Being the text of a world Press Conference addressed by the coalition of civil society groups and election observers, on the ongoing militarisation of Nigeria’s general elections. We welcome you to this crucial press conference, necessitated by our growing concerns, over the ongoing militarisation of various Nigerian States, ahead of next Saturday’s governorship and State Assembly elections. As democrats and stakeholders in the Nigeria’s democratic process, we strongly feel obliged to draw the attention of the media, the Nigerian people and the international community, to the attempt being orchestrated mainly…
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Secondus To INEC: You Are Piling Gunpowder
…And history is recording ……You are planning with APC to takeover delta, Sokoto, Kaduna, Akwa Ibom, Kwara and Rivers The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus has told the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, that by conniving with the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to thwart the will of Nigeria people they are piling gunpowder which when it explodes may leave the country in ruin. Prince Secondus who led members of the National Working Commitee, NWC, other leaders and crowd of the party supporters in…
Read MoreMarch 9: SDP, Labour Party Adopt Ayade
…laud Governor’s Industrialization Drive Ahead saturday’s gubernatorial election, Cross River State governor, Professor Ben Ayade’s support base received a boost with his endorsement Tuesday by the leaderships of Social Democratic Party, SDP and Labour Party, LP in the state. The two parties said their adoption of the governor was predicated on his record in office in the last three and a half years. At a meeting with the state’s number one citizen at the governor’s office in Calabar, chapter chairmen of the two opposition parties from the 18 council areas…
Read MoreICAN Commends Ministry Of Finance, Seeks Collaboration On Training
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) on Tuesday commended the laudable achievements of the Federal Government under the Federal Ministry of Finance in the last three and half years, saying it has blocked leakages and set the tone for improved revenue generation to finance government’s economic development agenda. The 54th president of ICAN, Alhaji Razak Adeleke Jaiyeola, who stated this when he led executive members of the organisation for a courtesy call on the Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed in Abuja, seek to collaborate with the…
Read MoreA testament of guileless leadership.
By:Aimua Oghagbon Africa is a great continent, well and sufficiently endowed with all natural and human resources. Sadly enough Africa won’t achieve her full potentials until Nigeria wakes up from her deep slumber. The growth of Nigeria is the growth of Africa. If Nigeria must begin to grow we should begin to strengthen our economic institutions and ensure criminals are punished for their offences. We must look beyond religious and ethnicity, we must make up our mind to achieve greatness so Africa can realize her full potentials. We must begin…
Read MoreBuratai And The Price For National Honour
By Nkechi Odoma I reflected intensely, on the presidential and national assembly elections held February 23, 2019. My thoughts meandered far and near. The gory images of violence before and after the elections kept assaulting my psyche. I feared and dreaded February 23. I wanted to relocate to a neighboring country for safety. I wasn’t alone in this cage. Nigerians were generally apprehensive. The signposts of phobia were everywhere in the country and President Muhammadu Buhari knew it. Mr. President, a security czar of the military ilk, got the message…
Read MoreBuhari’s victory: Inter-faith clerics commence 3-day praise and worship in Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari’s swashbuckling victory at the presidential election is already bridging the religious divide among Nigerians. This was evident as Christian and Islamic leaders, under the aegis of Inter-faith clerics, joined forces to celebrate the president’s overwhelming triumph. Mr Buhari was returned by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of main challenger Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In recognition of this remarkable feat, several renowned religious heads, Monday, led thousands of their followers to the Unity Fountain in Abuja to begin a three-day praise and…
Read MoreOCCUPY NIGERIA PROTESTS IRREGULARITIES IN 2019 PRESIDENTIAL AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
A group of Civil Society Organizations and individuals came under a coalition, tagged “Occupy Nigeria”, to protest the irregularities in the last general elections across Nigeria. The protest, which held at the popular Unity Fountain in Abuja, drew eminent leaders such as leader of Area Youth, Shetima Yerima, Civil Rights activist Dr. Tanko Yunusa amongst others. The convener of the group, Comrade Idris Usman, who spoke to reporters on the demands of the group, decried the situation where “card readers were jettisoned in parts of the country while same electoral…
Read MoreEnemies of Nigeria behind ‘Occupy Nigeria’ protest to please political losers
Following the defeat of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last presidential and national assembly elections, some persons have concluded plans to stage a protest under the theme Occupy Nigeria. According to Coalition for Defence Democracy in Nigeria, the paid miscreants have been mobilized by some politicians who are not pleased with the outcome of the polls to shutdown the nation. Addressing newsmen on Sunday, Okpokwu Ogenyi, who spoke on behalf of the BoT, claimed that the planned protest is being championed by Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic…
Read More#OCCUPYNIGERIA TO SHUT DOWN NIGERIA ON MONDAY DEMANDING CANCELLATION OF RIGGED PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
When it became clear to us that General Muhhammadu Buhari and his party the All Progressives Congress (APC), with the illegal removal of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, the Honourable Justice Walter Onnoghen, were planning to rig this elections we rose and opposed this move calling for the CJN to be recognised. We had seen the handwriting on the wall as the clear motive of the ruling APC was to ensure that the elections are as shoddy as can be just for the President to be sworn in, with the…
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