Tag: elections
Army probes military’s role in 2014 Ekiti, Osun states’ elections
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday set up a high powered Board of Inquiry (BOI) to investigate alleged malpractices and involvement…
Grenade attacks as Burundi holds controversial polls
Bujumbura (Burundi) (AFP) – Voting in Burundi’s controversial elections opened Monday despite a string of grenade attacks on polling stations,…
Well conducted elections will produce good people, says Jega
Prof. Attahiru Jega, the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has stated that well conducted election will result in the…
Venezuela opposition leader fears vote will be scrapped
Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles says he fears President Nicolas Maduro’s crisis-hit government, fearing a humiliating loss, will cancel key…
Lesotho to go ahead with elections despite tension
Lesotho will go ahead with early elections as planned at the end of this month despite recent renewed tensions, South…
Botswana’s ruling party leads in poll results
Botswana’s ruling party was Saturday leading in local constituencies as results trickled in from a general election held the previous…
Five countries set to join UN’s ‘top table’
Years of campaigning for a seat at the world’s “top table” come to a head this week when elections are…
Soldiers And Elections: Which Way Forward?
By Raymond Oise-Oghaede The Osun State governorship election has come and gone and to a large extent, it was adjudged…
FIFA threatens to ban Nigeria over disputed elections
World football governing body FIFA has warned Nigeria could be banned by Tuesday if an “elected” executive committee led by…
Nigerians Condemn Militarisation Of Elections
Nigerians have continued to condemn the militarisation of elections. The condemnation followed the deployment of at least 73,000 security personnel…
Undue Militarisation Of Elections
The gross abuse of power and the undue militarisation of the just concluded Osun State governorship election and that of…
PDP Aspirants Gang-up Against Jimi Agbaje
The governorship ambition of Jimi Agbaje that made him join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has run…
We’re 85 Percent Ready For Osun Election —INEC
Simon Ateba The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said on Monday it’s 85 percent ready for the 9 August governorship…
Ekiti People Must Hear This!
By Joe Igbokwe “How on earth, in the year of our Lord 2014 can anybody compare Kayode Fayemi, our incumbent…
No Lesson Learnt From June 12, Says Okei-Odumakin
Kazeem Ugbodaga Twenty-one years after the annulment of June 12, 1993 presidential election won by the late Moshood Kashimawo Abiola,…