By Salisu Sani-Idris The Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says it is confident that its candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu will win the Feb. 25 election, with 21 states already in its kitty. The PCC’s Director, Media and Publicity, Mr Bayo Onanuga, stated this in anContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) says the party’s presidential flag bearer, Sen. Bola Tinubu, is not in any way against the cashless policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity of the PCC, while addressing newsmen on Thursday inContinue Reading
By Joy Odigie The Women’s Rights And Health Project (WRAHP), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has tasked the media on the need for consistent reportage of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) cases to reduce violence against women and girls. The Executive Director, WRAHP, Bose Ironsi, made the call during aContinue Reading
By Ruth Oketunde The Women’s Situation Room Nigeria (WSRN), a women civil society-led initiative, on Wednesday in Abuja, inaugurated observatory room in preparation for the 2023 general elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event has the support of the UN Women and the Canadian Embassy. TheContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Barely 48 hours to the Presidential and National Assembly elections, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) have lost scores of members to APC in the FCT. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the defectors were received into the fold of APC onContinue Reading
By Lizzy Okoji The Safeguarding Online Civic Space (SOCS) says it has designed strategies to stop all forms of disinformation, misinformation, fake news and violence incitement on the cyberspace in the upcoming general elections. The group made this known on Wednesday in Abuja while briefing the media on “Safeguarding CivicContinue Reading
By Ruth Oketunde The African Union Development Agency and New Partnership for African Development (AUDA- NEPAD) have advised Nigerians against acts of violence before, during and after the general elections. Princess Gloria Akobundu, the National Coordinator and Chief Executive Officer, AUDA-NEPAD/APRM Nigeria, gave the warning at a news conference inContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Prof. Friday Ndubuisi of the Department of Philosophy, University of Lagos, has called on the Federal Government to provide a level playing ground for citizens to have access to social justice, regardless of gender and social status. Ndubuisi made the call during the commemoration of the WorldContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Africa Youth Growth Foundation (AYGF),has tasked Nigerian politicians to uphold the sanctity and integrity of the electoral process toward a credible 2023 general election. Dr Arome Salifu, the Executive Director AYGF said this at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. “The foundation believes that credible electionsContinue Reading
By Stephen Adeleye The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kogi, on Tuesday said a total of 1.6 million Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) have been issued to their owners in the state. Briefing journalists on the commission’s preparations ahead of Saturday’s general elections, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kogi,Continue Reading
