ATIKU AND OBI PARTING OF WAYS: Why it’s difficult for the opposition to unite behind a single candidate
•Explains how some LP leaders frustrated him as Campaign DG •Says: Obidient movement not synonymous with LP • ‘Why I didn’t defect to ADC’ By Dapo Akinrefon Chief Akin Osuntokun was the Director-General of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the 2023 polls. In this interview, Osuntokun, a former Political Adviser to ex-President Olusegun […]
National Assembly polls kick off with hitches
National Assembly elections began in Lagos, Saturday with hitches in the early part of the day.
INEC suspends elections in Kwara constituencies
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Kwara, Saturday said elections into some federal constituencies in the state will not hold as scheduled.
Assessment of top members of the House of Reps gunning for return
Dimeji Bankole was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2003 after a stint in Business and Maritime Consultancy. He became Speaker in 2007 with overwhelming support. Unlike his predecessors, his candidacy for the top job was supported by over ninety-percent of the 360 members on the floor of the House.
2011 elections: Minister charges police to checkmate miscreants
MINISTER of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Senator Bala Mohammed yesterday urged the police to arrest those who may create violence in today’s election, just as he stressed the need for them to brace up for the electioneering challenges.
2011 poll: The foundation built by Jega
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Attahiru Jega is optimistic that today would prove to the whole world that Nigeria can organize free and fair elections.
