Nigeria’s Democracy: Where Are The Citizens?
As we mark 19 years of uninterrupted democratic governance in Nigeria, we are compelled to interrogate ourselves and ask the rhetorical question: where are...
No Extension Of Voter Registration Beyond August 17, Says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission says the August 17 deadline for the Continuous Voter Registration will not be extended.
The commission said the exercise would...
Women Mobilise For Effective Participation Ahead Of 2019 Polls
Scores of female contestants under the aegis of Women Aspirants Summit yesterday in Abuja mobilised for effective participation in politics as the 2019 general...
Awosika, Ezekwesili Advocate Good Governance, Youths’ Inclusiveness
Chairman of First Bank of Nigeria (FBN), Mrs. Ibukun Awosika, has identified ethno-centrism as the main problem of the country.She said that if Nigeria...
Expensive Elections: The Irony Of More For Less
I thought not many people bothered to notice. But The Guardian newspaper did. And it did not let it pass unchallenged. I am referring...
More Women Eye Presidential Seat In 2019
More women are expressing interest to contest next year’s presidential election on different political platforms.
One of such women, Dr. Helen Solomon, who recently expressed...
Ekiti Poll: Criminalise Votes Buying, Observers Tells NASS
SOME Election Observer Group, yesterday, called on the National Assembly to review the Electoral Act to make perpetrators of vote buying to get a jail...
Ekiti: Media Houses In Jeopardy
By its reputation, the 2018 governorship election in Ekiti State might go down in history as about the most peaceful. Apart from the election...
Vote ‘Cashualisation’ And The Commodification Of Tomorrow
The July 14 gubernatorial election conducted in Ekiti state which produced Dr Kayode Fayemi as the Governor-elect has affirmed the precarious state of affairs...
Ekiti And Danger Signals For 2019 Election
Ekiti, one of the nation’s poorest states, bears the cross and tell-tale symptoms of hyper politicisation. Every election pushes it to the brink, transforming...