MYTHS, FACTS AND DATA ABOUT NIGERIA’S ELECTIONS By Daniel Adaji In the next few weeks, we shall make recourse to data to examine 10 myths about contemporary politics in Nigeria, especially in the context of the ongoing fears, tension, and hysteria over same-faith tickets in the race to change the baton of leadership in the […]Continue Reading
By Kelecho Ogunleye The police say they have yet to receive reports of violence or vote-buying in Saturday’s Osun governorship election. Mr. Johnson Kokumo, the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) said this after a visit to ward 5, unit 5 Salvation Army alekuwodo polling unit in Osogbo. Kokumo said that […]Continue Reading
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Sen. Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following the victory of the party in Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Osun. The President’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement by his spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina, on Sunday in Abuja. The president expressed conviction Continue Reading
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By Uche Ugboajah For some time now, the stories emanating from the largest political party in Africa, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), cannot be said to be palatable, at least to its members and supporters. First, it was rumored that some governors elected on the platform of the major opposition party were gearing up to […]Continue Reading
Many clerics and politicians in Kaduna State risk 12 months in jail or N1 million in fine, if the Electoral Act 2010 is invoked in the on-going governorship and State House of Assembly elections in the State. In recent weeks, the governorship election in Kaduna has taken a religious dimension. Governor Nasir El-Rufai of the […]Continue Reading
Many arguments have been advanced as to the feasibility of Democracy in Africa. The operators, unable, or unwilling, to manage the tools of navigation have often said we are not ripe for Democracy. Others have argued that even from the point of view of tradition and vocabulary, the African soil cannot sustain the growth of […]Continue Reading
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar made many promises to Nigerians during his campaign for this ticket. Today, he got the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to contest the 2019 presidential election. Below are 10 of those promises. 1. To End Boko Haram He made this promise while on a campaign visit to Maiduguri, […]Continue Reading
A frontline contender for Kogi East Senatorial District seat, Dr Victor Adoji, is likely to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for another platform. This is due to anti-democratic activities that coloured the primary elections. Dr Adoji met with top leaders of Kogi politics yesterday in order to perfect the next plan of action after […]Continue Reading