elections

[The Alausa Blog]: Local Government election results to be declared at collation centers

The Chairman, Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), Hon. Justice Ayotunde Phillips has said that results of elections into Chairmanship and Councillorship posts in the 57 Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas of Lagos State scheduled for Saturday, 22nd July 2017 will be announced at the Local Government/ Local Council Development Area Collation Centres... Read More

The Alausa Blog

elections, lagos state, Local givernment, results

Opinion: Presidential elections only produce flukes in Nigeria. Here’s why

by Nimi Princewill Almost every Nigerian of voting age has an ideal choice of the candidate whose profile they believe is worthy of bringing the desired change; (in local parlance), the “un-APC like” kind of change the country hankers for at this time. However, the ‘best candidates’ are not exactly known to win elections in... Read More

elections, Leadership, nigeria, opinion, Politics, Presidents

LG polls: Lagos govt restricts movement

The Lagos State government has restricted vehicular movement in the state on Saturday, July 22, 2017. According to a statement by Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Steve Ayorinde, on Sunday, this is in view of the election that will hold across the 20 local governments and 37 local council development areas of the state. The... Read More

elections, lagos state, LG Polls, restrict, vehicular movement

[YNaija 2019] Matters arising from the Senate amendments to the Electoral Act, 2010 as amended

by Samson Itodo The Nigerian Senate has received encomiums for providing national leadership in the timely and progressive conclusion of its amendments to the Electoral Act, 2010. It took the Senate one year to conclude its amendment process and submit a 27 clauses amendment to the electoral act.

2019 election, elections, Electoral Act, INEC, Samson Itodo, senate, YNaija 2019

Lagos

[The Alausa Blog]: LASIEC releases list of candidates for LG/LCDA elections

The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has released the list of validated candidates for the Chairmanship and Councillorship elections into the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas of the State scheduled for Saturday, 22nd July 2017. In line with its statutory responsibilities, the Commission had requested all the candidates, whose names... Read More

The Alausa Blog

elections, Electoral commission, lagos, LASIEC, Local Government

Osun

Osun Elections: How Adeleke shamed Aregbesola’s pride

by Alexander O. Onukwue The candidate for the PDP in the Osun West Senatorial elections which held on Saturday, July 8, 2017, Ademola Adeleke, has been declared the winner. Adeleke replaces his brother, Isiaka, whose demise had led to the available seat in the Osun Senatorial contingent. In a process that began with a sensational... Read More

Story of the day

Ademola Adeleke, elections, Osun West, RAUF AREGBESOLA, Story of the day

[YNaija2019]: 5 things INEC needs to get right before the next elections

by Mark Amaza It is almost 20 months to the 2019 General Elections with elections into the Office of the President, 30 governorship seats and hundreds of legislative seats at the state and federal levels.

elections, INEC, Politics, YNaija 2019

James Comey and his book deal, #HalleluyahChallenge | Here are last week’s winners and losers

Last week saw the political audience across the world torn in separate directions as the United States and the United Kingdom witnessed defining moments in their political terrain. The UK general elections held on the same day as former FBI Director, James Comey’s hearing about the Trump/Russia affair before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Back here... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

#HalleluyahChallenge, Ango Abdullahi, dino melaye, elections, James Comey, Jeremy Corbyn, uk, Winners and losers

June 12: M.K.O Abiola’s journey to martyrdom – a timeline

by Azeez Adeniyi and Alexander O. Onukwue June 12, 1993 is one day that will continue to linger in the minds of Nigerians, most especially those who witnessed the incidents at that time. It is not just any calendar day in Nigeria, as it has been widely regarded as the authentic ‘Democracy Day’ as against May 29... Read More

Thinking Through

annulment, elections, General Ibrahim Babangida, june 12, June 12 election, Kudirat Abiola, M.K.O Abiola, martyrdom, Prison

The Thread: What is Nigeria worth?

