on the activities preceding the 2019 general elections. Justice Bozimo made the call on Tuesday in Abuja at the opening of two days workshop titled […]

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A/Ibom APC unveils 5-point manifesto for 2019 poll

Ihesiulo Grace 5 December 2018 0

The gubernatorial candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) party in Akwa Ibom, Obong Nsima Ekere has presented a five-point development plan to the people as he flags off campaigns for 2019 general elections. The five points development plan span through Education, Agriculture, security, infrastructure and governance/institutional reforms. Speaking yesterday in Uyo

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2019: NYSC DG warns corps members against electoral offences

Ihesiulo Grace 3 December 2018 0

The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, has warned corps members against electoral offences as 2019 general elections approach. The NYSC boss gave the warning during inspection visit to the 2018 Batch ‘C’ stream II orientation course at Kusalla in Karaye Local Government Area of Kano state. Kazaure was represented by the […]

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2019: Group urges Nigerians to vote credible leaders

Ihesiulo Grace 30 November 2018 0

A pressure group, Noble Youths Mass Support Association (NYMSA), has urged Nigerians to vote credible leaders in the 2019 general elections. The National Coordinator of the group, Mr Godwin Onmonya, made this call on Thursday an interview with journalists in Kuje, Abuja. According to him, the electorate must not overlook the credibility of the candidates […]

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2019: My experience, alliance with SDP will win APC Osun East

Ihesiulo Grace 28 November 2018 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Osun East, Rep. Ajibola Famurewa says his parliamentary experience coupled with the alliance entered into with the Social Democratic Party (SDP) will ensure victory for him and his party in the 2019 general elections. Rep. Famurewa, who made this disclosure in an interview, said even though the […]

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Gov Obaseki charges Campaign Council on membership drive, triumph at polls

Ihesiulo Grace 24 November 2018 0

The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has inaugurated the Edo Central Senatorial Campaign Council, with a charge to win all the elective positions in the senatorial district, during the 2019 general elections. Speaking to members of the campaign council at the party’s secretariat in Irrua, Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State, Obaseki […]

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2019: Women in politics, we must tap into media force – UN Women

Ihesiulo Grace 23 November 2018 0

Ahead of the forthcoming general elections in Nigeria, the ‘Nigerian Women Trust Fund’ in partnership with the United Nation Women has said that Nigeria women in politics must tap into the media force to excel in 2019. This was revealed at the ‘Women Aspirant Meeting’ tagged Strategy Meeting on Media Portrayal of Female Candidates in […]

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2019: Commercial tricycle owners, riders endorse NDCP Presidential candidate

Ihesiulo Grace 22 November 2018 0

A Group, National Commercial Tricycle and Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association of Nigeria (NACTMORAN) has endorsed the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress Party (NDCP), Dr. Johnson A Edosomwan, for the 2019 general elections. The association led by its leaders from the 19 Northern States including Katsina State, home of President Muhammadu Buhari

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Lagos guber: PRP promises Lagosians new lease of life if…

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2018 0

The People’s Redemption Party (PRP) in Lagos State on Tuesday pledged to give Lagosians a new lease of life if voted into power in the 2019 general elections. The Chairman of the party, Alhaji Mustapha Adekunle, told journalists in Lagos that the governorship, National Assembly and House of Assembly’s candidates of the party would only […]

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2019: JIBWIS tasks religious leaders on peaceful elections

Ihesiulo Grace 19 November 2018 0

The National Chairman of the Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’a Wa’ikamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS) Sheikh Sani Jingir has charged Muslims and Christian leaders to work for peace with a view to ensure peaceful conduct of the 2019 general elections. Sheikh Jingir made the appealed at the closing ceremony of 2018 National Preaching session in Misau on Sunday. The […]

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I’ll lay foundation for free, credible elections – Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 17 November 2018 0

As Nigeria inches closer to her general elections come February 2019, with the commencement of election campaigns next week, President Muhammadu Buhari has again, given assurances of his determination to lay a foundation for free, fair and credible elections in the country. Buhari gave the assurance on Friday when he received a delegation of Imams […]

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2019 election: NGOs partner on non-violent conflict campaign in Bayelsa

Ihesiulo Grace 16 November 2018 0

Bayelsa state based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), under the guise of FACE initiative in conjunction with a Dutch based international organisation, Cord Aid, has trained over 100 community leaders on non- violent and conflict management to build their capacities for the protection of their natural endowments and strategies for rancour free 2019 general elections. The