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May 16, 2013

Too much money: Your president has promised to give Mali $2million for their elections

by NAN Nigeria on Wednesday pledged a donation of two million U.S. dollars (about N320m) in support of agricultural development and conduct of free and fair elections in Mali. Vice-President…

May 13, 2013

The APC will collapse soon – Tony Anenih boasts, blames opposition for NGF troubles

by Isi Esene The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are not taking the looming challenge of the coalition parties under the aegis of the All Progressives Congress (APC) lightly as it…

May 12, 2013

PDP governors earmarked huge amounts of money to arm thugs – Atiku

by Isi Esene Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Saturday told the Hausa Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) how he cautioned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors against…

May 3, 2013

Opinion: Leave the President alone

by Abdullahi Garba It is desperate opposition politicians who have a problem of presenting a credible track-record and an impressive score-sheet that Nigerian voters can rely on in deciding who…

April 23, 2013

Shameful: Edo ACN lawmaker arrested with pump action rifle during LG polls (PICTURED)

by Isi Esene Honourable Abdulrazak Momoh, a member of the Edo State House of Assembly representing Etsako West 1 Constituency of the state was apprehended on Saturday by security agents…

April 18, 2013

Photo of the Day: Atiku 2015 shoes now available, go get yours NOW

by Isi Esene With the race for the 2015 elections drawing closer, the likely candidates have begun repositioning themselves for poll position. One candidates who many believe is eyeing that…

April 13, 2013

Salihu Tanko Yakasai: 2015 – The election is destined to fail without a fair INEC (Y! Politico)

by Salihu Tanko Yakasai In a democracy, the biggest form of crime remains the subversion of the will of people in elections. Jega must get his team ready and avoid…

April 13, 2013

“The smartest guys in the room!”: We present the hot new YNaija2015 ad campaign (LOOK)

by Isi Esene The quality of political leadership is defined by the quality of participation and engagement with the political process. Credible candidates, a vibrant media and an active and…

April 12, 2013

Ayisha Oshori: This is calling all Nigerian youth – We are the game-changer of 2015

by Ayisha Oshori There is so much we could and should be doing; instead, much of what we see and hear in preparation for 2015 is stale and typical. We…

April 10, 2013

Ife Adebayo: Nigeria – 2015 and youth participation (Y! Politico)

by Ife Adebayo Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber - Plato I’ll start today’s article with two…

April 3, 2013

Osato Edokpayi: For transformation, we need more than a few good men (Y! Politico)

by Osato Edokpayi “Corruption and hypocrisy ought not to be inevitable products of democracy as they undoubtedly are today.” – Mahatma Ghandi. Today, our country is at a crossroads. Every…

April 1, 2013

Debo Adejugbe: Social media votes and the pitfalls of ignorance (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe Personally, I would have loved if "Social Media Votes" translated to actual votes... Sadly, it doesn't! It means that all our hue and cry will amount to…

March 18, 2013

Cheta Nwanze: How many social media followers make a valid vote? (Y! FrontPage)

We are all so focused on GEJ and how he is pardoning #DSPAlams that we forget that the biggest damage to our country is done at the local level. In…

March 9, 2013

Opinion: Elections, electronic technology, and the Kenyan glitches

by Tunji Ariyomo To achieve this, I suggested the development of a Biometric Registration Policy Instrument as the starting point. This is essentially a one to two page document containing…

January 31, 2013

Michael Orodare: Mega Party: For who? Another story again (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare The evil many of the political opponents do in the name of opposition knows no bound, their actions and what some of them profess now portray them…

January 27, 2013

2015: Opposition merger partners consider Nasir el-Rufai and Nuhu Ribadu

by Akan Ido There are indications that Nigeria's opposition parties are in a frantic search for a young Northerner with a pan-nigerian outlook to be fielded in the 2015 elections.…

January 19, 2013

Tanko Yakasai: Let’s ALL support the opposition’s marriage of convenience (Y! Politico)

by Tanko Yakasai The importance of this merger cannot be over emphasized simply because PDP's roots are deep in rigging, election manipulation, voter intimidation and many more... The only thing…

January 18, 2013

Opinion: Seriously, what exactly does Buhari promise?

by Tara Gambo Throughout the article, Akande continues to state with much conviction, that not only does Buhari have nothing to offer Nigeria, he also has no idea how to…

January 17, 2013

Michael Orodare: Why Fayemi will surely lose an Ekiti re-election (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare Fayemi has failed the teachers, the entire state workforce, the students and even the artisans, so who else is left in the state to give him the…

January 17, 2013

2015 election: I will run again if I’m asked to – Buhari

by Isi Esene Former president Muhammadu Buhari yesterday revealed that only the outcome of the opposition merger-talks can determine if he will run for the post of president in 2015.…

January 15, 2013

Okey Ndibe: It’s quarter past time for Nigeria

by Okey Ndibe As currently structured, Nigeria is rigged in favor of the most determined rigger. Last week, Tunji Fagbenle, one of Nigeria’s finest columnists, alerted his readers to the…

January 14, 2013

Ohimai Amaize: 2015: Don’t get it twisted (Y! Politico)

by Ohimai Godwin Amaize Those who have sentiments for opposition parties should also feel free to join but desist from allowing themselves misled into believing that once the PDP is…

January 8, 2013

How fire burnt INEC HQ’s voter registry (PHOTOS)

by Isi Esene There was panic yesterday at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Abuja, as fire gutted its registry department. The fire, which started…

December 22, 2012

Photo of the Day: Here lies the grave of the ACN?

by Akan Ido We don't know which (political) cemetery this is, but is the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) really dead and buried? If it is, will it rise again…

December 9, 2012

“Don’t call me General Obasanjo unless you’re my opponent,” OBJ tells Ghanaian journalist

Nigeria’s former President and military Head of State, Olusegun Obasanjo, Saturday, felt embarrassed at being referred to as General Obasanjo by a Ghanaian journalist. Mr. Obasanjo travelled to Ghana as…

December 9, 2012

Report: Northern governors jostle to take Jonathan’s job

by Akan Ido The political battle for the 2015 general elections promises to be a keenly fought one as leaders from the northern part of the country have commenced their…

December 8, 2012

Dele Momodu: My kobo advise for Mr. President

by Dele Moomodu Your Excellency, please permit me to commiserate with you on the unfortunate and untimely death of your dearly beloved brother. I sincerely join other Nigerians in mourning…

December 5, 2012

Abang Mercy: Ghana’s elections and another test for Africa

by Abang Mercy Kofi Annan, one of the most cerebral UN Secretary Generals ever to have graced the UN House in New York, once said that when elections are conducted…

November 11, 2012

Simon Kolawole: Obama is an inspiration, any day

Nigeria is like this today because the enemies of progress have been calling the shots in critical positions. No, no, no. I am not about to write a tribute to…

November 8, 2012

#2ndTermChant: “Jonathan is not a show man, or a principality” – Doyin Okupe

by Isi Esene There are indications that president Goodluck Jonathan might run for a second term in 2015 as Doyin Okupe, the senior special assistant to the president on public…

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