Tag: elections

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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 ...

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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) ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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.” – ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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November 8, 2012

Joachim MacEbong: Thoughts on the US elections: Making democracy beautiful

by Joachim MacEbong While some may scoff at the focus and interest shown by the rest of the world, the ...

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