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The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has said the solution to recurring gaps in election funding is for this country to treat elections as a cycle, and not events. In that light, there will be consistent and even funding of the Election Management Body over years in-between elections, rather than provision […]

An Amazon, Indomitable Spirit, Gallant Fighter, Fearless, Brave and Courageous, Strong and Resilient. Dora Nigeria Akunyili you fought gallantly , no surrender , no retreat.  The war has ended and you are still standing tall.  Cancer and his cohort death, cannot destroy YOU. The physical body may be resting now, but Dora Nigeria Akunyili lives […]

The statement credited to the Commissioner of Police of the Federal Capital Territory, Joseph Mbu, banning all protests over the kidnap of the Chibok school girls is unconstitutional, illegal, null and void. It is against the spirit and letters of section 40 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), the […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) taking place in 10 states by two days. This extension is in view of the huge turnout of prospective registrants, and it is intended to give a fair chance to all eligible persons.   The exercise, which was originally scheduled to end […]

Fellow Nigerians, 1. I greet and felicitate with you all, today, as we mark 15 years of uninterrupted democratic governance in our beloved country. 2. Our dear nation, Nigeria, has certainly come a long way and made notable progress since our first Democracy Day on May 29, 1999 when the military finally relinquished power and […]

Over a year ago, when MuhdLawal published online, the following statement attributed to Professor Wole Soyinka — “When you marry an illiterate woman as a wife, you make stupid decisions like Jonathan” — Soyinka wrote a strongly worded rejoinder, saying that at no time did he say anything like that. In the wake of Mrs […]

1.Good afternoon, my dear brothers and sisters.  As the Minister of State of this great City, Abuja and as a mother like some of you, I, on behalf of Mr. President welcome you all home to the seat of the Federal Government. 2. The Federal Government is appreciative and supportive of the efforts of your group […]

Permit me to provide explanation on certain processes of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) related to the upcoming governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states, which formed the subject matter of the editorial comment in your newspaper issue for Tuesday, May 20, 2014, titled as above. Your paper argued in essence that the impending […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday refuted reports in the media that the Port Harcourt Refinery in Alesa-Eleme and the nearby Pipelines and Product Marketing Company, PPMC Evacuation/Reception Jetty in Okrika Rivers State were gutted by fire on Sunday. The NNPC in a Press Release explained that findings from its preliminary investigation revealed […]

Fani, In an environment where the gluttony and want of wealth always trumps principles, a clamor for unison based on those tribal commonalities is a waste of time. These are not limited to the South West alone. South Westerners generally can respond to tribal sensibilities without the projection or practice of purity. We always have […]

 1) He should expose and prosecute whoever he strongly feels is funding BH in Nigeria. 2)    He should stop relying 100% on his non-performing military to checkmate BH. It should be a combined effort involving the International community. 3)    He should seriously reduce going about for state visits or to birthday occasions when there is […]

Good morning gentlemen! Today is Sunday May 11th 2014…..exactly 26 days after over 200 of our daughters in Chibok, Borno State, were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents. Twenty six days later, we neither know where they are nor are we any close to knowing it, going by available information. Yet, 11 more girls have been […]