INEC chairman Prof Mahmood Yakubu The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the composition and scope of the eight-man, in-house committee, set up by the Chairman of the Independent National […]
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A year after, Akeredolu’s performance generate issues
Rotimi Akeredolu As the administration of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) clocked one year in office there are mixed feelings about its performance, a subject that […]
Appraising the ‘not too young to run’ campaign
Most people say politics is a dirty game, but the truth of the matter is that, for better or for worse, decisions made by politicians affect our lives. Their decisions […]
Cross River central aspirants barred from challenging Ayade in 2019
Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade Abia constituents give conditions for endorsing representatives for second-term Governorship aspirants from Cross River central senatorial district have been barred from contesting the […]
Five issues that will dominate Sierra Leone's election
PHOTO: REUTERS Sierra Leone goes to the polls on March 7 for a general election that will select a new president, parliament and local councils. With President Ernest Bai Koroma […]
El-Rufai can’t stop me from exposing government’s ills, says Shehu Sani
Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai The Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial Zone, Shehu Sani, has said despite the N2bn civil suit filed against him at the Kaduna High Court by […]
Political rivalry swells as Oyo council poll draws near
Rashidi Ladoja Local council election slated for May 12, this year, by the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC), has triggered both intra and inter party schemings. Since Governor Abiola […]
Politics, nepotism, corruption bane of oil industry
Petroleum Resources, Don Etiebet, has said the Nigerian oil industry is bogged down by politics, nepotism and corruption. Worst still, he said weak institutions such as the Nigeria National Petroleum […]
Senator Abdullahi Adamu: Losing a proxy war
Abdullahi Adamu These facts about Senator Abdullahi Adamu are obvious: He represents Nassarawa West Senatorial District in the Senate. He was born on April 23, 1946. He was 46 years […]
Olurode: INEC should not bite more than it can chew
Olurode Prof. Lai Olurode is a former national commissioner of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In this interview with LEO SOBECHI, he examines the implications of the new order of […]