Tag: presidential election
June 12: How Can We Forget? (2)
By Chido Onumah “I betrayed my very genuine friend for 25 years. From the day we met, there was rapport.…
Iran elects Rowhani as Ahmadinejad’s successor
Hassan Rowhani’s election as Iran’s new president, backed by both moderates and reformists, gives a shot in the arm to…
Fashola, Tinubu Call For Challenge Of Impunity Culture
As Nigerians mark the 20th anniversary of the annulment of June 12, 1993 presidential election, Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos…
20th Anniversary: Nigerians Remember June 12, Abiola
Nigerians from all walks of life Wednesday marked the 20th anniversary of the freest and fairest presidential election ever conducted…
June 12: A Beacon In The Dark
By Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu These words from Charles Dickens befit the 20th anniversary of the most bittersweet event in…
June 12, 1993: A Historical Necessity For Nigeria
By Joe Igbokwe Alhaji Bashir Tofa, the Presidential candidate for the National Republican Convention (NRC) in 1993 presidential election who…
Mali sets July date for presidential election
The first round of Mali’s presidential election will be held on July 28, according to a draft law adopted by…
Venezuelans pick Chavez successor
Venezuelans flocked to the polls Sunday to pick late leader Hugo Chavez’s successor, choosing between the handpicked heir of his…
Odinga, Kenyatta replay history in Kenya’s election
Kenya’s top two presidential contenders will face off against each other in polls Monday for the first time, but bring…
Jonathan: A preview of what to come in 2015
They apparently came when no one was looking and carried out what some now say was an evil deed around…
Ghana Holds Presidential Election Friday
Ghana holds what is expected to be a tight presidential election on Friday as the emerging country and new oil…
Sierra Leone decides between Bio and Koroma
FREETOWN (AFP) – Sierra Leone readied Friday for a high-stakes election in which incumbent Ernest Koroma is seeking a second…
Jonathan Congratulates Obama
President Goodluck Jonathan has, on behalf of himself, the Federal Government and the people of Nigeria congratulated President Barack Obama …
Protests in Egypt, confusion overhangs polls
Several thousand Egyptians took to Tahrir Square in Cairo Tuesday to protest against the ruling military’s bid to grab new…
MKO Abiola: The Politics Of Immortalisation
The late business mogul, Chief MKO Abiola, played a crucial role in Nigeria’s return to democratic rule and there has…