Tag: Political Parties
Osun Guber: Police read riot act to political parties
Ahead of the Sept. 22 governorship election in Osun, the police on Wednesday warned political parties against flouting the Electoral…
2019: 14 parties form alliance to dethrone Ambode
Fourteen opposition parties in Lagos State have formed an alliance to challenge Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s All Progressives Congress (APC) in…
Sierra Leone elections : NEC meets political parties, observer groups
The Sierra Leone National Electoral Commission (NEC) on Friday conducted officials of political parties and some observer groups round its…
LASIEC boss charges political parties on sensitization of electorate
The Chairman of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission ( LASIEC ), Justice Ayotunde Phillips (Rtd) has urged political parties…
INEC urged to reduce number of political parties
A lawmaker in Lagos, Mr Victor Akande, on Friday, urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to reduce the number…
2019: INEC to register more political parties
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said there was the possibility that the commission would register…
We can’t survive without government subvention – Political Parties
Some politicians on Thursday called on the Federal Government to re-introduce subvention to political parties to enable them to function…
Political parties tasked on addressing challenges hindering their performance
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on national officers of political parties to address challenges hindering capacity and…
INEC receives 32 fresh applications for registration as political parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday in Abuja said it has received 32 applications from various associations for…
Court annuls de-registration of three political parties
The power granted the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in the Electoral Act 2010 to deregister political parties suffered defeat…
Rivers LGA polls: 27 Political parties ready for polls, PDP boycott
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Despite the planned boycott of the local government by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the Rivers State…
Court rejects suit seeking to stop use of card readers
Nnamdi Felix/ Abuja A federal court in Abuja on Monday refused an application brought before it by four of Nigeria’s…
Nigeria Political Parties Most Corrupt In The World – Transparency International
By Seun Bisuga Transparency International (TI), a global coalition fighting against corruption has stated that Nigeria’s political parties are the…
INEC meets with political parties to decide on election postponement
Nigeria’s election commission will on Saturday announce whether or not it will postpone national polls set for February 14, a…
Political parties, media should abide by election ethics – Jega
Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Tuesday urged the political class and the media to…
CVR: Political parties can provide generators – INEC
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta As eligible voters continue to battle for registration in the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) in Ogun State,…
Jega to sanction political parties for violating election timetable
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will soon apply sanctions for non-compliance with its timetable for the 2015…
2015: Security agencies sue for peace among political parties
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Worried about the rising political tension in the Edo state, heads of security agencies in the state on…
INEC urges political parties to obey electoral rules
The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Rivers, Mr Aniedi Ikoiwak, on Tuesday urged the 26 registered political parties to adhere to…
Confab moves against government funding of political parties
The National Conference on Thursday approved the recommendation that government at all levels should not fund political parties, emphasising that…
PDP, APC, others urged to address gender imbalance
A non-governmental organisation, Women in Politics, on Tuesday urged political parties to address gender imbalance in the hierarchy. Ebere Ifendu,…
Police guarantee maximum security for Ekiti guber election
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has given the assurance that maximum security will be provided for the 21 June…
2015: Group Seeks Christian Governor In Lagos
As the country continues its march towards the 2015 general election, a call has gone to political parties in the…
No Going Back On APC — Govs
Nine governors from four opposition political parties on Thursday endorsed the emergence of the budding All Progressive Congress (APC). The…
Mixed Reactions Trail Deregistration Of Parties
Alhaji Yahaya Ndu, National Chairman, defunct African Renaissance Party (ARP), has said that the deregistration of political parties by INEC…
INEC Drops 2 More Parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has de-registered two more political parties, bringing the total number of de-registered parties to…
Ngige: Anambra 2014 poll test case for party merger
Senator Chris Ngige of the Action Congress of Nigeria said that the 2014 governorship election in Anambra state will provide…
‘Parties Merger’ll Solve Nation’s Problems’
The National Chairman, All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, has said that the merger talks among opposition political…
Achebe’s Biafra Book Full Of Lies
Odia Ofeimun, poet and public affairs analyst, rips up Chinua Achebe’s There Was A Country. He speaks with ADEMOLA ADEGBAMIGBE…
Media Practice And Political Influence
By ‘Dimeji Daniels It is a fact that there is no impartial media the world over, but the need for…