Nnamdi Kanu and a section of the South East want Biafra. Northern Youths do not want Igbos in the North anymore and regardless of El rufai’s arrest order, they are adamant about their position. So the conversation in the political sphere centres on who wants to leave Nigeria and whether they have a right to... Read More

citizenship, Demola Olarewaju, elections, nigeria, The Thread

[The Sexuality Blog]: Election year is coming up, and Nigerian politicians have remembered homosexuality exists (again)

Like death and taxes, you can always depend on Nigerian politicians to skirt important issues and focus on misplaced priorities. Masters of diversion and petty politics, Nigerian politicians seem to amp up their politicking once elections start to draw close, or the voting public’s confidence in them begins to wane. They’ve done this, no matter... Read More

elections, homosexuality, politicians, The Sexuality Blog

The Media Blog: Shouldn’t everyone be a little worried about what Theresa May wants to do with the media?

As the Independent rightly calls it, the United Kingdom government is “planning to introduce huge regulations on the way the internet works, allowing the government to decide what is said online.” There is no universe in which that sounds good, or – if you ask us – ends well. “Some people say that it is... Read More

conservatives, elections, Politics, The Media Blog, Theresa May

YNaija Editorial: Celebrating the 18 years of “democrazy” that have taught us freedom

On this day in 1999, a new chapter in the history of Nigeria was opened: the military went back to the barracks and their constitutional role of protecting Nigeria’s territorial integrity. Most importantly, we gained the freedom to elect our own political leaders. We have come a long way since President Olusegun Obasanjo was sworn... Read More

Thinking Through

democracy day, economy, elections, Free Speech, freedom, infrastructure, Military rule, Obasanjo, YNaija Editorial

Opinion: Macron’s Win – Hope for the Nigerian Youth

by Bode Ekerin One fundamental question keeps echoing with subtle resonance in my mind. Have the Nigerian youth gotten any hope of being liberated from the shackles of political marginalization, even in the face this seemingly gerontocratic system of government? Over the years, since 1999 to be precise, we have seen the elders hold the... Read More

democracy, elections, Macron, Nigerian Youth, opinion, Politics

Fired Comey to testify about Russia’s ‘interference’ in elections that saw Trump secure White House

by Azeez Adeniyi Former FBI Chief, James Comey who was fired by President Donald Trump has agreed to testify publicly about Russian interference in the 2016 elections, lawmakers announced Friday. Top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, Mark Warner in a statement said, “I hope that former Director Comey’s testimony will help answer some of... Read More

Donal Trump, elections, FBI director, James Comey, Russia interference, white house

French presidential election: Macron, Le Pen in early lead

by Dolapo Adelana Centrist candidate, Emmanuel Macron and the president of the far-right National Front, Marine Le Pen have taken an early lead in the presidential election in France, according to latest polls. The first projections show that both candidates are through to the second and final round, which will be held on May 7. Macron... Read More

elections, Emmanuel Macron, EU, French election, Marine Le Pen, Politics, polls, Presidency

Opinion: David Umahi- The unsung hero of Nigerian democracy

By Philip Nweze The story I’m about to tell seems too good to be true. It is one that cannot be forgotten with the passage of time. One that plastered me with curious excitement and makes me carry a sense of pride for being an Ebonyian. In this era of rancourous partisan divisions and tsunami... Read More

democracy, election fraud, elections, Media, nigeria, Nigerian politician, opinion, Politics

Ekiti 2018: “I am streetwise to the core” | Fayose says he’s ready for APC

by Azeez Adeniyi Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has said he would concede defeat in the 2018 governorship election if the All Progressives Congress (APC) wins a single local government. He said this while speaking on People, Politics and Power, a programme on AIT. Fayose said Fayemi was free to contest the in the election... Read More

APC, Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti, elections, PDP, Peter the Rock

February 28, 2017

Opinion: Osun 2018 | Situation reports, profiles, antecedents of gubernatorial aspirants

by Adebayo Kupo When the tenure of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola of the State of Osun winds down in November 2018, the question of who takes over from him is permeating the political space. Notwithstanding that the election is about 20 months away and that political parties have not flung their doors open for campaigns to... Read More

Adejare Bello, elections, Gubernatorial aspirants, Lere Oyewumi, Mojeed Alabi, nigeria, Osun 2018, Politics

February 23, 2017

Rivers rerun: Makarfi faction warns INEC, Police against rigging

by Dolapo Adelana The Ahmed Makarfi faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies against bias in the rescheduled outstanding Legislative Elections in Etche State Constituency 2 and Etche/Omuma Federal Constituency of Rivers State on Saturday, February 25, 2017, respectively. “We are hereby warning the... Read More

APC, elections, INEC, PDP, police, Politics, Rivers rerun, security agencies

February 8, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] Have you started considering your post-Buhari options yet?

