Tag: Political Parties
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…
Ondo Gov Polls: Not A Do or Die Affair
As campaign ahead of the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo State heats up, the various alignments, interests and strategies by…
Ondo 2012: The Contenders, The Pretenders
A critical assessment of the parties cleared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the Ondo State governorship poll…
Date fixed for Benue council polls
The Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC) in Nigeria’s central state of Benue has fixed 24 November, for the conduct of local…
You Are Thieves, Hypocrites —CNPP Tells OBJ, IBB
The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has called former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former military dictator Ibrahim Babangida hypocrites…
Stop Funding Political Parties, CPC Tells INEC
Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) on Monday called on INEC to stop funding the existing political parties as that would…
All Set For Edo Polls
Anxiety and tension have enveloped Benin City, capital of Edo State, Southsouth Nigeria, and other major towns as armed soldiers…
Fringe parties sue INEC
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was on Tuesday dragged to a Federal High Court in Abuja by Better Nigeria…
INEC To De-register Moribund Political Parties
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, said on Thursday in Abuja that more of the moribund…
Edo Gov Race: INEC Stakeholders’ Meeting End In Stalemate
Preparations for the14 July, 2012 governorship election in Edo State was on Wednesday suffered a setback as participating political parties…
Edo Gov Polls’ll Be Fair, Says Jega
In a move intended to calm rising tension over the 14 July Edo State governorship polls, the Independent National Electoral…
Parties Accuse INEC Of Preferential Treatment
Some political parties in Abuja on Tuesday alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was giving preferential treatment to…
Don’t Turn Edo To War Zone, Benin Monarch Warns Politicians
Following the assassination of Olaitan Oyerinde, an aide to Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, southsouth Nigeria, and the fast…
Ondo 2012: ACN And Its Many Aspirants
Following the announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, that October 20, 2012 is the date for the gubernatorial…
2015: Will Jonathan Honour His Word?
Since the days of General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, IBB’s eight years rule, Nigerians seldomly believe their leaders especially when they…