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The 2022 primary and gubernatorial elections in Nigeria brought to the fore the reality of vote buying. According to news reports, delegates to the primary elections of the two major parties were paid thousands of dollars to induce them to vote for certain candidates. Vote buying and selling had been an important determinant of […]
Five days to Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections, fears of insecurity in some parts of the country and the credibility of the electoral process may affect the turnout of voters, Daily Trust reports. Despite a steady rise in the number of registered voters in Nigeria’s seven election cycles, since 1999, the country has […]
By Ibe Pascal Arogorn The crisis currently rocking the People’s Democratic Party, PDP is getting messier, Ibe Pascal Arogorn writes from Owerri. On Monday, the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Delta North senatorial candidate, Prince Ned Nwoko, described Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, as a nuisance who has done the party a lot of damage. Nwoko, who spoke […]
A Competition and Consumer Protection (CCP) tribunal sitting in Abuja has dismissed a suit challenging the price increase by MultiChoice Nigeria Limited. Multichoice owns satellite television services, DStv and GOtv — popular subscription-based platforms in Nigeria. Delivering judgment on Tuesday, a three-member panel of the tribunal, dismissed the suit for lacking merit. Festus Onifade, […]
~~ Describes Akwa Ibom as the most peaceful state in Africa — Describes Nigeria Police as most child friendly institution in the world A charity group in Nigeria, the Child’s Right and Rehabilitation Network (CRARN) has dedicated the 2022 international Freedom Prize award to the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel. The dedication […]
Paul Umuche, a 26-year-old Nigerian student, heard a huge explosion from his apartment in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city. He peeked through the window but was not sure where the sound was coming from, so he remained in his apartment. Russia invaded Ukraine the same day and the blast Umuche had heard some hours ago, […]
Group, Parents for Future Nigeria (PFFN) has written to Nigerian parents on Friday in support of the International Mother Earth Day. This is coming soon after the Global Strike which had the theme #PeopleNotProfit (People Not Profit). INVEST IN OUR PLANET is the theme of this year’s Earthday commemoration. The Group, Parents For Future […]
A Group, Parents For Future Nigeria (PFFN) has written to Nigerian parents on Friday in support of the International Mother Earth Day. This is coming soon after the Global Strike which had the theme #PeopleNotProfit (People Not Profit). INVEST IN OUR PLANET is the theme of this year’s Earthday commemoration. In a letter signed […]
The trial of Ismaila Mustapha, also known as Mompha, and his company, Ismalob Global Investment Limited, before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos continued on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, with both the prosecution and defence giving the court the “report” on the plea bargain being worked on. Mompha […]
A bleak Valentine celebration awaits Imo state as more than 18 council areas of the state may be on lockdown, as residents are forced to sit-at-home every Monday in some areas of the state. This is occasioned by the Monday sit-at-home directive initiated by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) which the separatist group […]
