Re-building Confidence in the Electoral System
The title of this article is a little bit misleading because it suggests, rather wrongly, that Nigerians ever had confidence in the electoral system. Truth be told, they never did…
Atiku’s Lawyer’s Arrest: Tyranny and the Continued Brutalisation of Nigerians
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Friday declared public holiday, bankers excluded
Nigeria’s Federal Government has declared Friday, 22 February as a public holiday, to enable citizens prepare for Saturday’s presidential and parliamentary elections. The Ministry of Interior excludes bankers and those…
Atiku’s alleged $111m cash-for-vote strikes fears in APC
The governing All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed grave concern over a purportedly leaked security report alleging that the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) plan to deploy $111 million for vote-buying…
Atiku alleges plot by presidency to manipulate card readers
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has alerted Nigerians of an alleged sinister plot by the presidency to specially trained operatives to manipulate the card readers during…
INEC upholds Supreme Court ruling on Rivers APC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed that it will uphold the Supreme Court ruling on its decision not to accommodate any All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate from Rivers…
FG orders immediate payment of February salary over election postponement
The federal government on Wednesday ordered the immediate payment of February salaries to civil servants so as to encourage them to participate in the rescheduled Saturday presidential and senatorial election,…
Gunmen assassinate Imo APC chairman
Unknown gunmen have assassinated a chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State Ifeanyi Ozoemena. Ozoemena is the APC chairman in Logara/Umuohiagu Ward in Ngor Okpala Council Area…
Election materials for Kwara found in Abuja
The Kwara State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mallam Atahiru Madami, has said that both Presidential and Senatorial election result sheets meant for the state were found in the Federal Capital…
#ArewaMeToo campaigner Maryam Awaisu released hours after arrest
Maryam Awaisu, a writer activist, and one of the leading campaigners of #ArewaMeToo, an online campaign against sexual violence, especially against women, in northern Nigeria was released hours after she…