Politics

Members of Nigerian civil society under the aegis of ‘OneVOICE’ have condemned the recent rejection of a proposal to amend the Nigerian 1999 constitution. The proposal which had favoured a devolution of more powers to the federating states within the federal republic was opposed by the Nigerian Senate recently. At a media round table held at the Centre for Constitutional …

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The International Press Centre (IPC) has held a one-day Inter Party Dialogue on Advancing Youth Participation in Elections in Lagos. The event which IPC held in partnership with ACTIONAID Nigeria and the UKAID through the Department for International Development (DFID) had a robust youth participation from Lagos and beyond. Over 100 participants comprising youths, representatives of political parties, institutional stakeholders- …

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The supreme court has upheld the election of Godwin Obaseki as the governor of Edo, dismissing an appeal filed by Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state’s 2016 governorship election. Ize-Iyamu had challenged the decision of the appeal court which affirmed the position of Obaseki as governor. A seven-man panel of judges led by Walter Onnoghen, chief …

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Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party has been officially declared winner of the Osun West Senatorial bye election. The chief returning officer Professor Olaide Lawal of Oye Ekiti University said Adeleke PDP polled 97,480 votes, while Mudashiru Hussain of the All Progressives Congress polled 66,116 votes. The official result declared at Baptist High School Iwo, showed the PDP candidate …

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Dayo Emmanuel Representatives of various communities in Lagos State defied Thursday’s downpour to attend a day state-level Community Development Committee learning workshop organised by the International Press Centre with support of ActionAid Nigeria and UKAid. The workshop held at the Nigerian Railway Recreation Club, Ebute Metta, Lagos was an opportunity for community representatives within the Lagos metropolis to share experiences, …

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the timetable and schedule of activities for the recall of Sen. Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West Senatorial District. The commission released the timetable in a statement Mrs Augusta Ogakwu, Secretary of the Commission, on Monday in Abuja. Ogakwu said that on July 10, INEC would issue verification notice to be pasted at …

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A former Minister of Information and current National President of the Middle Belt Forum, Prof. Jerry Gana, has told northerners preaching division that if Nigeria breaks, the minorities in the Middle Belt will not follow them. Gana said this while delivering a sermon at the St. Matthew’s Church, Maitama, Diocese of Abuja (Anglican Communion), in Abuja on Sunday. The Middle …

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A coalition of organisations have slated a Colloquium in Lagos in honour of one of Nigeria’s renowned scholars, Abubakar Momoh, Professor of Political Science at the Lagos State University (LASU). The organisations which include the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Labour and other civil society platforms are planning the one day event in memory of the late scholar of …

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The Rivers state elections petition tribunal has sacked George Thompson Sekibo, senator representing Rivers east. The tribunal has declared Andrew Uchendu the winner of the senatorial election. It also directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw the certificate of return issued to Sekibo and issue a fresh certificate of return to Uchendu. The tribunal’s decision was hinged on …

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The sweet memory of my youth service year in an Igboland of Asaba, Delta State in the 90s, is what I have continued to relish whenever a discourse on tribalism, sectionalism and the likes are on the front burner in my beloved country, Nigeria. As non-indigenes, especially young Northerners, we were well-received, accommodated and accorded respect and dignity. In fact, …

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