Tag: Politics
“I will be leaving my businesses before January 20” – Trump
President-elect of the United States of America, Donald Trump says he will be leaving his businesses so he could focus ...
Sheriff is a paid agent of the APC – Makarfi-led PDP
The Ahmed Makarfi faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused Senator Ali Modu Sheriff and members of his ...
#RiversRerun: PDP’s Sekibo declared winner of Rivers East senatorial district
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), George Sekibo winner of ...
#Y100: These are the 100 Most Influential Nigerians alive today
In our annual tradition, we take a look back at the 100 people who have defined, re-defined and moulded the ...
#RiversRerun: Wike ‘declares’ PDP winner of Rivers East and Rivers West senatorial districts
The Governor of Rivers Nyesom Wike, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to release the results of Rivers ...
Here are the winners and losers from Ghana’s presidential election
Ghana has decided and Nana Akufo-Addo is the popular choice of the citizenry. Incumbent president, John Mahama has conceded defeat ...
APC North-West ‘nullifies’ Shehu Sani’s suspension
The North West chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has nullified the suspension of the Senator representing Kaduna Central, ...
U.N. Security Council condemns Jammeh for rejecting polls
The United Nations Security Council on Saturday condemned Gambia President Yahya Jammeh’s rejection of election results announced last week. Jammeh ...
#RiversRerun: We will resist military invasion to the last – Wike
Governor of Rivers, Nyseom Wike says he, alongside Rivers peple will resist the invasion of the state by security agencies ...
The Thread: Nigeria wasn’t always so polarised
Once upon a time, Nigeria was not so polarised. Once upon a time Northerners and Easterners dwelt in peace and ...
Orji Kalu urges Igbos to join APC
Former governor of Abia, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has called on his Igbo “brothers” to join the ruling All Progressives ...
#RiversRerun: 1 killed in Gokana
Armed men suspected to be operatives of the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) have killed one person in Bodo, Gokana LGA, ...
Rivers re-run: No PDP member was killed or arrested – GOC
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the newly-created 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt, Maj.-Gen. Kasimu Abdulkarim, ...
The Thread: After conceding defeat, Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh rejects results
Last week, The Gambia held its election. The victor of that election was Adama Barrow. Just days after conceding defeat ...
Full transcript of outgoing Ghanaian President, John Mahama’s concession speech (READ)
Outgoing president of Ghana, John Mahama late Friday conceded defeat to Nana Akufo-Addo, winner of the presidential election in the West ...
Peregrino Brimah: Like Nigeria, corrupt inheritor after President’s death replaced by aged opponent | #GhanaDecides
by Peregrino Brimah In an eerie form of coincident destiny, the electoral stories of Nigeria and Ghana have followed quite identical paths for ...
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 ...
BREAKING: Electoral Commission declares Nana Akufo-Addo President-elect of Ghana
The Electoral Commission of Ghana has declared candidate of the New Peoples Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo as the President-elect of ...
BREAKING: Mahama concedes defeat, calls to congraulate Akufo-Addo
Incumbent president of Ghana, John Mahama has conceded defeat in the Ghana presidential election. According to Adebola Williams, Founding Partner of ...
I never told APC supporters to attack anyone – Oyegun
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun has dismissed claims in the media that he told supporters ...
The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversation today
These are the top five stories that drove conversation today. 1. Rivers re-run: Election is not a do-or-die affair – Buhari President ...
I am ‘unsuspendable’ – Shehu Sani
The Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial district in the National Assembly, Shehu Sani says he is “unsuspendable”. Sani who was ...
#GhanaDecides: President Mahama promises to respect outcome
Incumbent president John Mahama has assured Ghanaians that he would respect the outcome of the elections. Mahama, who made the ...
Rivers re-run: Election is not a do-or-die affair – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on all parties in Saturday’s re-run election in Rivers to shun violence and embrace peace. ...
Seun Onigbinde: Buhari isn’t the change we envisioned
by Seun Onigbinde I try to always introspect before I put pieces here on Facebook recently. Why? Because I am ...
The Church Blog: The Platform takes it to the logical next level – and we’re impressed
Pastor Poju Oyemade himself must have felt it – this was the year that The Platform finally went mainstream. You ...
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 ...
#GhanaDecides: Mahama leading Akufo-Addo, NDC insists
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says incumbent, President John Dramani Mahama is leading in the presidential election. According to Vibe Ghana, ...
Opinion: Anambra Central’s long-delayed rerun poll
by Michael Jegede At the end of the Anambra Central Senatorial poll held during the 2015 general elections, Mrs. Uche ...
Why APC is in crisis – Oyegun
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun says the crisis in the party was caused by a few ...
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- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy