The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has admonished politicians to allow the judiciary to perform its function without distractions. A statement issued on Sunday in Ibadan, by Mr Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, quotes Ariwoola has saying this on...
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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Bode George has asked political parties to halt campaigns following the floods affecting several parts of Nigeria. He said this on Sunday after calls from Nigerians, notably the Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, that parties should suspend campaigns following the...
The Military High Command has warned politicians against using military personnel, their activities, uniforms or accoutrements as themes or for illustration of message in political advertisements or any such productions. The Director, Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Jimmy Akpor, gave the warning in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. The News...
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba-Alkali, has urged political parties and politicians to allow the police to regulate their campaigns for 2023 general elections. Baba-Alkali made the call on Sunday in Maiduguri while speaking to newsmen. According to him, the measure was to contain any possible breakdown of...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said political parties in Nigeria are not allowed to receive funds from foreign countries. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye, said parties are also not allowed to receive funds anonymously. The provision may affect parties such...
The Police Command in Ogun has advised politicians in the state to desist from violence as they kick off the scramble for votes in the 2023 general elections. Its spokesperson, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in...
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has urged religious leaders to stand for truth, justice and equity and push politicians to do the right thing. Obasanjo gave the advice when the new President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), His Eminence, Rev. Daniel Okoh paid him a courtesy visit at...
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has warned politicians against frivolous corruption petitions against their opponents. The ICPC Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye gave the warning on Friday in Abuja while hosting the leadership of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC)...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has urged politicians in the country to emulate Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo to end medical tourism. The National President of NBA, Dr Uche Ojinmah said this in a ‘Get-Well Wish’ statement on Monday in Abuja. He also commended...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced investigation into videos trending online of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) allegedly buried underground in some locations, including the compound of a high-profile person. INEC National Commissioner, and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr. Festus Okoye,...
It is highly disturbing to persistently have the eardrums of Nigerians jarred by the inanities of choosing a political candidate, specifically, as dominating our recent discourses, presidential running mate, on the basis of religion. It is even more disturbing that our mainstream media hosts have recently given too much...
As the nation Nigeria braces up for the 2023 general election in the country, many personalities, mostly of the old order, with a sprinkle of very distinguished and development focused personalities, have indicated interest to contest for the nation’s number one position- the Presidency. However, as this angling rages,...
Prof. Wahab Egebwole (SAN) of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin) has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to enforce the basic constitutional educational qualification prescribed for all political office seekers. Egbewole gave the advice on Thursday in Ilorin during an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of a...
A civil society group, Double Diamond Platform Global (DDPG) on Thursday urged Nigerians not to be lured into voting persons with questionable characters into office at the forthcoming 2023 general elections. The group said the call became expedient because of the near state of despair Nigerians had been subjected...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday reassured Nigerians that he would ensure a free, fair and transparent electoral process in the country. The president stated this in a nationwide broadcast as part of the activities to mark the 2022 Democracy Day in Abuja, ”I am also promising you a free,...
The Transition Monitoring Group(TMG) says the increasing use of money by politicians seeking elective positions is a sign of bad omen for Nigeria. Mr Auwal Rafsanjani, the Chairman, TMG, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. “The use of money openly by...
Nigerians in North Central have expressed displeasure on the rate at which electoral processes have been tied to the use of money and other values in recent times. A cross section of those who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) expressed on Sunday across the zone displeasure...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ebonyi chapter has urged citizens across the country to elect credible and good leaders in the 2023 elections. Mr Ikechukwu Nwafor, the State Chairman of the NLC, made the call at a news conference in Abakaliki on Monday. Nwafor said that the briefing was...
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged Nigerian Politicians to allow peace to reign in the country. Abubakar made the call on Monday in his Eid-el-fitr Sallah message to Nigerians in Sokoto. He said politicians in the country should play the game of politics with faith, love...
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged all political parties in the country to keep elections and election-related differences aside and join the administration’s drive to defeat insecurity in the country. Mr Femi Adesina, Buhari’s spokesman in a statement late Tuesday night, said the president made the call at an Iftar...