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Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has criticized the recent verdicts of Nigerian judges on electoral disputes, arguing that it is unacceptable for a small number of individuals to overturn the decisions of millions of voters. Obasanjo made his remarks during a high-level consultation on Rethinking Western Liberal Democracy in Africa, held at the Green Resort
The Supreme Court has agreed with the Court of Appeal that the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, is like other states. The presiding justice of the panel, John Okoro, asked, “Are you saying if someone scores 25% votes in 30 states but not in Abuja, he should not be president? Is that how you interpret the
In life, thrive to live right and posterity would always be favorable to you. The Presidential candidate of the Labour party, Peter Gregory Obi is currently being used as the standard which will be used globally wen giving example of someone to be emulated politically and character wise. A news has come out from Sierra Leone,
This sort of ugly scene can only be found in a country where the elites/politicians have weaponized poverty only to use it as a bait to continue to remain in power during electioneering campaigns. Peter Gregory Obi came into the scene and demystified that silly ritual of bribing the electorates before they vote for you.
NATIONWIDE- 2023 ELECTION UPDATE (EXTENTION OF VOTING PERIOD) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the extension period of voting for the Presidential and National Assembly elections to Sunday, 26th February 2023. According to INEC, this was necessitated due to the level violence experienced and ‘tactical disenfranchisement’ (late arrival of election materials) in some
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has seized 6,216 voter cards and Nigeria’s national identity cards from foreigners in a clampdown across the country. The clampdown is one of the steps employed by the NIS to ensure that foreigners are not allowed to vote in the forthcoming election, even as it revealed that plans are underway
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour party has reacted to the election projections made by the Thisday newspaper. The news media unlike others didn’t conduct a poll sampling the actual voter’s opinion but did a projection based on what they felt would happen. When Peter Obi was asked about it, he reminded them
INEC concerned about election in some parts of Anambra state as stakeholders claim gunmen set houses of monarch, deputy speaker ablaze The Independent National Electoral Commission has expressed doubts over the conduct of elections in some parts of Anambra State in the 2023 general polls as a result of the activities of gunmen in Anambra
United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday met the leaders of African nations that hold elections in the new year to press for a free vote. On the sidelines of a summit that has brought most African leaders to Washington, Biden and his top aides met separately with a group of six leaders as part of
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday stopped the Nigerian Football Federation election billed to hold on September 30 in Benin City, Edo State, The PUNCH reports. The court, presiding over the matter in suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1376/2022, also ruled that all parties should maintain status quo and adjourned further proceedings till October