The Cross River State governor, Liyel Imoke has declared that some members of the state House of Assembly lost their re-election bid because of a careful assessment by the people of their constituencies. The governor spoke in Yala Local Government Area at a campaign rally of his party. “Those who were unable to offer effective representation and influence development projects…

The Presidential ambition of Nuhu Ribadu, candidate for the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) yesterday received a boost in Ogun State following the emergence of young group of undergraduates and professionals who formed themselves into a volunteer body, Nuhu Ribadu Volunteers, to work for his victory at the April poll. Speaking with NEXT in Abeokuta, the group’s director of mobilisation,…

A serving senator and former governorship contender, Kola Bajomo, at the weekend declared his support for Tunji Olurin as the party's flagbearer. Mr. Bajomo also said that he was not going to decamp to the People's Party of Nigeria (PPN) as had recently been done by some Gbenga Daniel supporters. Addressing a press conference in Abeokuta yesterday, Mr. Bajomo, who…

The commander of the Special Task Force on the Jos crisis, Hassan Umaru, at the weekend, spoke to journalists about the challenges facing the task force in crisis-torn Plateau State despite the heavy deployment of security forces across the state. Mr. Umaru said that there was already improvement in surveillance and monitoring by his officers, pointing out that a more…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has no power to investigate the chief justice of Nigeria, Aloysius Kastina-Alu and the president of the Court of Appeal, Ayo Isa Salami, over allegations of corruption leveled against them, a leader of the association, Joe Kyari-Gadzama, has said. Mr. Kyari-Gadzama, who contested for the office of the legal body last year, said that the…

I was attending secondary school in Benin City, Edo State, when I heard about this famous Federal Capital Territory from my church choir master. He was a business mogul and one of the major owners of Agura Hotel. He drove in and out of church with cars and buses heavily branded with ‘Agura Golden Tulip Hotel’. He advertised the hotel…

Former governor of Old Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa last week lambasted the former deputy national chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George for accusing former governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmded Timubu, of masterminding his imprisonment. He said Mr George was betrayed by a corrupt cabal within the PDP led by former president, Olusegun Obasanjo. He also berated…

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) at its national convention held in Awka, Anambra State on Thursday February 10, 2011 announced its decision to adopt President Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential candidate - although Mr. Jonathan is running on the platform of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking about this, the national chairman of APGA, Victor Umeh, said Mr.…

Tucked somewhere in the heart of Isolo, a Lagos suburb, is the operational base of the Community Life Project, implementing partners of the ReclaimNaija project, a programme aimed at creating citizen participation in the democratic process; promote electoral transparency, accountability by citizens through social mobilisation and policy advocacy. “The ReclaimNaija project is truly owned by the people; the citizens are…

The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Roland Evwubare speaks on the challenges facing the Independent National Electoral Commission. Rating of recent voter registration Clearly, the process could have been better handled and we certainly would have achieved better outcomes. I am not blaming Mr Jega (INEC Chairman) as a person, I am not blaming INEC as an…

I was informed by a client this week of his plans to take his staff on a retreat to address issues facing their company. My inquisitive self asked him how he planned on doing so. I was informed of his desire to engage a consultant who has proposed seven topics for a weekend retreat. I was more interested in this…

Nigerians will continue to doubt the authenticity of the new voter register unless a de-certification of the 73.5 million registered voters and the Automated Fingerprint Identification System Analysis (AFIS) is effected by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), This was an observation made by a civil society group, International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law (Intersociety). According…

The House of Representatives yesterday condemned recent restrictions on opposition political rallies by some state governors, directing the Minister of Interior, Emmanuel Iheanacho, and the Inspector General of Police, Hafiz Ringim, to establish the authority acted upon by the state executives. Reports that the governors of Niger, Ebonyi and Benue States prohibited the presidential campaign rallies of the All Nigeria…

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The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has presented the best candidates capable of winning the forthcoming elections in Anambra State, Peter Obi, governor of Anambra State has said. Mr. Obi, who stated this during a visit to the electrical dealers international market Obosi Wednesday, urged the traders to vote for the former information and communications minister, Dora Akunyili, who he…