Elections: ‘ Be professional, avoid inducement’ – DIG Baraya to police
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto The Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of elections in the Northwest, Mr Aminci Baraya on Thursday urged officers and men of the force in Sokoto to be professional in their conduct and remain alert to situations during the polls. He accordingly warned against allowing themselves to be induced by […]
Kwankwaso’s convoy attacked in Kano, many feared dead
The convoy of a former governor of Kano State and leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has been attacked in in Kofa village in Bebeji Local Government Area of Kano State. Scores of party supporters from both camps died, while several others sustained various degrees of injury. Mr Kwankwaso […]
STATE BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY, NYESOM EZENWO WIKE CON, GSSRS, POS ON 21st FEBRUARY 2019 ON THE RESCHEDULED 2019 GENERAL ELECTIONS
My dear people of Rivers State As we all know, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rescheduled the Presidential and National Assembly general elections for next Saturday 23rd February 2019 while that of the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly is now for 9thMarch 2019. 2. Again INEC has given assurances that there would be no […]
Nothing can stop Feb 23 elections, INEC chair tells international community
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission says “only an Act of God” can stop the conduct of the rescheduled Presidential and National Assembly election slated for Saturday. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu stated this in Abuja while addressing a cross-section of the diplomatic community and international election monitoring groups in Nigeria, […]
Atiku Warns Nigerian Military Against Obeying Buhari’s Genocidal Presidential Orders
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says the military has no role to play in the conduct of elections. He said this on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, during the party’s NEC meeting in Abuja, while responding to comments made by President Muhammadu Buhari’s on the snatching of ballot boxes. Speaking at […]
The deity we now worship
By Dare Babarinsa These are interesting times when the suspended Chief Justice of the Federation is also in search of justice. Justice Walter Onnoghen is facing trial before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Abuja, for alleged infringement of the law. He is accused of not fully disclosing all his assets after he had taken office […]
Sokoto BSO lost top notch, Sani Gobirawa, others to opposition PDP
…as he clears figments of insinuation on change of platform By Ado Hassan, Sokoto BARELY three days to the rescheduled general elections, the Sokoto state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has made a big catch into its fold as Alhaji Sani Muhammad Gobirawa, Northwest Zonal Vice President of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners and […]
Call for Nominations: 2019 Knight International Journalism Awards
Each year, the International Center for Journalists honors outstanding colleagues with the Knight International Journalism Award at our annual gala in Washington, D.C. We’re now seeking nominees whose pioneering coverage or media innovations have made an impact on the lives of people in their countries or regions. Candidates can be reporters, editors, technologists, media managers, citizen journalists […]
What Atiku Said About Buhari’s Death Threats To Ballot Box Snatchers
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s death threat to ballot box snatchers as an incitement to electoral violence. Buhari had on Monday warned that ballot snatchers might have to pay with their lives if caught during the election. And while reacting to the threat, Atiku […]
INEC Reopens Political Campaigns
The Independent National Electoral Commission has okayed the resumption of political campaigns. This was contained in a statement by INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the commission’s Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye. According to the statement, INEC opted to reopen the campaigns after consultations with political parties. The campaigns are expected to […]