A telephone conversation allegedly made by Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike with some officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), plotting to rig the recently concluded legislative rerun in the state has been leaked by SaharaReporters. The conversations revealed the speaker who sounded like the governor arranging with an INEC official from Plateau State... Read More

September 24, 2016

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Edo governorship: APC planning to rig election – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed claims by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that it had plans to rig Wednesday’s governorship election in Edo state. It said the Director General, Obaseki Campaign Organization, John Osakue claim’s was a “smokescreen designed to deceive Nigerians”. The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary Prince Dayo... Read More

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November 20, 2015

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DSS, Army, Police, SGF and thugs working together to rig Kogi election – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the former largest political party in Africa, has accused the All Progressives Congress, the former opposition-turned ruling party, of plotting to use the nation’s security agencies to rig the Kogi governorship election. The PDP says several partisan military personnel will be on ground during this weekend’s governorship election in Kogi state, to assist... Read More

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July 13, 2014

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Simon Kolawole: Shall we tell APC the home truth?

by Simon Kolawole I know many commentators and analysts think the problem with APC is that people do not yet see them as better than the PDP. Maybe. Maybe not. The fastest-selling narrative in Nigerian politics today is that if the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) wins an election, it is because of rigging; if the... Read More

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February 4, 2014

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Opinion: Guaranteed ways to become highly esteemed in Nigeria

by Femi Aribisala Tell people that God appeared to you in a dream and declared that you are the next president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Don’t worry when this prophecy fails. People are more interested in the declaration of a prophecy than in its failure. THERE are an estimated 170 million Nigerians. The... Read More

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November 23, 2013

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Bamidele Aturu: The way forward for Anambra’s inconclusive election

by Bamidele Aturu Of course, all the politicians crying foul are doing so now simply because they are at the receiving end. Even in their parties they rig primary elections or impose funny characters on the parties. So when we call for the cancellation of the result of the exercise that took place in Anambra,... Read More

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November 20, 2013

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#Anambra Election: I did not rig alone, I was used and dumped – Arrested INEC official confesses

An electoral officer, Okeke Chukwujekwu, in charge of Idemili North local government area of Anambra State, is currently in police detention over his role in the November 16, governorship election in the state. A principal actor in the controversial election, Okeke made an eye opening revelation to his interrogators in Abuja. Okeke told the police investigators that... Read More

October 22, 2013

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Opinion: National Conference or not, how do we discuss our problems?

by Ifeanyi Uddin How about disenfranchising this mass? What if we enacted either property or educational qualifications for voting? On the face of it, we may thereby ensure that the “electorate” (now sanitised) will vote according to a fairer appreciation of the issues confronting this economy. What is the problem with Nigeria? For good reasons,... Read More

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August 3, 2013

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Opinion: Anambra, Andy Uba and the politics of moral outrage

by Hon Nnabuife Dike There is also the issue of competence. A school leaving certificate would suffice for anyone aspiring to be governor. However, we live in a time when people with multi-disciplinary Masters Degrees are presiding over parastatals and agencies, how come that a man who has no first degree to his name-forget the... Read More

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Edo governorship: APC planning to rig election – PDP

DSS, Army, Police, SGF and thugs working together to rig Kogi election – PDP

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Opinion: Guaranteed ways to become highly esteemed in Nigeria

Bamidele Aturu: The way forward for Anambra’s inconclusive election

#Anambra Election: I did not rig alone, I was used and dumped – Arrested INEC official confesses

Opinion: National Conference or not, how do we discuss our problems?

Opinion: Anambra, Andy Uba and the politics of moral outrage

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