ADC blames Tinubu for Fadahunsi’s ‘kill Accord members’ remark
Abdullahi argued that statements made by political leaders could influence how their followers interpret the limits of acceptable conduct during elections.
The real shame in Nigerian elections
The drama that played out before the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC finally postponed the Edo State governorship election earlier scheduled for today is another demonstration of the fledgling state of the country’s democracy.
ONDO GOV POLL: How padded delegates’ list tore APC apart
THE emergence of former president of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, is already tearing the party apart.
How we can cut down cost of maintaining the legislature – Auwal Ibrahim
AUWAL Ibrahim is the executive director of the Civil Society Legislative and Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, one of the for nonprofit agencies actively involved in nurturing the country’s legislatures.
Against the background of the recent clamour for legislators to work on part time basis, Ibrahim, popularly known as Rafsanjani drew questions on the desirability or otherwise of the proposal. Excerpts:AUWAL Ibrahim is the executive director of the Civil Society Legislative and Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, one of the for nonprofit agencies actively involved in nurturing the country’s legislatures.
Against the background of the recent clamour for legislators to work on part time basis, Ibrahim, popularly known as Rafsanjani drew questions on the desirability or otherwise of the proposal.
Women: Halting the slide in politics
SINCE their victory at the 2007 elections which saw a huge rise in female representation in elective positions in the country, women’s performance in subsequent elections has gone from bad to worse, nose-diving from eight per cent in 2011 (32
Edo election: Last minute intrigues behind postponement by two weeks
The decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to postpone the Edo State governorship election originally scheduled for tomorrow came out of the blues after the election management body initially resisted the urge by the police and the Department of State Services, DSS.
Edo Gov Poll: CSOs berate Police, DSS over call for postponement
ABUJA—-A coalition of Seventy Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, on Thursday, condemned call for the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to postponed the Edo Governorship election billed for Saturday.
Hunting down IS leader should be ‘top priority’,says Clinton
Hillary Clinton called Thursday for the United States to track down and kill Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, as it did Osama bin Laden, insisting her Republican rival Donald Trump has no plan to defeat the jihadists.
How Makarfi, Wike, Okowa, others rallied support for Ize-Iyamu
GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has urged voters to cast their ballots for the PDP Candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu.
Noting that Ize-Iyamu will emerge as the next Edo governor after the polls, he added that the battle will not be an easy one.
How Ize-Iyamu was rusticated for two years as UNIBEN student – Oshiomhole
GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole says contrary to the claims of the PDP Governorship Candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu that he has never been indicted for any crime, that the PDP candidate was allegedly rusticated by a panel led by Prof. Itse Sagay for two years after he allegedly bathed a fellow student with acid at the University of Benin, UNIBEN.
Postponment call: APC postpones doomsday – Edo PDP
THE Edo PDP has condemned the alleged plan by the APC-led Federal Government to postpone the September 10 governorship election, describing it as “ a despicable connivance” with the security agencies.
