Court judgment on election timetable threat to 2027 polls – INEC
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC on Tuesday confirmed that it has filed appeals against two Federal High Court judgments that questioned aspects of its Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2027 General Election, insisting that the activities contained in the timetable are interrelated operational processes that cannot be arbitrarily […]
Ethno-religious crisis: The north and the rest of Nigeria
By Umar Yusuf Yola – IT is estimated that over one hundred thousand Nigerians   have lost their lives in ethno-religious crisis that have engulfed the country since the enthronement of democracy in 1979. The number of those injured triples the dead, while those displaced are put at millions. The Maitatsine crisis in Kano in […]
A nation in the throes of extra-judicial killings
By Innocent Anaba THE directive by President Umaru Yar’Adua to the national security adviser (NSA), last week, to carry out a full scale investigation into the killing of Mohammed Yusuf, leader of the religious sect, Boko Haram, has brought to the fore the issue of extra-judicial killings in the country. Yar’Adua had described the killing […]
Independent Candidacy: Waiting on National Assembly
MORE than two years down the line, the din that dogged 2007 general elections have not died down. Elections petitions arising from the controversial poll are still before tribunals. And there are strong indications that some of the cases may not be concluded before 2011.
2011: It ‘ll be suicidal for Ladoja to challenge me – Gov Alao Akala
It has been good so far. We make sure that all our electioneering promises are fulfilled. We thank God that he has been on our side. We have enjoyed relative peace. What we are doing is to let the people of Oyo State know that they have a government which is different from what they used to have in the past. If I cannot make a difference, I should not be on this seat because I know what used to happen in the past. I don’t want to do it the same way they were done.
Why I took Ogbulafor, others to court over PDP crisis in Anambra – Emeakayi
At a stage, the crisis in PDP in Anambra State was thought to have been resolved following the recognition of the Uchenna Emodi leadership by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party. However, a new twist has emerged. A former state secretary of the party and one of the chairmanship aspirants, Chief Kenneth Emeakayi […]
