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By Cecilia OIogunagba U.S.-based Nigerian historian and Professor of Africana Studies, Apollos Nwauwa, has commended the Federal Government for the introduction of electronic voting machines, Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), for real-time transmission of polling results. Nwauwa, who is the Chairman, Nigerians Diaspora Movement (NDM),  told the News Agency ofContinue Reading

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  By Sumaila Ogbaje The Police Chaplains Electoral Observation Mission in Nigeria, and eight Domestic Observers that monitored Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections have described the poll as a sign of the country’s political maturity. The mission, which is the arm of the International Police Chaplain Sustainable Development andContinue Reading

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By Zubairu Idris Some residents of Katsina State have urged all candidates who lost the presidential election to concede defeat in the interest of peace and stability of the country. The residents said the candidates should emulate former president Goodluck Jonathan by accepting defeat and congratulating the winner. They saidContinue Reading

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By Philip Yatai The AID Foundation, a non-governmental organisation promoting good governance, has cautioned Nigerians against making unguided utterances and hate speech over the issues arising from the collation of the Presidential and national Assembly Election results. The Executive Director of the Foundation, Mr Emmanuel Bonet, who made the callContinue Reading

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By Naomi Sharang Independent Foreign Observers Mission in Nigeria has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the conduct of the Presidential and National Assembly elections. The mission which gave the commendation in its preliminary report on the just concluded election in Abuja on Tuesday described the poll asContinue Reading

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By Monday Ijeh The Nigeria Police has called on the public to discountenance reports of arrest of some individuals over manipulation of the Bi-Modal Voters Accreditation System (BVAs) machines in Maitama area of Abuja. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made the  call in a statement on WednesdayContinue Reading