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Nigeria needs men of integrity in INEC, who will rather resign than succumb to pressure to rig polls ―Jonathan

February 27, 2025Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said the nation was not getting accurate vote counts during elections due to the involvement of those he described as ‘ghost voters.’ He also said it is better and more honourable for the chairman and other officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission to resign rather than yield […]

Sanwo-Olu warns Oro traditionalists ahead Lagos guber, assembly polls

March 18, 2023Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has issued a warning to traditional institutions ahead of Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections. The warning is contained in a statement signed by Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso on Friday. There have been reports of some traditional rulers and traditionalists scheduling Oro rites in […]

2023: Of Polls, Projections and Partisanship, By Chidi Amuta

December 31, 2022Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Nigerians are a very impatient people. Our hunger for instant outcomes should have made us the nation that invented the microwave oven. But our impatience is directed at other ends. We can at least content ourselves with the many unusual things that we have reinvented and perfected our instincts in, namely, politics and religion. Politics […]