Tag: elections
Ekiti June 21 Elections: Sack CP And MOPOL Chief Now
By Joe Igbokwe Ugly events in Ekiti State that led to the attack on Governor Kayode Fayemi’s convoy, the killing…
State of emergency will not stop elections – Ekweremadu
Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, on Wednesday, said elections would hold in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states in spite of…
For A Peaceful Election In Ekiti
Less than a month to the governorship election in Ekiti State, most candidates have behaved well by keeping their utterances…
South Africa’s leader Zuma says wife raped
South Africa’s president said Monday that criminals broke into his rural homestead more than a decade ago and raped his…
Why Ekiti Needs Fayose
By Bamidele Johnson More than before, Ekiti State needs Ayodele Fayose. It needs him like flowers need rain. For this,…
Stop Heating Up The Polity With Religious Sentiments
Gradually, this political dispensation is drawing to the cusp. As it is the practice, political activities are accelerating, as various…
Will Nigeria Disintegrate?
By Chido Onumah Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan, today, Monday, March 17, 2014, inaugurated the 492-member National Conference whose task is…
Political Thugs And Elections
By Ignatius Adegoke The great body of critical discourse on the politics of the era seems to have little good…
INEC gives dates for voters’ registration in Ekiti, Osun
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed March 12 to March 19 for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) for…
Gays in South Africa form party to contest polls
A new party that will defend gays and lesbians against violence and persecution will stand in South Africa’s elections this…
Jega pledges better polls in Ekiti, Osun states
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday (INEC) said the hitches that marred the November 2013 Anambra State gubernatorial election…
Nigeria: Between Impunity And Ethnicity
By Tayo Ogunbiyi It is no longer news that our leaders usually act in manners that suggest that they have…
Madagascar strongman opts out of polls
Madagascar strongman Andry Rajoelina said Wednesday he would not stand in a presidential election next month aimed at ending years…
Ghanaians elect new president today
Polls opened this morning in Ghana’s high-stakes presidential and parliamentary polls as the country seeks to make good on its…
Benue PDP shifts council primaries
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) local government primaries scheduled to hold on Saturday across Benue State has been shifted till…