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The Women and Youth Care Empowerment Initiative (WAYCE), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has called on women across Nigeria to update their voter registration and actively participate in elections. The group emphasised that every vote counts in strengthening democracy, urging greater civic engagement among women to improve participation in the electoral process. The group said greater ...
In the face of widespread insecurity across the country, the Executive Director of #FixPolitics Africa, Anthony Ubani, has advised President Bola Tinubu to relinquish power as the nation’s chief security officer if he cannot govern. On May 29, 2023, while taking office, President Tinubu swore to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, which provides in ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica Frederick Agbedi, who represents Sagbama/Ekeremor Federal Constituency of Bayelsa State, has been appointed as the new Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. His emergence followed the resignation of the former Minority Leader, Kingsley Chinda of Rivers State, who left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The House of Representatives has adopted the report on the proposed creation of state police and approved 18 constitutional amendment clauses aimed at strengthening governance and security in the country. The decision was taken during Thursday’s plenary session presided over by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas. Lawmakers considered and approved the clauses as part ...
Some political analysts and scholars have highlighted weaknesses in internal party democracy, institutional independence and service delivery as hinderances to the country’s democratic development. In separate interviews with the News reporters in Ibadan on Thursday, the experts, who assessed Nigeria’s democracy ahead of the Democracy Day celebration, said that expectations of Nigerians were yet to ...
All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, says the party has the number and strength to win the forthcoming Ekiti governorship election and the 2027 presidential election. Yilwatda made the statement while inaugurating the APC National Campaign Council for Ekiti Governorship election, slated for June 20 in Abuja. The chairman presented flag of ...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Youth Leader, Malam Ibrahim Bala-Aboki, says Nigerian youths are ready to reclaim their mandates in the 2027 general elections. Bala-Aboki stated this during a grand dinner reception held in honour of Abdulrahman Mohammed as the youngest National Chairman in the history of PDP, on Wednesday night in Abuja. He ...
A political analyst, Alhaji Umar Yari, and the Kaduna State Director of the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC), Amb. Maikudi Bawa, have called for reforms to strengthen democracy, uphold the rule of law and improve citizens’ welfare in Nigeria. The stakeholders made the call in separate interviews with the News reporters ahead of the 2026 ...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has restored some suppressed constituencies in Benue, Delta, Jigawa and Kogi states, the Newsmen report. The commission has also fixed between June 16 and June 25 for political parties to conduct primary elections for the restored constituencies, ahead of the 2027 general elections. The commission’s National Commissioner and Chairman Information ...
Kano residents have said that the 27 years of uninterrupted democracy in Nigeria is worth celebrating because it brought a lot of developments since the return of the country to the democratic system in 1999. They made this known in separate interviews with the News reporters in Kano. A cross section of the residents noted ...
Dr Kabir Yandaki, a political scientist said Nigeria democracy has recorded notable gains but raised concern over raising poverty, weakening institutions and erosion of the principle of separation of power affecting the democracy. Yandaki, who is the Deputy Dean of Students’ Affairs at the Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina, raised the concern in an interview ...
Dr Rambi Ayala, a Gombe-based politician, says Nigeria’s democracy has recorded a significant milestone considering the achievements of successive civilian administrations in the last 27 years. He said this on Thursday in an interview with the Newsmen, to mark the June 12 Democracy Celebration. Ayala is also a House of Representatives candidate for Balanga/Billiri Federal ...
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has pleaded with the leadership of his Party, All Progressives Congress(APC), to grant return tickets to his colleagues in the National Assembly who won their primary elections. Akpabio made the plea in Abuja on Wednesday at the inauguration of the APC National Campaign Council for the Ekiti State ...
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has strongly criticized the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, accusing him of persistent blackmail and spreading falsehoods regarding recent violent incidents in the state. In a press release distributed by his Special Adviser, Dr. Bolaji Akinola, Oyetola urged the governor to stop using deceptive propaganda ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cleared four political parties to take part in the Nasarawa North Senatorial District bye-election scheduled for June 20, 2026. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Nasarawa State, Mohammed Abubakar-Sadiq, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing journalists in Lafia. He said the four parties approved for the ...
Demola Olarewaju, the Senior Assistant on Politics to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has said the alleged poor performance of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu have made former President Muhammadu Buhari appear as a saint by comparison. In an interview monitored by NewsDirect, Atiku's Aide characterized the current government as an absolute failure across every ...
By Ismail Azeez The Campaign Civil Society Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Osun State, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO), has called on all political actors, government institutions, and electoral bodies to uphold democratic principles by ensuring that elections truly reflect the genuine will of the people. Addressing newsmen at a ...
By Precious Mark The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have agreed to deepen collaboration aimed at ensuring credible and transparent elections in the 2027 general elections. The EFCC, in a statement posted on its official X handle on Wednesday, said both agencies had agreed to work together ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lost another member in the House of Representatives following the defection of Aliyu Misau, who represents Misau/Dambam Federal Constituency of Bauchi State, to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). Misau’s decision was formally announced on Wednesday through a letter addressed to the Speaker of the House of ...
By Ismail Azeez The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Bola Oyebamiji has condemned the recent wave of political violence in the state, urging Governor Ademola Adeleke to rein in his supporters and ensure that democratic activities are conducted peacefully. Oyebamiji, in a personal statement issued on Wednesday, expressed concern ...
The Governor of Gombe State and Secretary of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors (RHA), Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has mounted a strong defence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic reforms, declaring that the administration’s bold policy decisions are already laying the foundation for national recovery despite prevailing economic challenges. Governor Inuwa Yahaya spoke at the opening ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says four political parties have successfully nominated candidates and are cleared to participate in the June 20 Nasarawa North Senatorial District bye-election. Mallam Mohammed Abubakar-Sadiq, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Nasarawa State, disclosed this on Wednesday in Lafia while briefing newsmen on the commission’s level of preparedness for ...
