election

January 20, 2013

There will be no room for multiple voting in 2015 – INEC

by Akan Ido The 2015 election is firmly in focus with several political parties jostling to be in poll position for the contest which promises to be a defining one in the history of the country. But the elections can not be conducted fairly without a prepared Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the umpire saddled... Read More

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December 11, 2012

WATCH: Hilarious video of former president Olusegun Obasanjo dancing Gangnam Style in Ghana

by Isi Esene At his age president Olusegun Obasanjo sure knows how to enjoy himself. The former president was his hilarious best when he thrilled voters, electoral officials and fellow observers with his Gangnam style dance step. Baba, as he is fondly called, led an ECOWAS team of observers to monitor the Ghana’s general election.... Read More

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December 9, 2012

Breaking News: John Mahama declared winner of Ghana’s presidential election

President John Mahama (5,574,761 votes = 50.70%) has been declared winner of the 2012 presidential race over Nana Akuffo-Addo (5,248,898 votes = 47.74%), by the Ghanaian electoral commission. Out of the total 14,158,890 registered voters, 11,246,982 people exercised their franchise which 10,995,262 of them were deemed valid. The total rejected votes stood at 251,720. The turnout... Read More

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November 27, 2012

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: Cutting the fat in our politics (YNaija FrontPage)

…we don’t have to settle for the mediocre compromise that most of Nigeria’s mainstream political parties represent. Last week, we talked about the concept of lean startups and what would happen if we applied lean thinking to our politics. This week, I would like to specifically explore the concept of a lean political party. I... Read More

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November 26, 2012

Opinion: What if President Obama were a white man?

by Dr. Boyce Watkins Thus far, he has treated his black skin to be a burden, as if not mentioning his blackness will make the Republicans overlook his “disability.” About eight years ago, I wrote a book called “What if George Bush were a Black Man?” The book was designed to analyze the vast impact... Read More

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November 26, 2012

So much swag: Obama Campaign made a whopping $40 million in profits from selling ‘Obama Swag’

According to CNN, the Obama campaign pocketed a hefty amount of change (if you call $40 million dollars change) due to the clever idea of marketing his slogans to high end designers. Overall, President Obama’s campaign raised about $644 million dollars, so $40 million dollars is very impressive to have come from a couple of... Read More

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November 10, 2012

#OndoElection: ACN, Accord party question Mimiko’s victory, head to election tribunal

by Isi Esene If you think opposition to the victory of Olusegun Mimiko’s at the polls in the just concluded governorship elections in Ondo is dead and buried, then think again. Reports say the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the Accord Party are set to contest the election results... Read More

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November 9, 2012

Wait, what?! ‘President Romney’s’ official website accidentally goes live

by Isi Esene Don’t let Beyonce, who called Romney supporters “Mitches” after Barack Obama won re-election, hear this. In a major gaffe which might even have legal implications, Mitt Romney’s elections staffers mistakenly sent their transition website live, even though President Obama had won the election. There were even inauguration plans on the site. They... Read More

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November 8, 2012

Fun Video: President Obama raps along to MC Hammer’s ‘U can’t touch this’ (WATCH)

by Isi Esene Barack Obama is filled with the gift of the garb and uncommon swagger but keeping it real with MC Hammer’s hit ‘U Can’t touch this’ is something entirely new to us. Watch the hilarious spoof video.

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November 7, 2012

#AmericaDecides: “We are greater than the sum of our parts…” – Pres. Obama gives rousing acceptance speech

by Isi Esene The US presidential election had been too close to call right from the start. The Republican candidate, Mitt Romney took it straight to the wires with the presidential of the United States, Barack Obama. After the Mitt Romney concession speech, the wait was for Obama to make his acceptance speech which was... Read More

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November 7, 2012

#AmericaDecides: BreakingNews: Mitt Romney concedes defeat to Obama

by Isi Esene After the long wait for Mitt Romney’s phone call to president Barack Obama conceding defeat, the Republican candidate has finally made the call. Romney, who had always maintained that he has only a victory speech was forced to make the call after realizing that it was finally over. He came out at... Read More

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November 7, 2012

#AmericaDecides: Barack Obama remains the 44th president of the United States of America

by Isi Esene The US presidential election had been too close to call right from the start. The Republican candidate, Mitt Romney took it right to the wires against the incumbent president of the United States, Barack Obama. As results from the states continued to roll in, it became obvious that president Obama will remain... Read More

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November 5, 2012

US presidential election: Both sides should calm down

by Joe Scarborough We can fret, flail around with our theories, over-analyze and pontificate as to why our side will win. But in the end, it’s still in the hands of Americans. And for that, I remain eternally grateful. People want to be told that everything is going to be ok. My Democratic friends have... Read More

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November 5, 2012

Opinion: Barack Obama’s coming victory and the African alliance for New Order

by Lai Labode New political leaders will emerge from Africa under a new Alliance called African Alliance For New Order been touted by a new Youth Wing of Africa Largest Political Party called the Peoples Democratic Party Youth Circuit. And it will come to pass in a time not too distant from the time you... Read More

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October 31, 2012

Opinion: How opposition parties helped Mimiko win Ondo poll

by Sam Fatoyinbo The weapons that the oppositions used before and during the election were outright lies; half-truths; character assassinations; display of money; false propaganda; imposition of candidate(s); personality-based campaigns rather than issue-based ones among others. The just-concluded governorship election in Ondo State has added another dimension to the democratic dispensation in Nigeria. The election... Read More

