2019: NIPSS trains parties’ legal officers on inclusive laws
Ahead of the 2019 General Election the Political Parties Leadership and Policy Development Centre (PPLPDC) of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies...
At 58, Our Democracy Must Be Sustained
As we celebrate our 58th independent anniversary this year, I am of the opinion that, it will be very crucial for us as citizens...
Our Plans for Hitch Free 2019 Polls — Yakubu
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on the sidelines of a series of meetings in Lagos last weekend took...
Not Democracy At Gunpoint
Somehow I agree with Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s apt characterisation of Nigerian democracy. Largely, he says, it is a democracy without democrats. As chairman of...
Quest For Gender Balance In Nigeria
While some forms of discrimination against women and girls are diminishing, gender inequality continues to hold women back and deprive them of their basic...
Gombe NUJ Trains Members On Election Coverage
The Gombe State council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists has organized a one-day workshop for journalists in the state on pre-2019 general elections.
The...
INEC Announces Temporary Suspension Of Voter Registration
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced a temporary suspension of the ongoing continuous voter registration, CVR, exercise. Yakubu The commission said the...
EU, UK, U.S. Speak On Osun Governorship Election
As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) prepares for the rerun election that would conclude the Osun state governorship election on Thursday, key foreign...
‘Demographic Advantage Of Youth Would Sway Next Year’s Poll’
Available statistics indicate that Nigerian youths would determine how next year’s general election would pan out.
This is supported by the chairman of Independent National...
Ooni, Alaafin, Others Demand New Generation Of Politicians
Yoruba leaders led by Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, yesterday met at the country home...