The National Peace Committee (NPC) has decried the persistence of vote-buying, intimidation and voter apathy during the off-cycle governorship elections in Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa states. In a statement on
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Following the return of democracy in 1999, states conducted their elections simultaneously until 2006. Peter Obi, then of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), was sworn in as governor after
OrderPaper Advocacy Initiative (OAI), a not-for-profit organisation, says its observers deployed to monitor the governorship and house of assembly elections, said there were cases of systemic vote buying in some
On Saturday, hope beamed across the country as Nigerians geared up for the governorship and state assembly elections. A few hours after the exercise commenced, the anticipated enthusiasm gave way
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has expressed concern over the low turnout of voters in the governorship and house of
Femi Falana, the human rights lawyer, has asked politicians to stop using ethnicity and religion to advance their political ambitions.
It is less than 24 hours to Nigeria’s presidential election and Yakubu Isa, a resident of Abuja, the country’s capital,
Mike Igini, resident electoral commissioner of Akwa Ibom state, says the failure of the political class to “rally people on
Election observers under the platform of Independent Foreign Observers have commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct
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