Disclaimer: This is no wicked, callous, hateful or unkind post intended to “kill” our President. Wait, why do we have to explain this again? Anyway, if you are one of the people that experienced the painful ordeal that shrouding the late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua’s sickness in secrecy visited upon Nigerians (or those who have read... Read More

The Presidential Blog

Buhari, Bukola Saraki, CFRN, elections, Osinbajo, polls, Presidency in Nigeria, the Presidential Blog, thought experiment

February 5, 2017

Dear celebrities, please check your influence meter. It’s running empty

Dear celebrities of the world, There was actually a time that people followed you lot. A 10-year old in 2002 would have done anything that Beyonce or Puff Daddy endorsed. Same as a 24-year old in the same year but a lot has happened in the past few years and across continents to throw you off your throne... Read More

Cover Stories, Thinking Through

Buhari, celebrities, Change, dear xxx, elections, influence, nigeria, Politics

February 5, 2017

These are the 3 rules that Trump’s success has not yet ruined for us

To fully get the gist of this post, you may have to catch up with our starting point here. But the gist is simple: Trump is shattering all the rules we have held dear about success. At the end of that last post, we were so sad that the American President’s success so far has broken... Read More

Thinking Through

America, donald trump, elections, Rules of success, winning

#30Days30Voices

January 1, 2017

#YNaija2016Review: 7 things that need to change in Nigerian politics this year

by Roqeebah Olaoniye Politics in Nigeria last year was upside-down to say the least. We can count how many politicians did anything note-worthy all year. The recession hit really bad but it hit only the masses as the ruling class maintained their luxury billion Naira feeding and other allowances. Those who did not get a... Read More

Reviews, Thinking Through

africa, Buhari, elections, nigeria, Politics, YNaijaReview

December 30, 2016

Opinion: How Buhari’s government is weaponizing hunger

by Adekoya Bolakale When Feyisayo, a 36-year old trader and a single mother of three left her home in Imeri, a village in Ose local council area of Ondo State, to cast her ballot in the recently conducted governorship election in the State, it was not for the desire to vote in a government... Read More

Cover Stories, Opinion, Thinking Through

Edo elections, elections, hunger, nigeria, opinion buhari, weaponise

December 17, 2016

Don Pedro Obaseki: Urgently needed- a new reformed PDP

by Don Pedro Obaseki This is an honest opinion and I pray the leaders are reading or will listen. The Edo state governorship elections came and went. The Ondo state governorship elections came and went. Now the Rivers state legislative rerun also came, but many of us in Edo didn’t need to read a “Mene... Read More

Don Pedro Obaseki, elections, nigeria, pdp versus apc, Political party reformation, Politics

December 10, 2016

Dele Momodu: Like Nigeria, like Ghana

Fellow Africans, something great happened in Ghana last night. Before the Ghana Electoral Commission had concluded collating and releasing the results of the Presidential elections, President John Dramani Mahama made the right move when he called his arch-rival, Nana Akufo-Addo, to concede defeat and congratulate him on a battle well-fought. With that act, President Mahama... Read More

Dele Momodu, elections, Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, Nana Akufo-Addo, nigeria, Politics

December 9, 2016

Army deploys troops to flash points for Rivers re-run

Ahead of Saturday’s legislative re-run elections in Rivers, the Nigerian Army on Friday directed the deployment of troops to flash points. The General Officer Commanding, 6 Division, Port Harcourt, Maj.- Gen. Kasimu Abdulkarim, gave the order while addressing officers and soldiers at the Divisional Headquarters in Port Harcourt. Abdulkarim said the directive was to forestall... Read More

elections, Nigerian Army, Re-run elections, Rivers, security

December 9, 2016

LONG READ: Why there is no such thing as the anti-establishment

In one of the most bizarre events of the 21st century, billionaire businessman Donald Trump, with no record of public service whatsoever defeated the Democratic Party candidate, Hillary Rodham Clinton, an accomplished politician who has served as Secretary of State and Senator representing the state of New York at different times. Hillary Clinton was heavily... Read More

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