The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said it will end Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) for the 2023 election on July 31. INEC national commissioner Festus Okoye in a statement said the commission’s extension of voter registration to mid-July…
Osun Election: INEC begins distribution of sensitive materials
With the Osun governorship election barely 24 hours from now, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the distribution of sensitive materials to all the 30 local government areas of the state. INEC officials moved the materials amid tight…
Hoodlums burn INEC office in Enugu
The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission in the Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu State has been set ablaze by hoodlums. According to a statement released Monday and signed by INEC’s National Commissioner, Information and Voter Education…
2023: INEC extends voter registration, warns APC, PDP, others
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially announced an indefinite extension to the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) for the 2023 general election. The CVR exercise was earlier slated to end on June 30, 2022. The nation’s electoral body…
Youth bulge and politics in Nigeria — Magnus Onyibe
It is no longer news that Nigerian democracy is undergoing a youth revolution. The assertion above is evident in the fact that wherever you look in the virtual world, you would behold an increasing number of our youths passionately engaging…
Qualities of Nigeria’s next president -Ehi Braimah
The most topical issue today wherever you find two or more people together is next year’s general elections and the accompanying permutations. This should not be surprising because the stakes are high – especially in the presidential election holding in…
Poor housekeeping manners in APC – Ehi Braimah
In a recent article, I complained about the “nonsense” going on in the All Progressives Congress (APC). I analysed the leadership crisis in APC instigated by the inordinate ambition of some selfish party leaders. Mind you, the cloud confusion over…
APC postpones National Convention
The ruling All Progressives National Congress (APC) has shifted its National Convention slated for February 26, 2022. This was contained in a letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the party (CECPC).…
Tinubu bashing and matters arising -Ehi Braimah
Since Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Jagaban Borgu, announced that he would contest the February 2023 presidential election, it would appear that all hell has been let loose. In the aftermath…
Tinubu goofs on PVCs, apologises
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a Presidential aspirant and National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has tendered a public apology for his misleading comment on the expiration of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). Tinubu had said PVCs already obtained by Nigerians…