Buried in page 80 of a January 2015 report signed by Oti Anukpe Ovrawah, who was the director of the Human Rights Institute, an interesting story is told of a […]
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Is Aisha Buhari taking the piss out of GMB?
Mrs Aisha Buhari, the wife of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, sure has great ways to make her mind known. In a tweet on her verified Twitter […]
Conspiracy theories trailing INEC’s postponement of presidential election
Nothing best explains the anticlimax that occurred on election morning at exactly 2:45a.m. than a deflated balloon. Like a pin punched to a balloon, chairman of the Independent National Electoral […]
I don’t see any strong incumbency factor in this contest, says Isiaka
The Ogun State African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate, Prince Gboyega Nasir Isiaka in this interview with MUYIWA ADEYEMI (Head South West Bureau), said he is confident to win the […]
Presidential candidate seeks further extension of polls
Presidential candidate of People’s Trust (PT), Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has called for further extension of the Presidential and National Assembly elections billed to hold on Saturday, February 23. He contended that […]
Strange omens that heralded election postponement
On hindsight, it could be argued that the Independent National Election Commission’s (INEC) postponement of the election was a culmination of events that exploded on Saturday morning. The augury, as […]
What poll postponement exposed
Many wise sayings kept milling in the mind immediately the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced an adjustment in the timelines for the 2019 poll: unless you plan for success, […]
With shift comes possible alteration in poll dynamics
There are indications that the last-minute postponement of the presidential and National Assembly elections could likely tip the balance in the expected outcome of the poll, which appeared to favour […]
Things are getting better
Justice Ephraim Akpata did not postpone the 1999 elections. Abel Guobadia did not postpone the 2003 elections. The notorious Maurice Iwu did not postpone the equally notorious 2007 elections. But […]
Forestalling rescheduling of general elections
It is true that the postponement of elections, as Independent National Election Commission did on Saturday, February 16, is not new or entirely strange to some Nigerians who are familiar […]