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October 25, 2012

“Snobbish, arrogant and power-thirsty” – Afenifere attacks Tinubu

by Isi Esene The Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has sent a message to the newly re-elected governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko, congratulating him on his victory in the October 20 elections. In a letter signed by the group’s leader, Reuben Fasoranti and Seinde Arogbofa, it said Mimiko’s re-election is a victory over “godfatherism and... Read More

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October 23, 2012

Opinion: Jagaban returns to Lagos empty-handed

by Niyi Akinnaso Several mediators appealed to him to leave Governor Olusegun Mimiko alone, that he was too popular in Ondo State to be dislodged, that Ondo politics was kind of unique, and that a Mimiko victory might dent his political stature and expose his vulnerabilities. But the National Leader of the Action Congress of... Read More

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October 21, 2012

TICKER: #OndoDecides: Police arrest two with N1m at polling booth

The police on Saturday arrested two persons in possession of N1 million and instructional materials on how to vote with the inscription of the Peoples Democratic Party. The Commissioner of Police deployed for the governorship election in Ondo State, Mr. Mohammed Ndabawa, told our corespondent on the telephone that two persons were arrested at a... Read More

October 19, 2012

TICKER: Nana, wife of Ghana’s ex-leader, Jerry Rawlings, shocked after being barred from contesting election

The wife of Ghana’s ex-leader Jerry Rawlings is shocked after being barred from contesting the December election, her spokesman has told the BBC. Nana Konadu Rawlings was chosen last weekend as the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Party (NDP). She defected from the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) party, although Mr Rawlings has not... Read More

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October 19, 2012

TICKER: “I’m not voting for Mitt Romney” – Clint Eastwood’s daughter (WATCH)

Despite the fact her dad gave the most memorable speech at the Republican National Convention … Clint Eastwood’s daughter says she will NOT be casting her vote for Mitt Romney. Francesca Eastwood was leaving the Chateau Marmont hotel in Hollywood the other night … when we asked if felt the same away about the candidates... Read More

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October 8, 2012

Onoshe Nwabuikwu Reviews: Bisi Olatilo goes over the top, the Ondo debate, and more

by Onoshe Nwabuikwu Did you know it was Independence? Monday October 1, 2012 was Nigeria’s 52nd Independence anniversary. Not that you needed reminding. I’m also fairly certain that the events of the past one to two weeks would have jogged the memory of even the worst amnesiac. So, did you feel the Independence Day... Read More

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October 4, 2012

“The Mubi attack is not linked to student election” – Polytechnic official

by Isi Esene A security official in one of the Adamawa colleges has refuted claims that the massacre which was perpetrated by unknown gunmen a few days ago in the Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, was caused by a student union election dispute. Shuaib Aroke, the Deputy Registrar of the polytechnic were some of the murdered students... Read More

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October 4, 2012

#Lobatan: “A vote for Mimiko is a vote against the Yoruba race” – Rauf Aregbesola

by Isi Esene The Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola has denied claims by the opposition that the former Lagos State Governor and leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is backing the candidacy of Rotimi Akeredolu, for the governorship election because of what is in it for him financially. The Osun... Read More

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October 3, 2012

Manhunt: Military conducting house-to-house search for perpetrators of Mubi massacre

by Akan Ido The Nigerian military is conducting a massive house-to-house search in Mubi, Adamawa State to arrest the perpetrators of the Mubi massacre where over twenty students of the Federal Polytechnic, Mubi were either shot or had their throats slit. The gruesome attack which happened in the early hours of Tuesday has put residents... Read More

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September 30, 2012

Eye on Ondo: “My party is 70 per cent on ground in the state” – Gov. Mimiko

by Isi Esene The Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko, has expressed his confidence in emerging victorious in the forthcoming gubernatorial elections in the state. The governor reportedly made this known yesterday at an interactive session with media men at his official lodge at the Government House in Akure. The elections promises to be a keenly... Read More

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September 21, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Did Mitt Romney dye his face brown to get Latino votes?

by Isi Esene There are rumours indicating that the US Republican candidate, Mitt Romney, dyed his face brown during a Univision interview. Some are speculating that Romney did it to appeal to Latino voters who tend to naturally vote for the Democratic candidate. Romney, who is said to have latino roots, had to “go brown”... Read More

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September 19, 2012

“The January subsidy protests were sponsored and stage-managed” – President Jonathan

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said that the January fuel subsidy protests were not carried out by ordinary Nigerians who wanted to express their opposition to a government policy saying the protests were stage-managed by a class of Nigerians who wanted to maintain a status quo of corruption in the petroleum sector. Jonathan... Read More

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September 6, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Bill/Barack 2012: The hug that won Obama the election

by Hauwa Gambo As expected, with his almost-60 minutes speech nominating Barrack Obama for a second term Democratic National Congress run for president yesterday, Bill Clinton hit, as CNN’s Wolf Blitzer would say, not just home run but Grand Slam! But what many really paid attention to was the passionate hug between the two men... Read More

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August 19, 2012

War of the abs: Paul Ryan challenges Barack Obama

by Isi Esene Just when you thought the US presidential campaign couldn’t get any hotter… it does. The question on the mouth of every vain potential voter is: Who’s sizzling hot enough to vote for? You’ve seen President Barack Obama bare it all, but we bet you are yet to see his challenger from the... Read More

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August 12, 2012

Edo State: Missing body of dead INEC staff found after weeks of search

by Isi Esene The missing body of the INEC staff who was involved in a boat mishap while on the way to performing his official duties during last month’s Edo Sate gubernatorial elections have been found. His body was found after intense search conducted to locate it. The man, identified as Mr. Ekhator Iziegbe,... Read More

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