The Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, which was presided over by Justice Hyeladzira Nganjiwa, has adjourned hearing on a fundamental human rights suit instituted by an Onitsha-based human rights activist and lawyer, Dr. Jezie Ekejiuba, against Federal Government and four others, seeking disqualification of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party […]
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A former presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Nwachukwu Anakwenze has commended the party for the success recorded so far in its presidential campaign nationwide. In a statement by the Director General of the Anakwenze Campaign Organisation, Comrade Eric Oluwole, Anakwenze urged the party’s Presidential Candidate and former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku […]
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The European Union, EU has decried the rising level of electoral offences in Nigeria saying a democratic government built on a shaky foundation due to the incredibility of the electoral process will make the people lack confidence in the government The team leader of the EU Support for Democratic Governance in Nigeria, SDGN Rudolf Elbling […]
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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Tuesday said that Academic Staff Union of Universities won’t go on strike if he becomes the next president of the country. Obi speaking at a state rally in Owerri, Imo State, said that his administration would dialogue with ASUU leadership to ensure that universities won’t […]
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A suit challenging the candidacy of Bola Tinubu as the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress has been dismissed by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. A rights advocate and APC stalwart, Ngozika Ihuoma, had dragged Tinubu and the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to court on June 9 for allegedly violating extant […]
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Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Sharon Ikeazor, has lamented the escalating violence against women in the political arena as the country prepares to hold elections next year. Similarly, a human rights lawyer, Frank Tietie, has urged the international community to place a travel ban on Nigerian leaders, especially state governors and other senior […]
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The Director, Strategic Communications of the National Election Management Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Dele Momodu, Tuesday, chided the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, over what he called his less than impressive engagement with his audience at the Chatham House, United Kingdom, on Monday. Momodu said chieftains of the APC were […]
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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has warned that further attack on G-5 Governors will attract the wrath of the Integrity Group as they will not hesitate to strike back. He urged the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to caution members of the presidential campaign council of the party and […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it is practically impossible to conduct elections and electoral activities successfully in an atmosphere of violence. It said Electoral Commissions in West Africa and beyond have expressed concern about the impact of prevailing insecurity on the conduct of elections, banditry and other forms of armed conflict. Consequently, […]
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Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu (right) and Managing Director, Risk, Ethics and Resilience at Chatham House, Alex Vines discuss his vision for Nigeria if elected president in London… yesterday. ‘I don’t do live interviews because I’m marketable’ Tinubu: Why I delegated el-Rufai, Ayade, others to answer questions Atiku Campaign […]
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