Olusegun Adeniyi, journalist and best-selling author, says only a united opposition can defeat President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. Adeniyi said this at a special reading of ‘Against the Run of Play’, his latest book, at the Ibadan School of Government and Public Policy (ISGPP). The chairman of the editorial board of THISDAY said the opposition must […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has stated the importance of debates among candidates running for political offices in 2019. The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this while delivering a speech titled, ‘The role of media in the Nigerian electoral process,’ at the 69th General Assembly of the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria in […]
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”All the ills of democracy can only be cured by more democracy” (Alfred Smith -1873-1944) Democracy, by isochronal and intertextual condensing, including but not limited to Jeffersonian, Lincolnian and Grecian normative standard is the political doctrine that recognizes the institutionalization of liberal structures of governance that enfranchises and gives the people the rights to elect […]
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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has concluded plans to print illegal gubernatorial ballot papers for Rivers, Delta and Akwa Ibom States that will exclude certain newly registered political parties as a premise for the nullification of the elections of the three states. Speaking when […]
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Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Friday said Nigeria’s democracy was not delivering dividends to the people due to politicians autocracy. He attributed the situation to “politicians’ autocracy’’, saying that democracy was not thriving in Nigeria because of the autocratic nature of politicians, “who obviously were connected to military rule. Jega made this known while […]
Continue ReadingThe Independent National Electoral Commission has announced the time table for the 2019 general elections. The presidential and National Assembly elections will hold on same day on February 16, 2019, INEC said while briefing journalists on Tuesday. Governorship and state assembly elections will also hold same day on March 2, two weeks after the presidential […]
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The Senate has passed the Electoral Act No. 6 2010 (Amendment) Bill 2017 into law. According to Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the passage of this Bill in the Senate is a bold, innovative and common sense step on Electoral Reforms designed to guarantee free, fair and credible elections in Nigeria. Here are some of the highlights […]
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Wrongful Dismissal of Governor Wike’s Six Police Details: Tragic Day For Professionalism in the Nigerian Police The Rivers State Government notes with infinite sadness the decision of the Nigeria Police to dismiss six police officers attached to governor Nyesom Wike. The police officers were subjected to a secret and unfair trial, on totally fictitious charges […]
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Rivers State Governor , Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the government and people of the state would no longer play host to the Officer in charge of Special Anti-Robbery Squad ( SARS ), Mr Akin Fakorede as he is a threat to the security of the state . The governor who said that he […]
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The Senate has threatened to boycott plenary unless the Independent National Electoral Commission conducts rerun elections in Rivers and Anambra states to fill their vacant seats in the National Assembly before December 10. The Senate’s resolution asking INEC to conduct the rerun polls not later than December 10 was reached on Wednesday, following a motion […]
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