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Political Earth Tremor in Ethiopia

On July 9, 201912:26 amIn News, Scenarios with Obadiah Mailafiaby Urowayino Warami

IT was a big relief to all democratic forces in Africa when the Ethiopian military putsch of Saturday, June 22, was crushed by the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. It all began ominously enough with the assassination of Amhara regional president, Ambachew Mekonnen, whilst at a security meeting with key officials in the city of Bahir Dar. Almost simultaneously, in Addis Ababa, the Chief of the General Staff, Se’are Mekonnen, was gunned down by his own orderly. The alleged mastermind, Brigadier-General Asamnew Tsige, had apparently intended to instigate simultaneous attacks on prominent political and military leaders across the country so as to bring down the government.

‘Why many political heavyweights lost N’ Assembly elections’

On February 26, 201911:43 pmIn Newsby Bankole

Former Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon Femi Bamisile, has identified reasons why many perceived political heavyweights failed in Saturday’s National Assembly election.

Anybody can have Specimen ballot papers before election, Its not crime – INEC

On February 15, 20195:45 pmIn News, Politicsby vanguard

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has, Friday, corrected the notion in some quarters that being in possession of Specimen ballot papers before election is not legal.

Resisting political intimidation and bullying

On December 4, 20189:08 amIn News, Viewpointby Urowayino Warami

IN August, shortly after defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, former governor and current senator, Godswill Akpabio, was reported as declaring that the takeover of Akwa Ibom State by his new party would be like Hitler’s 1940 invasion of Poland. “Warsaw saw war and war saw Warsaw”, Akpabio said, at the funeral service of his grand mother-in-law at Aguebu-Owa, in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State. “We can’t talk politics in the church; but in 2019, Warsaw shall see war and war shall see Warsaw. The return will be victory. May God grant us victory”.

Just tired!

On November 2, 201812:45 amIn News, Sweet and Sourby Urowayino Warami

I’VE spent the past few weeks in Nigeria, doing a lot of informal opinion-polling, as in randomly sounding all sorts of people out about their political views, their fears and their hopes for the future.

The political lies that killed Citizen Khorsa

On September 22, 20183:23 amIn News, Political Notesby Urowayino Warami

Nigeria’s leading political actors were all about in the outgoing week projecting themselves and seemingly rewriting history. It was, however, a different matter for the majority of the apolitical class.

2019: Deregister corrupt political parties, Agoro tells INEC

On July 31, 20182:54 amIn Newsby vanguard

AHEAD of the 2019 general elections, the National Chairman of the National Action Council, NAC, Dr. Olapade Agoro, yesterday, asked a Federal High Court to order the Independent National Electoral Commission, INCE, to de-register all political parties whose members admitted they collected N100m from the previous administration.

Political parties and the promises of democracy

On June 14, 20186:46 amIn News, The Hubby Urowayino Warami

THE absence of internal democracy in a political party is one sure prescription for the party’s demise. Nothing is more important to the continued existence of a political party than the selection of candidates for office because some of these candidates will eventually run the government.

2019: Okowa calls for self appraisal by political office holders

On June 10, 20185:18 pmIn Newsby Urowayino Warami

AS countdown begins for another general elections, Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has urged elected office holders to reflect on their performance to the electorates within the past three years.