Seriake Dickson, senator for Bayelsa West, has condemned the wave of defections by political figures, including governors, to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), warning that Nigeria’s democracy is gradually sliding into authoritarianism. The former governor of Bayelsa State said the move by the Tinubu-led administration to weaken opposition parties amounted to an attempt to […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Buhari Presidency to face its self-inflicted ordeal and address the consensus concern of Nigerians over its poor handling of security issues instead of seeking to blame the opposition and the media. According to Kola Ologbondiyan National Publicity SecretaryPDP described threats and allegations by the Buhari Presidency, that […]
As the 2019 general election draws near, The People’s Democratic Party (PDP)’ has alleged that survival of civil society organizations and opposition parties are no longer guaranteed as there has been a perfect plot to exterminate any dissenting voice to the operation of the Federal Government led All Progressives Congress (APC). Daily Times recalls that […]
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has told the Federal Government to fight corruption and stop hounding members of the opposition parties in the name of fighting corruption, stressing that the real corrupt people are within the circle of APC government. The party frowned at the Motion Experte filed by the Special Presidential Investigation Panel […]
Former Military Administrator of Lagos State, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa has said that nobody can defeat President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 presidential election. Marwa, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said from political calculations, no formidable candidate can withstand Buhari during the upcoming election. Speaking with another newspaper, the APC chieftain maintained […]
Amidst growing tension in Kenya following the swearing in of the country’ newly re-elected president, Uhuru Kenyatta, the proposed swearing in by the opposition leader, Raila Odinga scheduled for December 12th has been shifted. Kenya’s main opposition coalition, the National Super Alliance (NASA) announced postponement of the swearing-in ceremony of its leader Raila Odinga as […]
Guinea’s opposition has called for renewed protests over the country’s disputed election timetable in a show of defiance after days of deadly clashes between activists and security forces. The coalition of main opposition parties issued a statement late on Saturday saying it was planning “another peaceful march” in Conakry on Thursday followed by a nationwide […]
In what appears to be the acceptance of a direct challenge by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the ruling party has unfolded plans to rebuild the party from its ruin ahead of the 2019 general election. The APC had on Monday admonished the PDP to stop being a cry […]
An opposition party in the Democratic Republic of Congo is protesting an electoral calendar that it says will deny many young people the right to vote in local elections this year. Opposition parties in the DRC have been contesting the electoral process for months, with deadly consequences in January, when according to Human Rights […]