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Following the contradictory reports that trailed the use of card readers for a mock election in Nigeria ahead of the 2015 general elections, Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has described the card reader machines as a fraud capable of scuttling the elections. The mock election was conducted in parts of the country by the […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) across the country by additional two weeks. The collection will continue until March 22nd 2015, superseding the earlier deadline of March 08th 2015. This latest extension offers the last opportunity for duly registered persons to collect their PVCs […]

Just when the worst seems to have been seen or heard of sloppiness in the running of the nation’s affairs, Nigeria has a way of outdoing herself. The inconsistency and policy somersaults that have become the hallmarks of governance in Nigeria got another devastating advertisement when Customs authorities surreptitiously began implementation of the new tariff […]

For anyone who truly lays claim to the practise of journalism in Nigeria, this is the time to shield the face from a big shame. It is a season of great disappointment and embarrassment. Not to talk of immeasurable sorrow and unrelieved nausea. This period really induces vomiting. And, boy, does journalism on this space […]

The last time Nigerians enjoyed something really close to an exciting Presidential debate was during the 1993 Presidential elections. I recall the colourful and memorable encounter between the late Chief MKO Abiola of the Social Democratic Party and Alhaji Bashir Tofa of the National Republican Convention.  At the end of that debate, it was clear […]

The Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has warned Nigerians against pushing Police officers in the country into disobedient acts or disobedience to the laws of the country. Abba further warned men of the force against embarking on their proposed industrial action, saying any officer found culpable would be made to face the laws regulating police […]

In a motion exparte filed before an Ikeja High Court on Friday, the court granted an accelerated hearing for motion on notice in the case of defamatory and libellous documentary aired on DAAR Communications Plc, owners of the African Independent Television (AIT). As a result, the accelerated hearing now comes up on Monday 16th March. Tinubu […]

The rank of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State swelled on Thursday as Prince Fred Eke Idika, the running mate of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming election in the state defected to the PDP. Idika said about 20,000 members of APC who are his staunch supporters […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the string of false alarms and outright lies that characterised Wednesday’s press conference addressed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) has clearly justified its profiling as a party of ‘one week, one lie’. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh in a statement on Wednesday said Nigerians are however not […]

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State on Thursday described the energy. being allegedly dissipated by the All Progressive Congress (APC) in advocating for the use of card readers in the coming general elections as another sinister motive of the party to cause confusion during and after the election. Fayose, who said this in a statement […]

 As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), continues its series of consultations and dialogue with critical stakeholders in the electoral process ahead of the March 28 and April 11 general elections, the Commission has expressed its commitment towards ensuring that marginalized groups such as People Living With Disabilities (PLWDs), Youths and Women fully participate in […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed its commitment and focus towards delivering free, fair and credible elections scheduled for March 28 and April 11 2015. It said since the re-scheduling of the elections, it had not rested on its oars, but had taken advantage of the period of extension to perfect its processes, […]