Braithwaite Condemns US Interference
Elder statesman and founder, National Advance Party (NAP), Dr. Tunji Braithwaite, has expressed disdain over what he tagged as the interference of the international community in the decision to change...
NIGERIA: INEC Has Shown its Responsive, Worthy Umpire, Says Wakil
Minister of State for Power, Hon. Mohammed Wakil has said that with the shift in the election dates, INEC has shown that it is responsive and a worthy umpire. The...
Ihedioha, Yero: Postponement is in Nigeria’s Interest
Governor Muktar Yero of Kaduna State yesterday said the postponement of the February polls was in the best interest of Nigerians and the country. Yero made the remark through his...
‘A Bad Image for Nigeria, Says Varsity Don
A professor of law at the University of Ilorin and immediate past chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of the institution, Wahab Egbewole, at the weekend said...
NDF Commends INEC on Poll Shift
The National Democratic Front (NDF), a pro-democracy group, has lauded INEC’s decision to postpone the general election, describing it as a patriotic decision in the interest of the nation that...
Nigerian Army Has Failed the Nation, Says Ocholi
The Kogi State Coordinator of the General Muhammad Buhari Campaign, Mr James Eneojo Ocholi, has berated the Nigerian army for pressurising INEC to shift the earlier scheduled dates of the...
Boko Haram: Multinational Forces to Strategise in Next Few Weeks
Security experts and other stakeholders would meet in Cameroun in the next few weeks to map out strategies and operational modalities for the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) comprising Cameroun,...
Civil Society Groups Ask Jega to Publish Contracts for Ballot Paper Printing
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), Corruption Watch UK, and the African Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) have sent an open letter to the Chairman of the Independent...
PPPRA: How Govt Slashed Petrol Subsidy in 2015
The Petroleum Products and Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) has explained how the federal government was able to cut its expected expenditure on subsiding local consumption of petrol in the 2015...
Igariwey: Okorocha, Amaechi Behind Ohanaeze Crisis
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Sunday accused Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State and Second Republic Minister of Aviation, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, of being behind the leadership...