By Thompson Yamput Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has begged politicians in Kogi to give peace a chance for a peaceful, successful and credible governorship election on Nov. 11. The INEC made the appeal during a one-day stakeholders meeting on Tuesday in Lokoja. Yakubu, whoContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has described media report that 94 per cent all the elective positions contested in 2023 general elections are being contested at the tribunal as incorrect. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, said thisContinue Reading
By Christian Njoku Persons Living with Disabilities (PWDs), under the auspices of TAF Africa, an NGO, has appealed to the Government of Cross River to fix a date for Local Government Election in the state. This was disclosed by Dr. Jake Epelle, Convener, TAF Africa, on Saturday in CalabarContinue Reading
By George Odok Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, has tasked Nigerians to set aside their differences of the just concluded general elections and chart a way forward for nation building. Gambari said this on Thursday in Calabar while delivering the 35th convocation lecture of theContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha INEC on Wednesday in Abuja presented Certificates of Return to National Assembly members-elect of the April 18 supplementary elections. Some of the lawmakers-elect commended INEC for a job well done and described their successes as victory for democracy. Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan DoguwaContinue Reading
2023 elections: Democracy and elections in Nigeria A news analysis by Ismail Abdulaziz, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Democracy is said to be a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodicallyContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Connected Development (CODE),a civil society organisation, has expressed concern over ethnic profiling of some groups in the 2023 General Elections and urged Nigerians to embrace unity in nation’s interest. Chief Executive of CODE, Hamzat Lawal, said this on Tuesday in Abuja at a news conference to presentContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The Senator-Elect, Nasarawa West Senatorial District, Ahmed Wadada, on Monday congratulated Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State on his reelection into office. Wadada, recently elected under the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), conveyed his message in a statement in Keffi. He said the victory ofContinue Reading
By Stephen Adeleye Two female candidates have been declared winners of the just-concluded House of Assembly elections in Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two female candidates are Mrs Omotayo Adeleye-Ishaya and Mrs Comfort Nwuchola won in Ijumu and Ibaji State Constituency seats, respectively. Both NwucholaContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Civil Society Situation Room, has called for an independent inquiry into the conduct of the 2023 General Elections in Nigeria. The Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) made the call in their Second Interim Statement on the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections on Sunday in Abuja.Continue Reading
