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President Bola Tinubu addressed the nation on Sunday with a message of concern, responsibility, and a call for unity, at a time of heightened tension and unrest across several states in Nigeria. The wave of protests which began on August 1, marked by violence and destruction, has prompted the President to speak directly to the […]
Continue ReadingNational Peace Committee (NPC) led by former Nigerian Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, on Thursday, decried cases of violence, intimidation, and vote-buying, among other practices during last Saturday’s off-cycle governorship elections in Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa states. In a statement on Thursday, the peace committee said: “We are not unaware of the glitches recorded […]
Continue ReadingUN refugee agency says no fewer than 114 million people worldwide have been forced to flee their homes by the end of September, due to conflict, persecution, and human rights violations. War in Ukraine and conflicts in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Myanmar, drought, floods, and insecurity in Somalia, as well as […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday, the United States has condemned voter intimidation and increased violence that marred the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections on Saturday. The rescheduled Governorship and Houses of Assembly elections were held in 28 states and 36 states, respectively, amid increased violence and voter intimidation when […]
Continue ReadingSocial media giant, Facebook says it has removed a post by Ethiopia’s prime minister that urged citizens to rise up and “bury” the rival Tigray forces who are now advancing towards the capital, Addis Ababa. “The obligation to die for Ethiopia belongs to all of us,” Abiy said in the now-deleted post that called on […]
Continue ReadingI wept as I watched the videoclip of the reunion of the Greenfield University Students and their Parents, over the weekend. They were tears of sadness and joy; sadness because of the five children who were senselessly and needlessly killed by their abductors, and joy because the Parents were able to raise enough money to […]
Continue ReadingThe European Union Election Observation Mission has stressed the need to urgently improve the electoral process in Nigeria. The EU EOM Chief Observer, Maria Arena, said this on Saturday in Abuja at a news conference on the release of the final report of the 2019 General Elections. Arena who said the EU final report contained […]
Continue ReadingEuropean Union Election Observation Mission (EUEOM) to Nigeria has called for electoral reforms after the 2019 general elections. The missions Chief Observer, Ms Maria Arena, made the recommendation at the second presentation of its preliminary report on Monday in Abuja, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Ms Arena said that the Election Observation […]
Continue ReadingUnited States (US) and United Kingdom (UK) have announced consequences, which include visa restrictions, for election interference and election-related violence in Nigeria. This message was announced in two separate statements issued on Thursday. Both countries described the elections as very important to not just Nigeria but to the whole of Africa, demanding that the process […]
Continue ReadingJos, Plateau State capital, was Friday morning thrown into pandemonium as residents closed shops and scampered for safety from their work places. The chaotic situation was sequel to the killing of 11 persons at Rukuba road by unknown gunmen according to Thisday. The assailants reportedly attacked the home of a famous woman in the area […]
Continue ReadingThe Lokoja/Kogi House of Representatives by-election in Kogi State which took place Saturday was marred by violence, intimidation and voting buying. When THISDAY visited some polling centres, some electorate accused the All Progressive Congress led government in the state of doing everything possible to win the election. In Paparanda and Karaworo voting units in Lokoja […]
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