The Spokesman of the Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere has called on Imo electorates to vote the APC led administration of Governor Hope Uzodinma out of office. Ugochinyere who is the CUPP Spoke man and candidate representing Ideato federal constituency in PDD in a press release made available to our correspondent lamented the killings, arson and Read More
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Tuesday said it has no interest in Nigerian politics. The group also maintained that they have no plan to call for the boycott of the February 2023 general election. In a statement by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, the group said; “Even though we have consistently said that IPOB is not interested in Nigerian politics, Read More
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said that despite the facts that recent initiatives of the electoral body particularly war against vote buying has not gone down well with people who may not be committed to the growth of the electoral system and the consolidation of democracy, there’s no going back. Prof. Yakubu, Read More
Contrary to doubt expressed by the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Abdullahi Adamu on the use of BVAS by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the party has distanced itself from the position. The party said Adamu did not kick against the deployment of BVAS or electronic transmission of results as reported by sections of the Read More
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Ogun state governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, of entrenching the culture of intimidation and intolerance in the state ahead of the 2023 governorship election. The party specifically accused the governor of intimidating Awori Obas from meeting the ADC governorship candidate has earlier scheduled. In a statement released Friday morning to newsmen, signed by Read More
The recent spate of flooding has left Nigeria counting losses since early October as over 2.5 million people were affected. In what is fast becoming an annual occurrence, many parts of Nigeria have experienced flooding with the correlating loss of land, lives and livelihoods.Despite historically difficult incidents, the recent cases of flooding appear to be the worst the country has Read More
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has pledged commitment to the campaigns of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with a view to ensuring victory for the party. This was just as the governor described the state as the “home of PDP,” adding that “by the grace of God, PDP will rescue this great country; Read More
In civilised climes, democracy and democratic processes are indeed sacrosanct to the extent that they do not muddy the water of peace. This, therefore, means the rights of political actors during phases of democracy like electioneering are not by themselves absolute. Their applications are only guaranteed to the extent that they do not threaten public peace security. It is common-sense Read More
Nigeria, the most populous African country often referred to as the ‘Giant’, among others, will in the next few months months go through another transition of power in through elections. The list of candidates contesting different positions the forth-coming 2023 general elections released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, leaves much to be desired. Names of candidates who scaled Read More
Recently, a traditional news platform published a story saying that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will collate the 2023 election results manually and this surprisingly generated a lot of criticisms and even allegations of potential rigging of the February 2023 polls. The sudden uproar and contrasting feedback look valid at first glance, considering the fact that a new electoral Read More
Harold D. Lasswell, a political scientist cum communication theorist, conceptualided “politics” as who gets what, when, and how. The game of politics is about to be played in Nigeria. Who will triumph? The 2023 presidential election is fast approaching. The aspirants are working tirelessly to assume the mantle. By 2023, they will know their fate. According to the 1999 Nigerian Read More
The Labour Party Imo North Senatorial candidate, Dr. Okorondu Nwachukwu, has petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over moves by his party to withdraw his candidacy and conduct a fresh primary election. Nwachukwu, who emerged the winner of the primary election conducted by the Labour Party and witnessed by INEC officials on June, 9, 2022, insisted that he was Read More
A column in one of the national dailies with the topic In 2022, politicians ‘partying’ as if it’s 2023 as published early this year craved my attention in developing this piece which some circumstances beyond my control do not allow me to round it off for consumption by the readers until now and perhaps at a time when the whole Read More
Since the conduct of national conventions by political parties, the issue that has become the topic of discussion and caught the attention of Nigerians is how the presidential candidates would pick their running mates. In a bid to beat INEC’s June 17 deadline for the submission of running mates, the opposition PDP, after consultation and political calculations, picked Governor Ifeanyi Read More
With the frenzy presently going on in Nigeria as the country edges towards the 2023 general elections, it has become obvious its struggling economy seems to have been pushed to a corner; BENJAMIN UMUTEME notes. It is a given that politics and the economy are intertwined. One cannot do without the other because it is the politicians that make the Read More
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost At the end of this month, other things being equal, Nigeria’s major political parties, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), will select their presidential candidates for the February 2023 Read More
As the 2023 general elections draw near, the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has to get it right by fielding genuine party men and women for the various elective offices. The space will be quite good for the opposition party if it does the needful by ensuring that those to fly the party’s flag are committed genuine party men Read More
Apart from perceived huge burden on the national economy and escalating insecurity situation, another reason that has been flaunted against the conduct of the 2022 Population and Housing Census is its proximity to the 2023 General Election, slated for February and March 2023. The secondary use of census figures for political representation and distribution of revenues, as against its primary Read More
The year 2023 will be epoch-making in the annals of the country for obvious reasons, the most important of which is that it is the year the country will have new governments at the federal and state levels. It is also the year the country will have surmounted security threats against its sovereignty and territorial integrity as Nigerians expect the Read More
As the 2023 general election approaches, a politician cum philanthropist, Jerome Siza has promised to provide quality leadership to the people of Jema’a constituency if given the mandate. Siza made the promise while declaring his intention to vie for the seat of member, Kaduna State House of Assembly under the umbrella of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Addressing party executives/members Read More
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, prominent Nigerians including a former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar; former vice-president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Muhammad Sa’ad Abdubakar 111, have raised concerns over the rising insecurity in the country; TOPE SUNDAY writes. At the recently held 19th Daily Trust Dialogue, serious security concerns were raised ahead of Read More
Ahead of 2023, Northerners have been urged to reject corupt politicians currently seeking to buy power at all levels and vote for competent, honest and visionary candidates, who will not buy or steal power. Former Secretary of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and spokesman of Northern Elders Forum, Dr. Hakeem Baba Ahmed, who made the call on Saturday, said the Read More
Parties primaries have been a nationwide sing-song across the length and breadth of the country. Public commentators in local and International media as well as political analysts and scholars have been having a field day in worship places, men’s discussion arena, campaign literature, global sphere, beer parlours, market squares, offices and other public places with the conversion raging like wild Read More
It is a fact that experience is the best teacher, a fact that no one will deny crediting Atiku Abubakar with, he’ll be the best option to fill the number one exalted position in the country. His rich profile in public and private services to the nation and the populace is no doubt a stepping stone to be considered when Read More
A group, Tinubu Legacy Forum (TLF), has called on Nigerians to irrespective of tribe or religion support the national leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Senator Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023 for the social, political and economic development of the country. The group said Tinubu has the best résumé to consolidate on the next Read More
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